Transcripts Archives - David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less

+

David Sylvian (The Face, October 1982)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

By Fiona Russell Powell. Published in The Face, October 1982.

+

Don’t call me pretty! (News of the World, February 1984)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

DON”T CALL ME PRETTY!News of the World magazine supplement ‘Sunday’, 5 February 1984by Ingrid Milliar

+

The Art Of Noise (Smash Hits, May 1984)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

The Art Of Noise by Ian Birch (Smash Hits, May 1984) What’s David Sylvian been doing since Japan broke up? Taking Polaroids, traveling, organizing an exhibition — oh and making a new record. “Art is my means of expression.” he tells Ian Birch.

+

This Brilliant Career (Melody Maker, May 1984)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

This brilliant carreer by Steve Sutherland This interview with David Sylvian is taken from the Melody Maker and was first printed in the UK on 12th May 1984

+

Gentlemen Prefer Polaroids (Blitz, June 1984)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

by Anton Rush

+

Aristokrat Im Reihenhaus (SPEX Music zur Zeit, July 1984)

Scans, Transcripts, Interview, 0

by Karl Lippegaus. Er wohnt zusammen mit einer schönen Japanerin im obersten Stockwerk eines unauffälligen Reihenhauses. In diesem Stadtteil von London leben Menschen, die weder besonders arm noch besonders reich sind, und scheinbar doch was vom guten Leben verstehen. Als ich durch die kleinen Straßen gehe und nach dem Haus von David Sylvian suche, denke ich, hier mieten die letzten

+

Journeys into the Interior (NME, August 1984)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Journeys Into The Interior Biba Kopf, New Musical Express, 11 August 1984

+

Smash Hits Yearbook 1985

Transcripts, Interview, 0

David Sylvian: Portrait of an artist by Ian Birch

+

David vs The Pop Goliath (The Face, July 1986)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

by Dave Rimmer Having spent over five years behind a thick layer of make-up, David Sylvian has emerged from the cocoon of Pop Celebrity to make a butterfly foray into the avant-garde. His new work lies somewhere between wallpaper and revolution. But nobody seems quite sure.

+

Behind the Veil (E&MM, September 1986)

Scans, Transcripts, Interview, 0

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

+

Blonde on Blonde (NME, August 1986)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

David Sylvian: Blonde On Blonde by Don Watson, New Musical Express, 23 August 1986

+

The Man Who Fell To Earth (Sounds, September 1986)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Interview by Laurie Lewis with David Sylvian as published in SOUNDS (UK), September 27 1986.As DAVID SYLVIAN settles into the quiet life of solo status, CHRIS ROBERTS appraises the significant stature of his post-Japan harmonics and post-mascara beauty. Gentleman in Polaroid by LAURIE LEWIS

+

Master Craftsman (Sound on Sound, March 1987)

Scans, Transcripts, Interview, 0

Master Craftsman David Sylvian by Mark Prendergast Since the break-up of his group Japan in November 1982, David Sylvian has been slowly widening the base of his music to encompass both ethnic and avant-garde sounds. Mark Prendergast gathers the facts on the change of style.

+

The Artist Breaks His Silence (Only Music, June 1987)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

David Sylvian – The Artist Breaks His SilenceReported by Sasha Stojanovic/Written by Tod EckertOnly Music, June 1987. The former glamour boy of Japan has changed his look and emerged from his musical exile.

+

Silent Secrets (Melody Maker, September 1987)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Silent Secrets MELODY MAKER, September 26, 1987

+

The Man who would be Invisible (i-D, November 1987)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Scared of Success: David Sylvian — The Man Who Would Be Invisible Simon Witter, i-D, November 1987

+

Melancholy Man (Sounds, November 1987)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Melancholy ManRichard Cook, Sounds, 7 November 1987 As his new album ‘Secrets of the Beehive’ buzzes our way, David Sylvian describes his music as a positive state rising out of a negative one. But there is more to the man than mere poetic melancholy would suggest.

+

That Sylvian Sound (New York Times, December 1987)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

By Stephen Holden, 16 December 1987

+

Inexorably Sylvian (Details, April 1988)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Inexorably Sylvian by Nile Larsen (Details, April 1988)

+

Sylvian Gives the People What He Wants (Los Angeles Times, April 1988)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

Sylvian Gives the People What He WantsBY RICHARD CROMELINAPRIL 5, 1988 Say you’ve come under the melancholy spell of David Sylvian’s richly atmospheric music–an autumnal wash of strings and electronics, with the singer’s low, tremulous voice roaming through the soundscape in search of the very essence of emotion.

+

The Loner Emerges (Musician, May 1988)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

David Sylvian: The Loner Emerges by Ted Drozdowski, Musician, May 1988

+

Words of the Shaman (Melody Maker, September 1989)

Transcripts, Interview, 0

The last two years have been a period of transition for David Sylvian, but he’s now in a new collaboration with Holger Czukay and a new solo single and a major retrospective set of his post-Japan recordings scheduled for November release. PAUL LESTER reports on one of rock’s most enigmatic figures.