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Yes, she uses an Alias, like everyone on eBay... but once you win an auction the real name of the vendor is given.

I've bought a couple of items from her over the past months (test pressings of Manafon, Blemish and most recently RTC, as well as a Slowfire poster and a test print). Items were ...

I guess everyone follows the stuff Isobel has been putting up for sale on eBay over the past 12 months?
Gotta say it's come close to bankrupting me, bidding and winning some of the items!

Just out of curiosity - how many of us are left here?

Did everyone bugger off to bleeding FB?

Well, I gave into temptation and ordered another copy with a personal dedication! Already had an unsigned copy, and a regular signed version... now for that special one made out to both my daughters!

I'm less excited by this release. I feel it is ground he has covered before, more successfully. I loved "Thoroughly Lost To Logic", thought the Uncommon Deities tracks were poor, loved The Kilowatt Hour/There's a Light... and didn't mind the Async track. But this just seems to be a little too ...

I have to say - I actually really like PTS. I do not share the criticism. I seem to be the only one - or at least the only one willing to admit it.

I find the recording very enticing, and to a certain extent calming whilst also keeping an edge (if that makes any sense). To a certain extent it ...

As some (most?) of you will know David wrote the introduction to Harold Budd`s new book, Aurora Teardrops. The book is printed and published by Heavenly Monkey. It is now on pre-sale via Books Tell You Why Inc (www.bookstellyouwhy.com).

There are just 26 copies printed of the Deluxe edition - which ...

For those who have this 10" and have, like me, not too good eyes: side one must be played at 45 rpm, while side two has to be listened to at 33 rpm. The second time I heard side two I had the feeling things were going too fast :oops:

That got me as well! First time I listened to the B side I ...

Well this certainly isn't the "pop" album that was hinted at, is it? "curated by David Sylvian" what does that mean? he's like the improv master of ceremony? Sounds really boring...

I dunno... some of that line-up sounds quite interesting. I remember Maja Ratke at Punkt... her music scared the ...

Simonp wrote:....watch this space and/or his website

About time... rumours have been floating around about a new "Pop" album on Universal for more than a year now... As for his website, it still has his Season`s Greetings message on it!

Agreed. I don't have one. It changes. I listen to September annually the first week of that month , and it is always my favorite then.

That is very specific :)

I certainly have music I only listen to at specific times of the year... some music for me is only Autumn and Winter, such as Arvo Part ...

Which then poses the question: what is David`s best track... ever?

- Forbidden Colours?
- Blemish?
- Maria?
- Wasn`t I, Joe?
- Red Guitar?
- Wave?
- Playing the Schoolhouse?
- Wanderlust?

Actually a very hard question to answer I find! I will have to think a while on that one!

Greetings from the ...

Thanks for posting this. It is great to see him take the time and respond in a full and very eloquent way... certainly a change from the past when he was perceived to be a grumpy hermit refusing to engage with fans!

Regarding the need for support to perform or record, I guess it is all a matter of ...

By the way - with regards to a `barren`Sylvian year... most of us remember the looooong silence between The First Day (and Damage) and Dead Bees. That was almost a barren decade (in musical terms). The only thing to surface at that time were the outtakes from Little Girl with 99 Lives!

Ah okay Sven, thanks, that's interesting 8) I hope your Ebay purchase wasn't too expensive?... and, are you going to keep all the versions?

I'm interested to hear what you think of the piece?.....I did look back through the thread I can't see a critique of the sounds, only the package... apologies ...