A London exhibition of Yuka Fujii’s photographs based on her book ‘Like Planets’ is being held at POCKO gallery, 51A King Henry’s Walk, London N1 4NH from 3 October to 1 November 2019. The event launches with a Private View event on 3 October.
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A number of unreleased mixes of David Sylvian tracks are being unveiled as part of the programme at Punkt 2019.
Yuka Fuji’s film ‘Like Planets’ is set to premiere at the Punkt Festival in Norway in September and at Cafe OTO in London in October – see details here. Mark Wastell has provided the soundtrack music and confirms the following detail, including David Sylvian’s contribution:
Dai Fujikura is artistic director of the Born Creative Festival being held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre on 28 September 2019. As part of the programme there will be a David Sylvian Room where recordings of instrumental work from David’s catalogue will be played. Featured will be a previously unreleased work made for the festival by David Sylvian titled ‘Manafon:
Beautiful 5CD boxset in slipcase, including a 52-page booklet. On disc 5, the track Steel Cathedrals is included.
Beautiful official remix of the track ‘Life, Life’ from Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 2017 album async. In 2018 Ryuichi released ‘ASYNC – REMODELS’, containing remixes of the tracks from the original album. The remix of ‘Life, Life’ featured on the ‘ASYNC – REMODELS’ album was performed by Andy Stott and does NOT contain Sylvian’s spoken word vocal.
Second solo album from Ingrid Chavez, David Sylvian’s former wife. David Sylvian is credited for Album Sequence and as Design Consultant.
Limited edition in a gatefold replica sleeve including the original photo book. Also includes a second booklet with further recording session photos with the members of the group Japan and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
The 2019 remix and remaster of ‘There is No Love’ by Rhodri Davies, David Sylvian and Mark Wastell is now available for download. This was previously only available on the 2019 Record Store Day white vinyl release.
Japanese promotional album featuring Some Small Hope (Virginia Astley)
David’s greatest hits was also released as a 2 MD set in jewel cases.
David Sylvian provided liner notes for this cd which features Sidsel Endresen (who appears on ‘Uncommon Deities’) and Clive Bell (who appears on ‘When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima’). The cd accompanied Sylvian on a solo road-trip across the USA in 2014. Available on cd and 140g vinyl edition which includes 11 x 11″ art insert and print.
David Sylvian attended the sessions for this recording and in the liner notes is credited with radically impacting Toshimaru’s set up in the studio. Beautiful letterpress cover. Limited edition CD of 300. Recordings from these sessions were used by David Sylvian for his collaboration with Mark Wastell and Rhodri Davies, ‘There is No Love’.
David Sylvian provided artwork and mixing advice for this recording by pianist Melaine Dalibert on Yuko Zama’s elsewhere label. Track one is dedicated to David Sylvian by the artist. Four-panel gatefold wallet with one disc, artwork by David Sylvian, design by Yuko Zama. Limited edition of 500.
David Sylvian provided the cover photo and inside photo for this release on Yuko Zama’s elsewhere label. Four panel gatefold wallet with one disc, photography by David Sylvian, design by Yuko Zama. Limited Edition of 500.
David Sylvian provided artwork for this release on Yuko Zama’s elsewhere label. Four panel wallet, artwork by David Sylvian, design by Yuko Zama. Limited Edition of 500.
David Sylvian provided artworks for this debut release of Yuko Zama’s elsewhere label. The album was produced by David Sylvian and Yuko Zama. 6-Panel gatefold wallet, artworks by David Sylvian, design by Yuko Zama. Limited Edition of 500.
David Sylvian provided photography and design for this release on the Sound Anatomy label.
David Sylvian provides the artwork for pianist Melaine Dalibert’s forthcoming cd on the elsewhere label entitled ‘Cheminant’ (elsewhere 007), to be released on 1st July 2019. Design is by label owner Yuko Zama.
from the Punkt facebook page/website: PUNKT (5-7 September): This year’s Punkt Seminar, curated by David Toop, features the premiere of Yuka Fujii’s “Like Planets ”. LIKE PLANETS (cine-photo – approx..35min. /osmosis uk 2019) Photography and cine-photo by Yuka Fujii Music composed and performed by Mark Wastell “Like Planets ” is a short film of still images and text taken
LP version of There Is No Love released at Record Store Day 2019 on a limited edition 180g white vinyl LP! Remixed, remastered and repackaged and also featuring a cover photograph from David.
Limited edition print of the photograph by Ingrid Chavez featured on the ‘Dead Bees on a Cake’ black vinyl re-release. Signed and numbered by David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez. 7″ x 7″ image on 12″ x 12″ Arches platine paper. Palladium print, Ltd. Ed. of 50. Available from Ingrid Chavez bandcamp here
From Mark Wastell: The official list of Record Store Day 2019 releases has just been made public and I’m happy to announce that a white vinyl LP version of There Is No Love by Rhodri Davies / David Sylvian / Mark Wastell is one of them. Remixed, remastered and repackaged and also featuring a cover photograph from David.
One of the deluxe vinyl releases of four David Sylvian albums spanning the period 1984 to 1987 and Rain Tree Crow (march 2019). A deluxe vinyl reissue of 1991’s Rain Tree Crow album, is released for the first time on 180 gram vinyl.
