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Thanks for the response Quiet Visitor. I was glad to see Coda re-released too.

I have just published the next article on the site, featuring the Sylvian/Fripp track 'Brightness Falls'. The song was derived from a guitar riff within the instrumental 'Protopunk' that was performed with Trey Gunn as part of their trio shows in 1992.

The article looks at how Trey Gunn linked up with Robert Fripp ahead of their work with David Sylvian, and their related activities with the Robert Fripp String Quintet which existed alongside Sylvian/Fripp.

Here's the link: https://sylvianvista.com/2024/10/25/pro ... ess-falls/

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The latest article at Vista is about 'Grains (sweet paulownia wood)', David Sylvian's first released sung performance for nearly a decade.

Recorded early in 2022 it's a 'remodel' of an earlier instrumental track by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto. The vocal line is so beautifully matched with the music it's difficult to believe it was conceived about 15 years after the underlying track. Spellbinding!

Here's the link: https://sylvianvista.com/2024/11/15/gra ... wnia-wood/

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There's a new article published on the Vista site about David Sylvian's sole reading of poetry by Nils Christian Moe-Repstad, 'I Swallowed Earth for This'.

The very last piece on Uncommon Deities, it strikes a very different tone to the preceding readings that are third-party narratives about various minor deities. Spoken in the first person, it displays the elemental imagery that makes Moe-Repstad's work so remarkable and led to him being such an admired talent.

Here's the link: https://sylvianvista.com/2024/12/06/i-s ... -for-this/

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'Silver Moon' is the subject of the latest blog article on Vista.

I've always liked this track, it seems to capture the 'lightness' and 'exuberance' that David Sylvian saw in Gone to Earth.

I'm privileged to include brief contributions from Jennifer Maidman who played bass on the track, Nick Brandt who directed the promo video and Russell Mills who designed the single artwork.

Here's the link: https://sylvianvista.com/2024/12/26/sil ... -steeples/

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A new article has just been published about 'Late Night Shopping', David Sylvian's humorous critique of consumerism.

The song has appeared in various remixed forms, by Chris Vrenna (a version that was subsequently 'tweaked' by Sylvian himself), Burnt Friedman, and Atom™ - the latter an out-take from The Good Son vs The Only Daughter album that has just been made available on bandcamp on a 'name your price' basis (with Sylvian indicating that no payment is necessary).

All details in the article here: https://sylvianvista.com/2025/01/17/lat ... -shopping/