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Jansen & Barbieri

the enduring writing partnership of Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri

Stone To Flesh - CD - 2015
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01 Mother London

02 Sleepers Awake

03 Ringing The Bell Backwards Pt.1 Siren / Pt2 Drift

04 Swim There

05 Closer Than "I"

06 Everything Ends In Darkness

[Bonus track]

07 Map of Falling

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A reissue of the 1995 recording with all new artwork and a bonus track "Map of Falling" written specifically for this release on the K-Scope label

Lumen - CD / Vinyl - 2015
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01 Sleepers Awake

02 When Things Dream

03 Lumen

04 The Night Gives Birth

05 Long Tales, Tall Shadows

06 Beginning The Melt

[Bonus track]

07 Crossing The Border

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The only existing live performance from Jansen & Barbieri captured at the Legendary Melkweg venue in Amsterdam. Released simultaneously on CD & vinyl for the first time. Featuring Mick Karn on bass and saxophone, and Steven Wilson on guitar. Includes a bonus track "Crossing The Border" specifically for this release on the K-Scope label

Changing Hands - CD - 1997
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01 Sun Trap in the Sea

02 Subtle Bodies

03 At Eleven

04 Spaced

05 Empty Orchestra

06 The Children Gathering Around the Lake

07 Memory and Listening

A one-off collaboration with Japanese DJ/composer Nobukazu Takemura. Mostly instrumental compositions apart from "At Eleven" which featueres vocals by Steve Jansen. Released by Medium Productions and in Japan by Flavour of Sound

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01 Remains of a Fragile Illusion

02 Light Years

03 A Disturbed Sense of Distance

04 Breaking the Silence

05 Blue Lines

06 The Way the Light Falls

07 Distant Fire

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A studio album released in 1996 from Jansen, Barbieri & Karn's own Medium Productions label which folded in 2004. Tracks 1-3 recorded in London 1995. Tracks 4-7 taken from the album 'Worlds In A Small Room which was recorded in Tokyo 1984. All remaining copies signed by Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri

Stone To Flesh- CD - 1995
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01 Mother London

02 Sleepers Awake

03 Ringing The Bell Backwards Pt.1 Siren / Pt2 Drift

04 Swim There

05 Closer Than "I"

06 Everything Ends In Darkness

A mix of instrumental music and songs with vocals provided by Steve Jansen. The first Jansen & Barbieri album to be released on their own Medium Productions label

Stories Across Borders - CD - 1991
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01 Long Tales, Tall Shadows
02 When Things Dream
03 Lumen
04 The Insomniac's Bed
05 The Night Gives Birth
06 Celebration
07 Nocturnal Sightseeing
08 One More Zombie

Jansen & Barbieri's instrumental album released on the Venture label, a subsidiary of Virgin Records

Face To Face - 7" Single Vinyl - 1988
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A1 Face To Face
B1 Second Sight

Jansen & Barbieri were commissioned to write a song for a Hitachi TV commercial. It was used in 3 different settings, each in 15 & 30 second lengths. The song was "Face To Face"

Second Sight - 7" & 12" Vinyl - 1987
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01 Second Sight
02 Host To The Holy

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The second single take from the "Catch The Fall" album under the pseudonym of The Dolphin Brothers.

Released on Virgin Records

Shining - 7" & 12" Vinyl - 1987
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01 Shining (Am Ex Mix)
02 Shining

03 My Winter

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The first single take from the "Catch The Fall" album under the pseudonym of The Dolphin Brothers.

Released on Virgin Records

Catch The Fall - CD / Vinyl - 1987
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01 Catch The Fall
02 Shining
03 Second Sight
04 Love That You Need
05 Real Life, Real Answers
06 Host To The Holy
07 My Winter
08 Pushing The River

Jansen & Barbieri as The Dolphin Brothers. A collection of songs co-written by Jansen & Barbieri and sung by Steve Jansen.

Released on Virgin Records. The Japanese version of the CD contained the track "Face To Face" which was commissioned for a Hitachi TV commercial

Workds in a Small Room - CD / Vinyl - 1985
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01 Breaking The Silence
02 Toys
03 Blue Lines
04 Mission
05 The Way The Light Falls
06 Balance
07 Moving Circles
08 Distant Fire
09 Move In Circles (Japanese Version Only)

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The first collaboration between Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri after the group Japan split. Recorded in Japan as part of a series of ambient video releases from JVC Victor, this was a soundtrack composed to NASA Space Shuttle Mission film footage. The Japanese version has a 'white circle' sleeve and contains a vocal track by Jansen which was omitted on the UK edition released by Pan East with the 'astronaut helmet' sleeve

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