David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, February 23 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English singer, musician and
composer who first rose to fame as the lead vocalist and main songwriter of the band
Japan, and whose subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including
jazz,
ambient music and
electronic music. Japan, which also included
Mick Karn,
Rob Dean,
Richard Barbieri and Sylvian's brother
Steve Jansen, started out as a confusing hybrid rock/sleaze outfit in the mould of
David Bowie and
The New York Dolls. Their music quickly evo…
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