Tag Archives: David Sylvian

Djivan Gasparayan - I Will Not Be Sad In This World

27/7/15 – Djivan Gasparayan – I Will Not Be Sad In This World – 1989

The haunting beauty of this album will transport you to the land of melancholy and sadness but through your tears you will be utterly moved, struck by the overwhelming feeling of the profound as the fingers of the ancients caress you from beyond the centuries, tantalising you with the despair of human emotion. The duduk is an […]

Japan band 1978

10/4/15 – Japan – Communist China – 1978

The glam Japan, and although singer David Sylvian (real name David Batt) carefully moulded his image and his voice to suits his aspirations, the Rock And Roll extravaganza he created with his Catford school friends had New York Dolls, Roxy Music and Bowie fans digging in their closets again for their Mum’s discarded old blouses and […]

Blonde Redhead Pic

10/7/14 – Blonde Redhead – Dripping/No More Honey – 2014/Not Getting There – 2010/ 23 – 2007/ Messenger Featuring David Sylvian – 2003

Arty Japanese/American New Yorkers release their new album Barragán on September 2nd. Two singles have appeared so far, No More Honey and Dripping. Blonde Redhead are a three piece with twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace on drums and guitar/vocals respectively and guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Kazu Makino. No More Honey, the first single is sung by Makino and Dripping by Amedeo Pace […]