“The Tenant” is the first fully instrumental track released by Japan, which serves as the “out there” closer for the band’s second album, Obscure Alternatives. Produced by Ray Singer with intense supervision from singer David Sylvian, it is distinctly different from anything the band had recorded be...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
The Tenant was written by David Sylvian.
The Tenant was produced by David Sylvian & Ray Singer.
David Sylvian, October 1978:
I wrote the actual basis to it a long time ago – just the piano. I wrote a bit while we were recording the last album, and then while we were at the airport I kept hearing these electronic noises in the background – I didn’t know where they were coming from – and I thou...