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JBK

the various releases from Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri & Mick Karn as a band unit

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01 Others Don't Exist

A previously unreleased JBK composition recorded during the making of their studio album "_ism" (1999). The track remained only as a rough mix and no multitrack exists today. The track has therefore been treated and mastered to bring out the best of the recording as it is. Only available via Bandcamp

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01 Walkabout
02 Big Wheels In Shanty Town
03 Lodge Of Skins

04 Saday Maday
05 When Things Dream
06 Bestial Cluster
07 The Night Gives Birth
08 Long Tales, Tall Shadows
09 Plaster The Magic Tongue
10 Types Of Ambiguity
11 Life Without Buildings

gold vinyl

A live album originally released in 2001 on Jansen, Barbieri & Karn’s own Medium Productions label. Recorded live in Toyko & London JBK perform a retrospective selection of material spanning three decades of album releases from Mick Karn, Jansen/Barbieri, Rain Tree Crow & Japan. The vinyl release differs from the original CD release in that it includes the Japan track "Life Without Buildings". Sold Out. Only available as a download via Bandcamp. Was also released in a limited edition gold vinyl for Record Store Day

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01 Breakable Moons

02 Outtake-1

03 Outtake-2

blue vinyl versvion

Recording outtakes during the making of _ism. Rough mixes, alternative versions and a previously unheard track 'Breakable Moons'. Only available via Bandcamp. Released on blue vinyl on the InFact label which came with a download code and picture card. Sold out

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01 Walkabout
02 Big Wheels In Shanty Town
03 Lodge Of Skins

04 Saday Maday
05 When Things Dream
06 Bestial Cluster
07 The Night Gives Birth
08 Long Tales, Tall Shadows
09 Plaster The Magic Tongue
10 Types Of Ambiguity

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open digipack

A live release in 2001 from Jansen, Barbieri & Karn's own Medium Productions label which folded in 2004. Presented in a 6 panel digipak. Sold out. Streaming only available via Bandcmap

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CD

01 Spaced
02 Traveller's Diary
03 The Shallow Pool
04 The Choice (Reinforced Mix)
05 A Disturbed Sense of Distance
06 Mother London
07 Only Forward
08 Beginning To Melt

09 Life's Like That

10 Live WIthout Building (Live)

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A sampler release from Jansen, Barbieri & Karn's own Medium Productions to promote content released on their own label.

The Bandcamp streaming version only contains selected tracks

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_ism- CD - 1999
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01 The Shallow Pool

02 To The Core

03 Sacrifice

04 Cold Light

05 Carry The Ashes

06 Red Track Dance

07 Beast Haunted

08 Alone In His Shoes

09 Found in a Shell of Murmurs

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The studio album by JBK features a mix of instrumental and vocals tracks

Vocals performed by Steve Jansen and Zoe Niblett

Released on their own Medium Productions label and in Japan on Polydor / Cross

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Seed - CD - 1994
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A mini-album release from the Medium label

01 Beginning To Melt (remix)
02 In the Black of Desire
03 The Insect Tribe
04 Prey

Beginning To Melt - CD - 1993
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01 Beginning To Melt
02 The Wilderness
03 March Of The Innocents
04 Human Age

05 Shipwrecks

06 Ego Dance

07 The Orange Asylum

The maiden release from JBK which launched both the label and the group formation. A collection of co-compositions some of which feature vocalists

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