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Talk Talk wins so easily.

But those albums still seem related to Manafon in some strange way...

And Stoobie - a friend of mine approached Mark in a shop some months back - he said that he still writes music, so you never know...

related i can agree on.

but those are great news! he still writes music! and he is ...

Mark Hollis is a near-neighbour and I am dying to ask him if he's heard it, should I get the chance. I think Manafon is a darker twin of Laughing Stock or Hollis's solo album and more than deserves to be regarded as an equal of those records.

have to disagree on that one. i am sure Manafon is a ...

got it 2 weeks ago, listen to it maybe 5 times. like the end of it, but at the moment that is all. it will surely change with time. i am only listening to pet shop boys and fever ray at the moment. and kate bush obviously.

Tough tough choice. Here's mine in no particular order :

David Sylvian Secrets Of The Beehive
Talk Talk Spirit Of Eden
Pete Namlook Silence
Future Sound Of London Lifeforms
David Bowie Outside
Burial Untrue
Global Communication 76:14
Kraftwerk Minimum Maximum
Lamb What Sound
Photek Modus Operandi ...

Bought this album a long time ago, but haven't really bothered to listen to it until now. which is a good thing, cause that means I almost have a new David Sylvian album to listen to!

Mark Hollis - vocals
Steve Jansen - drums/percussion/programming
Bill Nelson - Guitar
Harold Budd - Piano
bernhard gunter - electronics
Keith Lowe - Bass

the mark hollis/steve jansen thing is of course brilliant, because hollis is amazing and jansen not too bad either, but mr hollis is a bit of a ...

it is the entire record one long "song". i might have to listen to it tomorrow.

Another consideration of the performance is the audience. Japanese audiences are among the most focused and respectful in the world. (I've seen this mentioned over and over by a variety of artists.) So yes, the overall dynamic is very different from an American rock concert for example ...

taken from Thomas Feiner's Myspace:

Interview in Swedish Studio magazine

The November -08 issue of Swedish musician's magazine "Studio" contains a rather lengthy article/interview with Thomas, talking about the making of The Opiates and its re-release on David Sylvian's label Samadhisound ...

natsume wrote:More money spent.

Had to get it, as I was there....

will have to get it to, for the same reason. sorry i missed you, natsume!

i still enjoyed swimming in qualia the most, even though i love love love the album.

in all fairness, isn't chavez entitled to tell all? not saying that she should, but sylvian released blemish and we all heard his side of the story.

thank you. this is truly one of my favourite songs, and the lyrics are quite fabulous.

the album of Sweet Billy Pilgrim. very nice!