Exorcising Ghosts

by Japan

Exorcising Ghosts cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:01:53
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Richard Barbieri, David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mick Karn, Rob Dean, Steve Jansen, Simon House

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled shortly after the influential British group's dissolution, this retrospective charts their remarkable transformation from glam-rock imitators into sophisticated art-pop innovators. The collection heavily emphasizes their final studio years, showcasing David Sylvian's brooding baritone and the band's elegant use of fretless bass, atmospheric synthesizers, and Asian melodic motifs.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, atmospheric, melodic, synth, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Methods Of Dance (6:50)
  2. Gentlemen Take Polaroids (7:03)
  3. Quiet Life - Extended Version (4:51)
  4. Nightporter (6:48)
  5. My New Career (3:51)
  6. The Other Side Of Life (7:24)
  7. Visions Of China (3:38)
  8. Ghosts (4:32)
  9. Life Without Buildings (6:34)
  10. Talking Drum (3:31)
  11. The Art Of Parties (6:46)

Credits

  • Ann Odell - arranged by [string arrangement]
  • Steve Jansen - drums, percussion, percussion [electronic & keyboard percussion], written-by
  • Mick Karn - fretless bass, clarinet, suona [dida], saxophone, written-by
  • Rob Dean - guitar
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto - keyboards, written-by
  • Richard Barbieri - keyboards, programmed by [keyboard programming], tape [tapes], written-by
  • David Sylvian - keyboards, programmed by [keyboard programming], tape [tapes], guitar, vocals, written-by
  • Simon House - violin

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