Richard Barbieri joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt on Rockonteurs

Richard Barbieri joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt on Rockonteurs

Author: Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt March 29, 2026 Duration: 1:02:49

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are joined by Japan and Porcupine Tree’s Richard Barbieri. Richard has one of music’s most distinctive voices and was a key architect of the late 80s/80s synthesiser revolution. 

Richard talks to Guy and Gary about his eclectic and wide ranging influences and his new record ‘Hauntings’ which is his first album since 2021 - out on April 10th. 

Find out more about the album and order it here:https://richardbarbieri.lnk.to/Hauntings


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