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Mick Karn
Mick Karn
Cypriot-British musician
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Steve Jansen
Steve Jansen
English musician, composer and record producer
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Richard Barbieri
Richard Barbieri
English synthesizer player, keyboardist and composer
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David Sylvian
David Sylvian
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
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No-Man
No-Man
English art-pop duo
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Dalis Car
Dalis Car
band
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Midge Ure
Midge Ure
Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter
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Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
band that plays new wave music
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David Torn
David Torn
American guitarist
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Alice
Alice
Italian singer
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Theo Travis
Theo Travis
British saxophonist
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Wig Wam
Wig Wam
Norwegian band
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Geordie
Geordie
English rock band
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The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats
band
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Paper Lace
Paper Lace
British pop group
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The Passions
The Passions
British musical group; post-punk/new wave band
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Icehouse
Icehouse
Australian rock band (initially known as Flowers)
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Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson
English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer
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The Rubettes
The Rubettes
band
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The Dogs D'Amour
The Dogs D'Amour
English band
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Def Leppard
Def Leppard
British rock band
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The Sweet
The Sweet
British glam-rock band
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Mud
Mud
UK glam rock band
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Bad Company
Bad Company
English rock supergroup
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Gillan
Gillan
English rock band
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Smokie
Smokie
English rock band
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Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople
British rock band
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T. Rex
T. Rex
English rock band
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Shakatak
Shakatak
British pop group
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Kenny
Kenny
English pop and glam rock band
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Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
British band
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
British rock group
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Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants
English rock band
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Girl
Girl
English glam metal band
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English new wave band
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Members, past and present

Japan were an English new wave band formed in 1974 in Catford, South London by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums) and Mick Karn (bass guitar), joined by Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Rob Dean (lead guitar) the following year. Initially an alternative glam rock-inspired band, Japan developed their sound and androgynous look to incorporate electronic music and foreign influences.The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, releasing nine UK Top 40 hits, including the 1982 Top 5 hit single "Ghosts", and scoring a UK Top 5 with the live album Oil on Canvas (1983). The band split in December 1982, just as they were beginning to experience commercial success in the UK and abroad. Its members went on to pursue other musical projects, though they reformed briefly in the early 1990s under the name Rain Tree Crow, releasing an album in 1991.