The South African Radio -David Sylvian Interview by Derek Richardson (10.98) with permission transcribed by Mark Shanahan
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Independent interview (UK). Published online at independent.co.uk 27 June 2003. David Sylvian: Songs from the fringe David Sylvian was a pop pin-up when he led Japan. Now, after years on the frontiers of the avant-garde, he has produced his most personal songs yet. Martin James talks to the man behind the big hair.
by Richard Cook
Since DAVID SYLVIAN split Japan at their zenith nearly a decade ago his fans have been praying they’d got back together. And now they have, under the name of RAIN TREE CROW. STEVE SUTHERLAND meets Sylvian to discover the impetus behind the band’s re-emergence.
Interview with Miu Sakamoto (daughter of Ryuichi!) on J-Wave radio broadcast at 28th October 2001.
Exclusive trophies interview with Chris Vrenna
Trophies exclusive interview 2002 by G. Hillebrand
In march 2011 the track Trauma was used in a commercial from Armani, featuring tennisplayer Rafael Nadal.
Yuka Fujii, long time Sylvian artistic collaborator, has particitipated in an exhibition called 'Minus One' curated by Atsuhide Ito and featuring Noriko Tanaka.
This is the original TIAA Commercial as broadcast in 2004 during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics on NBC in the USA.
A radio commercial by Barly Arts Italy for promoting David's Fire In The Forest tour in Italy
The Zero Landmine show was a two hour show, filled with japanese celebraties and officials and footages in order to raise money for the Zero Landime project. In that show, Ryuichi Sakamoto visits areas, covered with landmines (Mozambique).
Yuka Fujii: TRANSIENT (cine-photo version 2 – 5:25min. /osmosis film 2007) “TRANSIENT” is a short dv film made up of cine-photo images featuring those of young Japanese boys drumming on a raised portable shrine at an Autumn festival in Naoshima, Japan.
German broadcast in 1992 about Ryuichi Sakamoto's release of Heartbeat.
David Sylvian is interviewed for VH1’s TalkMusic show at the time of release of Dead Bees On A Cake. Programme broadcast Sunday March 28th 1999. The intro audio is out of synch but the rest is not, strangely.
A wonderful 1 hour special of the German broadcast company VH-1 about the carriers of David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri up to 1996. Features many unique interviews and footages but, unfortunately, it's narrated in German.
Official promotional video
by Rob Vlastuin. Interview taken on November 12, 2003 for Radio West.
Official promotional video
featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto
Official promotional video
Official promotional video
Suzanne Dowling talks to David on Australian TV show Rock Arena
David Sylvian interviewed for Canadian programme (The New Music) at the Royal Ontario Museum (Ming Room) in 1993.
