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Nice. I like it. Great to be reminded of his wonderful voice with new material, even if it was recorded years ago.

I'd like the book, but as I already have the music I won't be buying.
Hopefully the book will be available seperately, although I'm not really expecting it.

Personally I find Manafon far more interesting - and listenable - than Blemish. The moods are more rich and nuanced, the vocals more resonant, the album more cohesive. Manafon seems to improve with age, whereas Blemish becomes ever more unappealing.

I won't say it's just the Derek Bailey tracks ...

This appeared yesterday...

https://soundcloud.com/user-838826226-2 ... the-papers

Yep. Utterly pointless.

Yuka Fujii's exhibition opened in Tokyo last week after numerous pandemic-related delays. Absolutely lovely to see the original prints of many images I've known for decades.

https://iwaogallery.jp/20220311-2/

I was fortunate to meet Fujii-san briefly at the gallery, and one thing she mentioned I ...

Does anyone know how Sylvian created the 'messed up' photos? Is he messing around with the Panorama function on his phone camera?

Yes, shooting with an iPhone in panorama mode and slowly panning achieves these type of results. I have done some tests and it seems there are two variables:
1 ...

This article on Praise is so engaging and informative. One of your best so far.

Thanks as always.

the In Praise of Shamans tour of 1988. Sylvian has seldom spoken warmly about this tour but it remains a cherished memory for me. It was my first time seeing these musicians live and it really was a stellar line-up with Steve Jansen/Richard Barbieri/David Torn/Mark Isham/Robbie Aceto and Ian ...

One can argue that he has a gift for songwriting and singing, and that not to use that gift seems a pity. Yes, it does, for those who are greedy for more from him.
Some even say he is "wasting" this musical gift. But the truth is it is his gift, not ours, and he can do with it as he chooses.

As an ...

Another great article - I enjoyed it far more than the track it discusses!

To me, Fire In The Forest is a very weak Sylvian ballad.

Compared to the beauty and emotional resonance of Darkest Dreaming, The First Day, Damage and many others before, it sounds simplistic and repetitive in melody ...

Musically, he should have called it a day after 2005, as everything he released after that point was just a shadow of his former glory (thus diluting his impressive discography). But that's just my personal opinion.


I thought Avalon Sutra would have been an almost impeccable swansong. His ...

This was just shared on Facebook...

https://vimeo.com/575291448

Oh, I like the addition of The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection and Shadowland* . I shall definitely incorporate those into my version!

You have certainly thought a lot more about track lengths and how things would fit onto various physical formats - something I didn't give a single moment of ...

Following some comments in the Vista thread ( http://www.japansylvian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5707 ), I thought I'd start a thread specific to the reordering of tracks on the album.

I have come to really enjoy the longer version of the album more than the original, including the different ...