{"product_id":"cd-barbieri-richard-japan-planets-persona-cd-1","title":"Planets + Persona","description":"THE CINEMATIC SOLO ALBUM FROM THE EX-PORCUPINE TREE \u0026amp; EX-JAPAN KEYBOARDIST\u003cbr\u003eWith ‘Planets + Persona’, Richard Barbieri released his most sonically expansive \u0026amp; ambitious work to date. It is his third solo album, but the first to feature such a wide pallet of instrumentation \u0026amp; has a central theme of duality. Vintage analogue synthesisers combine with acoustic performances \u0026amp; jazz elements, including some stark \u0026amp; memorable improvisations from a personally hand-picked group of musicians. Twisted voices are always present, though not in a language we can recognise.\u003cbr\u003eAs an ex-founder of the new-wave pioneers Japan, Barbieri was a leader in creating the groundbreaking synthesiser sound that defined the band \u0026amp; influenced the likes of The Human League, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Talk Talk \u0026amp; a whole raft of artists to follow. Together, the band record five studio albums culminating in the groundbreaking ‘Tin Drum’, which stayed in the UK Albums Chart for a year.\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Japan, Barbieri joined Steven Wilson to form the legendary progressive outfit Porcupine Tree, playing keyboards on all the band’s albums since 1993 as well as releasing a run of superb solo albums, culminating in his latest, 2026's ‘Hauntings’.\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of ‘Planets + Persona’ is presented as a 4-panel CD digipack.","brand":"VOLTIXAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59490800992520,"sku":"489208","price":65.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/0576\/2056\/files\/489208-Product-0-I-639287589003092657.jpg?v=1794578680","url":"https:\/\/voltixam.shop\/products\/cd-barbieri-richard-japan-planets-persona-cd-1","provider":"VOLTIXAM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}