Thank you, javier, for your generous words which are truly appreciated.
I've just published an article on 'Pulling Punches', the opening track from
Brilliant Trees. I feel this track is sometimes a little under-appreciated, maybe because of the video which is a firmly 1980s type affair and doesn't compare well with Anton Corbijn's work on 'Red Guitar' and 'The Ink in the Well'. I enjoy it both musically and lyrically.
Sadly the New York musicians brought in by David Sylvian, Wayne Braithwaite and Ronny Drayton, are no longer with us. Before Ronny passed in 2020 he talked extensively about how he became involved in the project and the experience of recording at Hansa by the Wall in Berlin.
There is also a very significant Jean Cocteau influence in the artwork for the single.
Here's the link:
https://sylvianvista.com/2021/02/05/pulling-punches/Thanks for reading.
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” att to Jack Kerouac