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Ele-king books (Japan) published a Ryuichi Sakamoto memorial issue with interviews of several artists who worked with Ryuichi. The real image of Ryuichi Sakamoto emerges from the testimonies of his co-stars
Japanese music magazine featuring a major article about the Ryuichi Sakamoto tribute album A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And Back.
The Do You Know Me Now? boxset includes a 100-page hardback book, designed by Chris Bigg, with new notes from David Sylvian and unseen artwork. Along with the release of the Do You Know Me Now? 10 CD Boxset, a couple of merchandise products have been released.
Limited edition 10”x10” 10CD boxset. Presented in a slipcase featuring a 100-page hardback book with new notes from David Sylvian and unseen artwork. Release date: 4 August 2023.
This release features the track Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian – Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) Returning To The Womb.
The long awaited album by Isabelle Adjani is called Bande Originale and will be released on November 10th, 2023. The track featuring David Sylvian is called Il Manque Un Mot (There’s a Word Missing).
NOW 80s Alternative is available as an 80-track 4CD set or as a 30-song 2LP pink coloured vinyl offering.
Hong Kong only vinyl compilation album featuring both Japan and David Sylvian.Vinyl compilation for the early New Romantic 80s. There is also a reissue released in 1983 with different vinyl labels and does not use the Virgin catalogue # 3001: Reno’s Modern Romance, catalogue #: 6.11096.
A Hong Kong only compilation album on red vinyl. Packed in a special fold-out British flag cover and a PVC inner sleeve. Note in credits: “Includes 2 previously unreleased 12” remix versions of The Assembly “Never Never” and Lotus Eaters “The First Picture Of You”.
A genius passed away. RIP.
Beautiful re-issue of the 2013 album on Grönland Records on CD and, for the first time, vinyl. Both versions include the previously unreleased bonus track “I Can’t pretend To Care”. The 2LP is pressed on crystal clear vinyl. This 2023 edition was mastered by Stephan Mathieu from the original recordings. Release date: 21 April 2023.
Remix by David Sylvian from fragments provided by Stephan Mathieu.This track is the bonus track on the 2LP & CD 2023 re-issue of the album Wandermúde.
samadhisound 180gram 2LP vinyl reissue of David Sylvian’s Manafon album, released on 2nd September 2022. It features the bonus track ‘Random Acts of Senseless Violence’ – Dai Fujikura Remix (6:24) ’.
A 180gram vinyl reissue of David Sylvian’s Blemish album, released on 2nd September 2022. It features the bonus track ‘Trauma’.
One of the concerts from the 1982 Yukihiro Takahashi Band tour was broadcast on Japanese radio and selected tracks from the broadcast were spread over two Yen box sets. Each box consists of 10 CDs plus a bonus discs. The bonus discs of the “Male” Yen Box II features the live track Cue. This track includes a contribution from David, who
This track includes a contribution from David, who sings backing vocals and plays keyboard and Steve Jansen on drums.
It is said that David sings backing vocals and plays keyboard on the track Cue
Grönland is proud to announce the reissue of Wandermüde on CD and, for the first time, vinyl. Both versions include one previously unreleased bonus track. The 2LP is pressed on crystal clear vinyl. This 2023 edition was mastered by Stephan Mathieu from the original recordings. Release date: 21 April 2023.
Who wants to be a Pop star anyway? Certainly not David Sylvian, pop’s very own Garbo. Mark Cordery takes a peek into his reclusive world. Published in Record Mirror, 10 November 1984.
by Dominic Maxwell, October 2000, believed to have been published in Time Out magazine.
Universal/samadhisound will release a deluxe CD box set in 2023.
Released on Januari 7th 2023 by David on SoundCloud.
Upon This Fleeting Dream is a new release by Twinkle³ featuring David Sylvian & Kazuko Hohki. Sylvian features on 7 of the 10 tracks reading short Japanese poems in English translation. Renditions of the poetry in the original Japanese are given by Kazuko Hohki.
