In 1993 Barbieri joined the rock band Porcupine Tree. Soon after, he started a long musical association with Steve Jansen, which produced 6 collaborative albums. In 1984/5 Richard contributed to David Sylvian’s solo albums, working alongside such innovators as Holger Czukay, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Robert Fripp. They were the one of the most successful chart bands in Europe and Asia in 1982 despite the increasingly experimental nature of their music. The painstaking approach to synthesiser programming by Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian and the original rhythmic patterns of Steve Jansen and Mick Karn produced a sound that remains original to this day. ![]() ![]() Japan went on to record five studio albums culminating in the groundbreaking ‘Tin Drum’ which stayed in the UK charts for a year. ![]() Richard Barbieri started his musical career with the group Japan in 1976.
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