Since DAVID SYLVIAN split Japan at their zenith nearly a decade ago his fans have been praying they’d got back together. And now they have, under the name of RAIN TREE CROW. STEVE SUTHERLAND meets Sylvian to discover the impetus behind the band’s re-emergence.
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MIRACLES AND GRACIOUSNESS David Sylvian in Glasgow, December 1993 An interview with Bill Drover (with a little help from Robert Fripp)
exclusive interview by Gerrit hillebrand
Interview by Tim Goodyer. Fotography by Martin Goddard. (E&MM, Sept. 1986) As well as gaining artistic credibility since leaving Japan. David Sylvian has inspired musicians with his ability to fuse traditional ethnic and hi-tech elements into a moving and unique brand of music. A new single, ‘Taking the Veil’, is the prelude to a double album that explores both Sylvian’s songwriting
Exclusive davidsylvian.net interview with David.
Keyboard Player November 1999 David Sylvian tells Mark Prendergast about the spiritual as well as musical journey that culminated in his first solo album for over a decade
David Sylvian Interview – WDET-FM, Detroit, MI, USA (4.14.99) Transcript by Mark Shanahan
The South African Radio -David Sylvian Interview by Derek Richardson (10.98) with permission transcribed by Mark Shanahan
By Joshua Klein February 28, 2001
In march 2011 the track Trauma was used in a commercial from Armani, featuring tennisplayer Rafael Nadal.
German broadcast in 1992 about Ryuichi Sakamoto's release of Heartbeat.
David Sylvian is interviewed for VH1’s TalkMusic show at the time of release of Dead Bees On A Cake. Programme broadcast Sunday March 28th 1999. The intro audio is out of synch but the rest is not, strangely.
Yuka Fujii, long time Sylvian artistic collaborator, has particitipated in an exhibition called 'Minus One' curated by Atsuhide Ito and featuring Noriko Tanaka.
A wonderful 1 hour special of the German broadcast company VH-1 about the carriers of David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri up to 1996. Features many unique interviews and footages but, unfortunately, it's narrated in German.
Yuka Fujii: TRANSIENT (cine-photo version 2 – 5:25min. /osmosis film 2007) “TRANSIENT” is a short dv film made up of cine-photo images featuring those of young Japanese boys drumming on a raised portable shrine at an Autumn festival in Naoshima, Japan.
The Zero Landmine show was a two hour show, filled with japanese celebraties and officials and footages in order to raise money for the Zero Landime project. In that show, Ryuichi Sakamoto visits areas, covered with landmines (Mozambique).
This is the original TIAA Commercial as broadcast in 2004 during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics on NBC in the USA.
A radio commercial by Barly Arts Italy for promoting David's Fire In The Forest tour in Italy
Official promotional video
Official promotional video
Japanese TV special about the Redemption installation
David Sylvian interviewed for Canadian programme (The New Music) at the Royal Ontario Museum (Ming Room) in 1993.
The title track taken from David Sylvian's compilation "Sleepwalkers".
Suzanne Dowling talks to David on Australian TV show Rock Arena
