Cassette promo with single sided printed inlay and standard tracklist.
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Sound Concierge #501 – “Blanket” For Your Cold Body And Soul is a Japanese promo CD featuring Sakamoto/Sylvian. This promo is part of the Japanese series Sound Concierge #501 – “Blanket” For Your Cold Body And Soul.
This is a note (warning) on the news article, as published on August 1st 2020, regarding the release of the 2CD set “Japan – Live From The Budokan, Tokyo FM 1982“. It seems that the release is illegal! On twitter, there was a correspondence between Philip Groom (@GroomPhilip) and Steve Jansen (@istevejansen). Steve mentions in his tweets that the record
David Sylvian: Blonde On Blonde by Don Watson, New Musical Express, 23 August 1986
David Sylvian: The Loner Emerges by Ted Drozdowski, Musician, May 1988
A new live cd has been released of Japan’s performance at the Budokan, Tokyo as part of their final tour in 1982. For this show on 8 December 1982, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Yukihiro Takahashi from YMO and Akiko Yano joined Japan on stage for encores. The show contains the only live performance of Sylvian’s first single with Ryuichi Sakamoto, ‘Bamboo
Journeys Into The Interior Biba Kopf, New Musical Express, 11 August 1984
David Sylvian and the mysterious sound of inspiration by Paul Sharma, Wall Street Journal, 11 September 2009
David Sylvian by Ken Scrudato, Surface, April 2001
David Sylvian: ‘Do gentlemen still take Polaroids? I think they take Viagra now!’ The former Japan frontman on cancelling his tour, the influence of the stars and finding his way as a solo artist by Richard Vine, first published on Thursday 8 Mar 2012
A Q&A posted on the now offline davidsylvian.it site, September 2009
The original sound track for Yuka Fujii’s film Like Planets composed by Mark Wastell and featuring David Sylvian is now available for download on Confront Recordings bandcamp.
The original sound track for Yuka Fujii’s film Like Planets composed by Mark Wastell and featuring David Sylvian is now available for download on Confront Recordings bandcamp.
An interview with David Sylvian On improvisation, sonic exploration and Holger Czukay Michael Bonner, 13th July 2018
Exorcising Ghosts, David Sylvian by Tim Goodyer The charismatic singer, composer and lyricist rejoins the former members of Japan for their first LP in ten years. Tim Goodyer talks technology, philosophy and improvisation with David Sylvian.
Cassette with foldout 4-panel artwork.
The last two years have been a period of transition for David Sylvian, but he’s now in a new collaboration with Holger Czukay and a new solo single and a major retrospective set of his post-Japan recordings scheduled for November release. PAUL LESTER reports on one of rock’s most enigmatic figures.
“The Shining of Things. Dedicated to David Sylvian” is the new recording project signed by vocalist Serena Spedicato and pianist Nicola Andrioli. 8 tracks from David Sylvian are being performed. Last year released as a CD and now in April 2020 also released on limited edition vinyl (300 copies)!
The Exclusive Interview With David Sylvian!
David Sylvian: Japan, Dead Bees and Everything By Tony Fletcher December 17, 2001 Though far from a household name, David Sylvian has a resume that rivals those of many more famous musicians. As vocalist with south London group Japan (in the late ’70s and early ’80s), he helped establish a bridge between the art rock of Roxy Music and the
Master Craftsman David Sylvian by Mark Prendergast Since the break-up of his group Japan in November 1982, David Sylvian has been slowly widening the base of his music to encompass both ethnic and avant-garde sounds. Mark Prendergast gathers the facts on the change of style.
A planned cd release with artwork by David Sylvian has now been cancelled.
A previously unreleased work made for ‘David Sylvian’s Room’ by Sylvian was featured at the Born Creative Festival in 2019, titled ‘Manafon: questionable fidelity (the instrumental edition)’. The piece is c. 50 minutes duration.
Japanese Laserdisc release of Sylvian & Fripp, Live in Japan on ‘The Road to Graceland’ Tour 1993.
