Jan Linton

Jan Linton is a British singer, musician and producer from Warrington.

Biography One of the first few western musicians to ever sign directly to a Japanese major label (King Records) Linton helped internationalize the Japanese music industry, and formed a band called Dr.Jan (guru) which played frequently at large venues. Under the band's name, he released three albums over the next few years: starting with Alienshamanism in 2000

In 2004, King Records signed Linton to make another album as Dr.Jan (guru). Entitled Planet Japan, it was in a rock/cyberpunk style (such as a cover version of the John Foxx-period Ultravox! song "Hiroshima Mon Amour"), and the controversial subject matter — Linton's occasionally bitter experiences in Tokyo — caused a slight stir in the Japanese media.

A UK promotional video (and later, CD/DVD single) of a drum n bass reworking of Bauhaus's "Dark Entries" (from the Communion album) followed, but due to label disputes was never fully released. This marks the last use of the name Dr.Jan (guru) to date.

In early 2011, Entropy Records released Linton's 2009–2010 reworkings of the sounds of FM3's Buddha Machine versions 1 and 2, but following the 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequent releases of radioactive materials in Japan (where Linton had returned in 2007) delayed the release until late March.

In 2012, he released a benefit CD for Sendai earthquake reconstruction with contributions from Matthew Seligman. In 2015–2017, he recorded two separate releases of an album entitled I Actually Come Back, collaborating in part once more with Seligman and Leo Abrahams. In 2020, following Matthew Seligman's death, the Sendai EP was re-released in an expanded form, followed by a second EP of previously recorded material.

Since 2020, he has also become notable for his use of East Asian instrumentation such as the Zhongruan and Taishōgoto synthesiser on other artists' commercial releases

Discography Albums (1993) Polystar HI-1023 (2000) Kaerucafe 0104 Alienshamanism (2000) [] Nap/25 FO26 (2003) [] Kaerucafe 28186842354 (2003) [/] Explosion RT0005 (2004) King Records KICP1014 mini-album (2011) Entropy Records EM 007 EP (2020) [ with ] jansongs/MRC EP (2021) jansongs/MRC EP (2023) jansongs/MRC

Singles (2000) Groove 052 (2022) jansongs/MRC (2022) jansongs/MRC (2023) jansongs/MRC (2023) jansongs/MRC (2023) jansongs/MRC (2023) jansongs/MRC (2023) jansongs/MRC (2024) jansongs/MRC (2025) jansongs/MRC

Collaboration albums Global Dance Music Vol.2 "6 Ritual" Dr.Jan (& Scorpio Family) Sony Records SRCS7425 (1994) track "King Porn" Dr.Jan (guru) mix 2-CD (2001) [] TTP TTP1201A sampling sound collection (2001) [ & ] Kaerucafe 0130 step,uk garage and r'n'b'construction kit (2002) [Frame Shift] Kaerucafe 0143

Collaboration singles (2007) [ with ] Just Music/Bip Hop (2023) [Jan Linton with Logan Sky] jansongs/Etrangers Musique (2025)[Jan Linton with Fluid Japan]

Compilation albums download compilation (2015?) Burning Shed