{"title":"Mick Karn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMick Karn was an English-Cypriot musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist for the art rock\/new wave band \u003cen\u003eJapan\u003c\/en\u003e. His distinctive fretless bass sound and melodic playing style were a trademark of the band's sound. Mick emigrated to the UK from Cyprus in the early 1960s and met the other founding members of Japan at Catford Boys' School in London. Japan became one of the most celebrated bands of the 1980s, with huge interest in their music even today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMick Karn was not only a talented musician but also an all-round artist. He changed the perception of how bass is played and heard forever with his unique playing style that many describe as \"as if Bootsy Collins was from Morocco.\" In addition to playing bass, Mick also played woodwind instruments such as clarinet and saxophone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOutside of music, Mick was a celebrated sculptor, author, chef, and even qualified in psychiatry. He spoke several languages and published his autobiography titled \"Japan and Self Existence\" in 2009. After Japan disbanded, Mick continued to work on various musical projects including jazz, ambient, prog genres both as a solo artist and collaborating with other great musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"each-eye-a-path","title":"Each Eye A Path","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow on mid price cd. Fifth solo album from former Japan \/ Rain Tree Crow \/ Dalis Car bassist, Mick Karn now on vinyl for the first time. 'Each Eye A Path' is on 180 gram black vinyl, with original cover artwork and a printed inner sleeve bag. Originally released in 2001 on Medium Productions, Mick Karn's own label, this powerfully inventive album features Mick on vocals and a variety of instruments as well as some typically tasteful contributions from Steve Jansen, who along with mixing the album contributed additional drums and percussion. These uniquely adventurous and evocative tracks, written and arranged between 1995 and 1999, show Karn's yearning to go back to the basics of writing, without the luxury of any modern recording technology - the result is very minimal in its actual instrumentation, yet often rich by the sheer density of their use, an album of mood swings, darkness often replaced by light, melancholy thoughts by hope. This is Mick Karn at his most intimate and unfettered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kscope","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402399027531,"sku":"1000212","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50402399322443,"sku":"391690","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/330bf1dc-fd03-4d8b-a54a-736516aee0f2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726544311"},{"product_id":"three-part-species","title":"Three Part Species","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree Part Species is the seventh album from ex-Japan member Mick Karn, originally released on his own MK Music label in 2006.  Here, he blends elements of electronica, hiphop, jazz, world music and pop. Highlights include the Harold Budd-like piano\/ambience of 'Floating Home' and 'Chocolate was a Boy' or the convincing Middle Eastern drawl of 'Pitta Pop'. Three Part Species illustrates more than any other, how completely in command of musical composition Mick Karn was, with the blending of so many diverse types of music that never sound confused in direction. It's impossible with each piece to predict which genre will come next, as the listener is guided through Mick Karn's unique world. Three Part Species is a 180g gatefold LP, for the first time on double vinyl with Side 4 consisting of bonus tracks - 'Of \u0026amp; About', 'All You Have' single versions and 'The Edge Of Charm', released as a CD single in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kscope","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50439547093323,"sku":"393372","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9b874f22-dd78-4282-b38e-929bfe95ad29_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726954672"},{"product_id":"the-concrete-twin","title":"The Concrete Twin","description":"\u003cp\u003eMid price re issue. Last solo album from former Japan bassist now on heavyweight 180 Gram black vinyl. 'The Concrete Twin' was the last solo album from ex-Japan member Mick Karn, originally released on his own MK Music label in 2009. The follow on from 2006's 'Three Part Species', 'The Concrete Twin' showcases an engaging performance with dazzling musicianship and a commercial know-how that elevates it beyond your standard left-field art-rock. Here, Karn produced a more organic sound than some of his previous work. Assisted only by drummer Pete Lockett, Karn plays everything else on the album, including, for the first time since the early 80s, the ocarina. 'The Concrete Twin' is a densely complex but richly rewarding album touching on jazz, swing and drum'n'bass with synth waves that sound surreal, distort, morose and instrumental tracks that morph and expire eerily.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kscope","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50452366557515,"sku":"1000213","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2b384229-2066-4593-a578-4b1b44e2f9e6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727149601"},{"product_id":"mick-rock-the-rise-of-david-bowie-1972-1973","title":"Mick Rock. The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie s blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie s Stardust alter-ego: A glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually-ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of 70s self-expression. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world s biggest stars.A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer s inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer s photographer and videographer.This collection, featuring around 50 percent previously unpublished images, brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits. With a lenticular cover of different headshots, it celebrates Bowie s fearless experimentation and reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"taschen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50454006694219,"sku":"1088683","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e58015f1-34ed-497f-a61b-e7d6a45dc05e_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727179619"},{"product_id":"transformer-collectors-edition","title":"Transformer - Collector Copies","description":"\u003cp\u003e['Paper:Matt art paper and tracing paper leaves', \"Binding:Lou and Mick's Transformer image is recreated by hand on the cover of this craft-bound book in black, white and gold foil detailing.\", 'Box:The large format edition (290mm x 390mm \/ 11.5\" x 15.5\") is presented in a slipcase, with Mick\\'s annotated contact strips inset.', 'Extras:Additionally, a limited edition 7\" vinyl, a picture disc featuring the tracks \\'Walk on the Wild Side\\' and \\'Coney Island Baby\\' is enclosed.']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e['A new 24-page booklet with an essay by Mick Rock and 50 previously unpublished photographs']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\"A looseleaf 'Rock and Roll Heart' facsimile handwritten lyric sheet\"]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 1972, Transformer launched Lou Reed from the underground way up to Mars, with a little help from Starman Bowie. Mick Rock was there to capture Reed's flight on film, beginning with the iconic album cover and continuing through the wild side of the Seventies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40 years later, Lou Reed, rock icon, artist and poet, collaborated with legendary photographer Mick Rock in one of the most visually exciting books Genesis has ever produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImages from throughout the Seventies chronicle Lou's transformations from the unique perspective of a close friend. Transformer presents Lou's choice of photographs, from the famous to the never-before-seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Transformer, Lou Reed tells the truth behind the sartorial gestures, innovative stage set-ups, subversive acts and legendary albums that made him one of the most intriguing artists in modern music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Genesis Publications","offers":[{"title":"Hardback | Signed Copy","offer_id":50485385068875,"sku":"2012072","price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-strokes-the-first-ten-years-2","title":"The Strokes: The First Ten Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first authorized visual record of one of New York’s greatest bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intimate and impressionistic narrative of The Strokes’ first ten years, including images of the guys when they were students at the Dwight School in Manhattan and would gather for lunches at their local diner. This is a peerless window into the group through the lens of a close friend who was there before it even began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features hundreds of color and black and white images of the band in public and in private. A truly personal look at the rise of The Strokes—one of the biggest and most enduring bands in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50490583712075,"sku":"2047281","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/51ZbpYyfsCL._SX391_BO1204203200__56b29be3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727667313"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_c67119d5_thumbnail_4096_ac53176a-1f53-42e7-9840-8e0cca41b6f7.jpg?v=1726544282","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/mick-karn.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}