CD of the Month: David Sylvian, Manafon (Samadhi Sound)by Robert Sandall
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by Jim Lange at West Virginia Public Radio for his radio show EclecTopia.
by David Sylvianas published on Nine Horses website
Interview by Stephan Cox in late 1999 with David Sylvian about the release of Approaching Silence The interview was broadcast in a show called Music Backstage by Stephan Cox for Redband.
By Brian Nixon Special to ASSIST News Service
Audiovisual installation at Srlandet Art Museum Kristiansand, Norway, from 1 September 9 OctoberAudio: David Sylvian (When We Return You Won't Recognize Us)Artwork: Atsushi FukuiLighting design: Kouji Iida / Kaito Office
By Fiona Russell Powell. Published in The Face, October 1982.
Article published in the french magazine "Rock&Folk"( issue 412- December 2001).
Q&A as published in Rodeo Magazine
Originally published by Sound On Sound at June 17th 1994. Despite having spent more than 15 years in the public eye, David Sylvian remains an enigmatic figure who has reinvented his own musical style constantly, both within his solo work and in his collaborations with musicians as diverse as Holger Czukay and Robert Fripp. PAUL TINGEN charts the history of
Alone in the middle of a forest in New England, David Sylvian embraced disillusionment, rejected false gods and embarked on a more austere songwriting regimen than ever before. For his latest studio album, Manafon, the former pop singer also made connections with electroacoustic improvisors including Keith Rowe, Evan Parker, John Tilbury, Polwechsel, Otomo Yoshihide and Toshimaru Nakamura. By Biba Kopf.
We shouldn't ask that things be made too easy for us.A compilation by SamadhiSound of Q & A interviews undertaken in reference to the release and reception of Manafon.
by Steven Rose for Blurt Magazine
David Sylvian on his new album Manafon.For his latest album David Sylvian, the former frontman of seminal 80s band Japan, takes inspiration from the life and work of Welsh poet RS Thomas. Long-time fan Hannah Jones exchanges emails with him to understand the meaning behind Manafon
David Sylvian was answering questions posed by MusicOMH.com's Jude Clarke.
David Gavan talks to David Sylvian about why there's no 'I' in Manofon
Mark Goodier interviews David on BBC 1 Radio back in 1991 about the release of Rain Tree Crow (Blackwater) Source: Mark Goodier at Mark Goodier Show (BBC1, March 6th 1991)
Online audio-podcast (justoftheradar.com) by Joe Silva at WUGA FM Great, long audio interview by Joe Silva with David Sylvian about the release of Sleepwalkers as published at podcast justoftheradar.com #253.
Trophies exclusive interview 2002 by G. Hillebrand. This is part 2.
Eden video internet-only interview by Robert Sandall on September 26th, 2000 with David Sylvian.
Taken from Shift: Japan-based international online magazine features creative culture.
Every month, Wire magazine plays a musician a series of records which asked to identify and comment on – with no prior knowledge of what they’re about to hear. Tested by Christoph Cox. Photos by Chris Buck.
Part two of David's in depth conversation with Natalia Kutsepova of junkmedia.org.
