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Another MK adorer here - cant really add anymore than has already been said. Unique is the best i can say

Only ever managed to get my fretless playing sorted on 3 Japan tracks - Alien, Halloween, and Visions of China.
Only got the verse riff of In Vogue because i cant make out the notes in the chorus

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I loved Mick's playing, truly a unique voice on the instrument.

I was going to post a bunch of links to collaborations not mentioned above, like Dali's Car, Polytown (with David Torn and Terry Bozzio), Bill Nelson, Midge Ure etc. but instead here is a track from the live Jansen Barbieri Karn album called 'Playing In A Room With People' as that is the one I seem to return to a lot:

http://youtu.be/Cb2J__bxsks

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[quote name='MisterT' timestamp='1473622436' post='3131772']
Can't echo the sentiments in here enough - nothing like him.

OK, Angie Bowie aside (actually, I really don't mind what she does here) - I'm mesmerised by this bassline and his playing... ridiculously good...ok, the Alice band might be a step too far but how cool is this?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W14YmRABFFg[/media]
[/quote]That bass line is on Titles iirc

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[quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1476746418' post='3156965']
I loved Mick's playing, truly a unique voice on the instrument.

I was going to post a bunch of links to collaborations not mentioned above, like Dali's Car, Polytown (with David Torn and Terry Bozzio), Bill Nelson, Midge Ure etc. but instead here is a track from the live Jansen Barbieri Karn album called 'Playing In A Room With People' as that is the one I seem to return to a lot:
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That JBK album is brilliant. Saday, Maday is originally from MK's solo record Bestial Cluster which I can't recommend enough.

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Really enjoying these clips, thanks folks!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1470171400' post='3103893']
Hadn't seen that. Wardrobe malfunction. :)
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And it took put her off performing for three decades!

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[quote name='jazzmanb']
That bass line is on Titles iirc
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I never listened to any of Mick's solo stuff, so I'll go grab that album after a quick listen on t'tube. Knew he'd played on Numan's Dance album with Pino Palladino doing some other of Numan's fretless work around that time.

Anyway, much appreciated pointing me at that album, cheers.

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[quote name='MisterT' timestamp='1476787694' post='3157182']
I never listened to any of Mick's solo stuff, so I'll go grab that album after a quick listen on t'tube. Knew he'd played on Numan's Dance album with Pino Palladino doing some other of Numan's fretless work around that time.

Anyway, much appreciated pointing me at that album, cheers.
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No probs,i bought Titles on cassette when it came out,it was the days of the Walkman, I took it down the pub on the Friday,it was the pre- rock club crowd and passed it round.The first track Tribal dawn just blew everyone away!

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Much respect to Mr Karn.... Such unique creative playing... The two albums that I first heard that got me hooked were

Tin Drum - Japan

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le2PzKDpffs"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le2PzKDpffs[/url]

& The Waking Hour - Dalis Car

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-t8J8OUSo0&list=PLEE235AFE84F57338"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-t8J8OUSo0&list=PLEE235AFE84F57338[/url]

It was mainly he, along with early Pino[i] (with Gary Newman & Paul Young)[/i] & also Percy Jones that inspired me to rip the frets off an early Aria P copy bass I had, to have an inspired fumble!....

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