Interview

The Art Of Everything And Nothing by Justin Hampton (Stereotype, Feb. 2001)

Sylvian’s Fripperies by Steve Malins (Vox, July 1993) David Sylvian and Robert Fripp have combined forces to produce a new album, The First Time , but collaboration for the former Japan frontman and “aggressive perfectionist” hasn’t always run smoothly.

The sweet sound of a good cause by STEVE McCLURE Historically, the Japanese geinokai (entertainment world) has been slow to catch on to the idea of the charity concert/release. But now Ryuichi Sakamoto, a la Bob Geldof and the Band Aid famine-relief project, has put together an impressive array of Japanese and overseas talents on a track called “Zero Landmine,”

by EMI

By Nick Coleman

By Sergey Chernov

By KEN KAWASHIMA

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.

by Hannah Jones, published on WalesOnline and in The Western Mail

by Anton Rush

by Craig Peacock The following interview took place in October 1994 at the P-3 Gallery  near Shinjuku, one of Tokyo’s many shopping and business centres. The  gallery itself is located in the basement of a temple. This is not as  spiritual as one would expect, as it’s surrounded by ugly office and  residential buildings. The clatter of modern life in

SYLVIAN / FRIPP by Steve Holtje (Creem Magazine September ’93) “There is no one structure which is universally appropriate,” wrote Robert Fripp in the liner notes to his 1981 album, Let the Power Fall. That bit of wisdom goes a long way towards explaining the far-ranging careers of both Fripp and David Sylvian. Both are respected musicians whose reputations were

Inexorably Sylvian by Nile Larsen (Details, April 1988)