{"product_id":"variants-1-and-2","title":"Variants 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eV\u003ci\u003eariants 1 and 2 \u003c\/i\u003eis the first 2LP released in a series presenting a collection of disparate pieces of music from past and current works. It features live performances with guest musicians, new compositions, improvisations and reworkings of older material including a 2009 instrumental version of the Japan B-Side \u003ci\u003eThe Experience Of Swimming\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2017, Richard Barbieri released his most sonically expansive work to date. \u003ci\u003ePlanets and Persona\u003c\/i\u003e is his third solo album, but the first to feature such a wide pallet of instrumentation. Vintage analogue synthesisers combined with acoustic performances and jazz elements, including some stark and memorable improvisations from a personally hand-picked group of musicians, a release that has been well received by a dedicated and growing fan base. As an ex-founder of the new-wave pioneers Japan, Barbieri was a leader in creating the ground-breaking synthesiser sound that defined the band and influenced the likes of The Human League, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Talk Talk and a whole raft of artists to follow. Together, the band recorded five studio albums culminating in the ground-breaking \u003ci\u003eTin Drum\u003c\/i\u003e, which stayed in the UK Albums Chart for a year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kscope","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50472017789259,"sku":"1053201","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6b5cf49b-3d1b-4e2d-9418-1457b6b659df_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727415404","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/variants-1-and-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}