Auteur pop as it was called. My favourites are the Sylvian / Czukay albums. Used to wear out a lofi cassette of an eastern german radio broadcast. The weak radio signal (from across the border) was recorded with lots of static. I remember being shocked and a bit disappointed when much later, I finally got my hands on the CD as it sounded so different :-)
Auteur Pop is a good monicker. And the collaboration Czukay is a great record. There are so many things I wanted to comment on that I didn’t. (And I’m sorry about the volume). For example, Sakamoto’s great albums from the 80s. Including Neo Geo which I really love and you can still get a a great price. There’s a beautiful ballad with Iggy Pop as the vocalists. Definitely worth hearing if you haven’t (the video is on TH-cam). Then there is the great song Forbidden Colors by Sylvain and Sakamoto. It’s just a masterpiece. So…maybe I’ll do another video on these two important artists. Thanks for watching and commenting. Be well. Shawn.
Who needs form and structure in music anyway amirite? Sylvian has a unique voice both literally and figuratively speaking, I've had some of his 80's records, and LOVE his 1 song vocal contribution to one of the L A N D albums back in 2011ish. Been listening to his stuff some more around the time Blemish was reissued. Good stuff Shawn! Production Note: the volume is very low in this video, I had to put TH-cam volume and speaker volume to 11 lol.
I’m a little embarrassed by the video. The volume is terrible. I’m sorry about that. And there are other albums that should have been mentioned. My bad. But David Sylvian is an amazing artist. With a very interesting curve to his career. If you take him from the first Japan album a move through his career; he touches on so much important music. I find him an inspiration as to what music can say and achieve when you remain dedicated to your own voice. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the production note. Cheers, Shawn.
Great thread 🪡 Shawn. I enjoyed it and love it despite of being in the half of it. I mean, I have most of his Japan stuff pending. But this is a good opportunity to get into them. Thanks for remembering and sharing! It was inspiring….
Thank you for those kind words. There is so much more that I should have said. And I’m sorry for the poor volume. Sylvain deserved better. He’s really an artist that helped me move away from pop/rock music in general. Very few have stayed dedicated to his own unique style and voice like David Sylvain. I’ve read that big money was offered for a Japan reunion and the members simply refused to be nostalgic about their time together. There is the excellent, Rain Tree Crow - which really is a Japan reunion without using the name. If you’re not familiar with that record it’s well worth the time and money to track down a copy. Thank you for watching. And I appreciate your comments. Be well. Shawn
Interesting about the way you refer to him and how he influenced you moving you away from standard pop/rock music. There is no doubt he has a special vision of reality and I think his music captures this really well@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084
Love David Sylvian and Sakamoto, so happy you're touching on it. I would classify Japan more as New Romantic than Glam Rock, but it's hard to box them in because of their evolution.
Yea. New Romantic was certainly the movement at the time; I suppose I just prefer the glam moniker. Lol. With New Romantic I think of…Spandau Ballet . Lol. It’s a interesting career arc that Japan and Sylvain would be on. Evolving from those early albums into the sophisticated mix of Roxy Music and Kraftwerk. Then Sylvain completely abandoning that sound and pursuing minimalism and ambient sounds. There is so much more that I should have mentioned. Sylvain’s career extending into some many interesting areas. Thank you for watch and commenting. Cheers. Shawn.
Hi Shawn, great video and love David Sylvian and Sakamoto! Good to see you talking about Blemish because I think that's a fantastic album. I had the good fortune of seeing David Sylvian in Montreal in 1988! He had Richard Barbieri in the band along with his brother Steve Jansen on drums. I also remember, and looked it up to make sure that Mark Isham was playing trumpet and effects. great show. I was at Streetcorner yesterday and made a few nice pickups. Finally, Liam currently has Covid, sounds like 'death worn over" as my dad used to say. He hasn't been into the store in 2 weeks. Looking forward to the next video. Take care my man!
Hey Carl. I’m so sorry I didn’t get back with you. I had my boys staying with me and time just got away. That’s no excuse. I’m sorry. What an amazing experience to see Sylvain live. And in 1988?! Wow. That certainly would have been a great period to see him performing live. What did you get from Streetcorner? I’m tempted to buy the Pharaoh Sanders reissue. I had previously ordered a copy that never arrived and finally got my credit back. Think I’ll simplify my life and get it from Chris and his guys. I’d still like to get over to Liam’s store soon. It’s been years. Before Covid. I’ll bet 10 percent of my collection is from Dr Disc. I’ll give you a call over the weekend and see what is happening. Be well. Cheers. Shawn
Shawn, I disagree, your boys staying with you is an excuse, and no apology needed my friend!! Do they live close to you, my two sons live in British Columbia and man do I miss those guys. If you're talking about the Luaka Bop set of Harvest time, I bought it at Streetcorner and it's excellent. All kinds of cool ephemera in it, and some great photos of Pharoah. 53-55 bucks?? That trip to Montreal was part of our honeymoon. Just stumbled on a flyer for the concert and bought tickets instantly. Aaron (not sure how he spells it) bought the Pharoah, and we discussed it, and he loves it also. I bought a couple Brazilian records, because I do that if I don't have it, love all aspects of Brazilian music. I bought a Dennis Coffey record I didn't have, called Sweet Taste of Sin. Terrible title, worse cover hahaha!I bought an African drumming thing and a couple others. Call me anytime Shawn. Take Care and hopefully talk soon.@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084
Yea. I’m sorry about the volume. I didn’t realize the problem until a number of people commented. I’ll work on that. Sakamoto is brilliant. It’s unfortunate that that the music of both YMO and Japan didn’t really find their way into the US market place. The music relegated to the very few alternative outlets. Which was a shame in many ways. There are so many more things I wanted to say about both artists. For example, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s wonderful album Neo Geo. It’s a unique piece of music in his catalog. Combining traditional Japanese music with techno pop and a sight bit of industrial. And then there is the track Risky with Iggy Pop singing. Iggy using the wonderful croon that he was capable of but rarely used. Thank you for watching. Sorry about the volume issue. Cheers! Shawn
Oh…you’re correct. This entire video has me disappointed. In addition to that mistake the volume is terrible. And there are so many additional things that I should have mentioned. For example, the excellent Rain Tree Crow - which was basic a Japan reunion without using the name. Perhaps I’ll do a part two to make amends for this video. I’ve read a bit about that box set you mentioned. I’d be surprised if they didn’t do something with a vinyl edition. Thank you for watching. Cheers! Shawn
Ok if you dig Sylvian I need to check him out. I kinda dismissed him because I didn't like what I'd heard From Japan. They seemed a bit too New Romantic to me like ABC , Spandau Ballet, etc. I couldn't believe that the only time Ryuichi Sakamoto came to Australia after I'd been aware of his amazing solo work was ironically the same day I was boarding a plane to Japan! I have the best YMO vinyl box set that has everything. I got it last year in Japan and it's amazing!
The entire New Romantic movement was pretty cringe worthy. Lol. Makes Hair Metal look downright tough. Lol. Japan transcended the look and vibe of the movement. To me, I always saw them as more Glam. Maybe because I love the NY Dolls and Roxy Music. Rewatching this video I’m a bit embarrassed. Bad sound and there are so many things I should have said. YMO were brilliant. I bet the box set is great. I only discovered them later since America basically ignored them. Be well. Cheers. Shawn
I was completely mesmerized by Gentlemen Take Polaroids at 13, when the lady from the public library gave the LP to me, when they were replacing all vinyl with CDs. BTW, you can show nudity on youtube, don't worry about it, as long as it is an art image and it is not sex. Why do everyone think it is a problem?
Hey Stunty. I really think it’s this American prudishness that is breed deeply into our psyche from a young age. We are taught to fear or be ashamed of sex or sexuality; and then off-set that repression by glorifying violence whenever possible. Which sounds ridiculous but I am convinced that it’s true. That’s a great way you discovered Sylvian’s music. Japan was never big in the US and the music was usually relegated to a few underground outlets. Mostly associated with goth music at the time. I found Japan through my high school girlfriend; Listening to Japan as we smoked pot in her bedroom while she struggled to apply eyeliner to me. Lol. But she was a beautiful “goth girl”and I didn’t mind the attention. However, the music did lead me away from the pop/rock music that dominated youth culture at the time. Till later. Shawn.
I didn’t realize that the volume was so low. Maybe I should pull the video down? Anyway…thank you for watching and commenting. Lots of amazing music in the David Sylvian universe. Going from pop music to the avant-garde during the course of his career. Cheers, Shawn.
@@hatripekala4983 The background music Stephen Mathieu’s Wurmloch Variations. The same artist that David Sylvian collaborated with on Wandermude. Both are excellent albums and both are available at decent prices. Highly recommended. Mathieu is a very special electronic music composer. Cheers. Shawn
Fitting the bill for chill. In all positive ways, this style of music completely fits your personality, Shawn. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Auteur pop as it was called. My favourites are the Sylvian / Czukay albums. Used to wear out a lofi cassette of an eastern german radio broadcast. The weak radio signal (from across the border) was recorded with lots of static. I remember being shocked and a bit disappointed when much later, I finally got my hands on the CD as it sounded so different :-)
Auteur Pop is a good monicker. And the collaboration Czukay is a great record. There are so many things I wanted to comment on that I didn’t. (And I’m sorry about the volume). For example, Sakamoto’s great albums from the 80s. Including Neo Geo which I really love and you can still get a a great price. There’s a beautiful ballad with Iggy Pop as the vocalists. Definitely worth hearing if you haven’t (the video is on TH-cam). Then there is the great song Forbidden Colors by Sylvain and Sakamoto. It’s just a masterpiece. So…maybe I’ll do another video on these two important artists. Thanks for watching and commenting. Be well. Shawn.
Who needs form and structure in music anyway amirite? Sylvian has a unique voice both literally and figuratively speaking, I've had some of his 80's records, and LOVE his 1 song vocal contribution to one of the L A N D albums back in 2011ish. Been listening to his stuff some more around the time Blemish was reissued. Good stuff Shawn! Production Note: the volume is very low in this video, I had to put TH-cam volume and speaker volume to 11 lol.
I’m a little embarrassed by the video. The volume is terrible. I’m sorry about that. And there are other albums that should have been mentioned. My bad. But David Sylvian is an amazing artist. With a very interesting curve to his career. If you take him from the first Japan album a move through his career; he touches on so much important music. I find him an inspiration as to what music can say and achieve when you remain dedicated to your own voice. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the production note. Cheers, Shawn.
Great thread 🪡 Shawn. I enjoyed it and love it despite of being in the half of it. I mean, I have most of his Japan stuff pending. But this is a good opportunity to get into them. Thanks for remembering and sharing! It was inspiring….
Thank you for those kind words. There is so much more that I should have said. And I’m sorry for the poor volume. Sylvain deserved better. He’s really an artist that helped me move away from pop/rock music in general. Very few have stayed dedicated to his own unique style and voice like David Sylvain. I’ve read that big money was offered for a Japan reunion and the members simply refused to be nostalgic about their time together. There is the excellent, Rain Tree Crow - which really is a Japan reunion without using the name. If you’re not familiar with that record it’s well worth the time and money to track down a copy. Thank you for watching. And I appreciate your comments. Be well. Shawn
Interesting about the way you refer to him and how he influenced you moving you away from standard pop/rock music. There is no doubt he has a special vision of reality and I think his music captures this really well@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084
Love David Sylvian and Sakamoto, so happy you're touching on it. I would classify Japan more as New Romantic than Glam Rock, but it's hard to box them in because of their evolution.
Yea. New Romantic was certainly the movement at the time; I suppose I just prefer the glam moniker. Lol. With New Romantic I think of…Spandau Ballet . Lol. It’s a interesting career arc that Japan and Sylvain would be on. Evolving from those early albums into the sophisticated mix of Roxy Music and Kraftwerk. Then Sylvain completely abandoning that sound and pursuing minimalism and ambient sounds. There is so much more that I should have mentioned. Sylvain’s career extending into some many interesting areas. Thank you for watch and commenting. Cheers. Shawn.
Hi Shawn, great video and love David Sylvian and Sakamoto! Good to see you talking about Blemish because I think that's a fantastic album.
I had the good fortune of seeing David Sylvian in Montreal in 1988! He had Richard Barbieri in the band along with his brother Steve Jansen on drums. I also remember, and looked it up to make sure that Mark Isham was playing trumpet and effects. great show.
I was at Streetcorner yesterday and made a few nice pickups. Finally, Liam currently has Covid, sounds like 'death worn over" as my dad used to say. He hasn't been into the store in 2 weeks. Looking forward to the next video. Take care my man!
Hey Carl. I’m so sorry I didn’t get back with you. I had my boys staying with me and time just got away. That’s no excuse. I’m sorry. What an amazing experience to see Sylvain live. And in 1988?! Wow. That certainly would have been a great period to see him performing live. What did you get from Streetcorner? I’m tempted to buy the Pharaoh Sanders reissue. I had previously ordered a copy that never arrived and finally got my credit back. Think I’ll simplify my life and get it from Chris and his guys. I’d still like to get over to Liam’s store soon. It’s been years. Before Covid. I’ll bet 10 percent of my collection is from Dr Disc. I’ll give you a call over the weekend and see what is happening. Be well. Cheers. Shawn
Shawn, I disagree, your boys staying with you is an excuse, and no apology needed my friend!! Do they live close to you, my two sons live in British Columbia and man do I miss those guys. If you're talking about the Luaka Bop set of Harvest time, I bought it at Streetcorner and it's excellent. All kinds of cool ephemera in it, and some great photos of Pharoah. 53-55 bucks?? That trip to Montreal was part of our honeymoon. Just stumbled on a flyer for the concert and bought tickets instantly. Aaron (not sure how he spells it) bought the Pharoah, and we discussed it, and he loves it also. I bought a couple Brazilian records, because I do that if I don't have it, love all aspects of Brazilian music. I bought a Dennis Coffey record I didn't have, called Sweet Taste of Sin. Terrible title, worse cover hahaha!I bought an African drumming thing and a couple others. Call me anytime Shawn. Take Care and hopefully talk soon.@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084
Big fan of Ryuichi Sakamoto here!! Your videos are very insightful and interesting but I always need to pump up the volume to 11 🙂
Yea. I’m sorry about the volume. I didn’t realize the problem until a number of people commented. I’ll work on that. Sakamoto is brilliant. It’s unfortunate that that the music of both YMO and Japan didn’t really find their way into the US market place. The music relegated to the very few alternative outlets. Which was a shame in many ways. There are so many more things I wanted to say about both artists. For example, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s wonderful album Neo Geo. It’s a unique piece of music in his catalog. Combining traditional Japanese music with techno pop and a sight bit of industrial. And then there is the track Risky with Iggy Pop singing. Iggy using the wonderful croon that he was capable of but rarely used. Thank you for watching. Sorry about the volume issue. Cheers! Shawn
I believe Gone To Earth was before SOTB.
I really hope the recent sylvian cd boxset gets a vinyl release.
Oh…you’re correct. This entire video has me disappointed. In addition to that mistake the volume is terrible. And there are so many additional things that I should have mentioned. For example, the excellent Rain Tree Crow - which was basic a Japan reunion without using the name. Perhaps I’ll do a part two to make amends for this video. I’ve read a bit about that box set you mentioned. I’d be surprised if they didn’t do something with a vinyl edition. Thank you for watching. Cheers! Shawn
Yea I was obsessed with Japan, sylvian and mick karn for years! Thx Frank
Ok if you dig Sylvian I need to check him out. I kinda dismissed him because I didn't like what I'd heard From Japan. They seemed a bit too New Romantic to me like ABC , Spandau Ballet, etc. I couldn't believe that the only time Ryuichi Sakamoto came to Australia after I'd been aware of his amazing solo work was ironically the same day I was boarding a plane to Japan! I have the best YMO vinyl box set that has everything. I got it last year in Japan and it's amazing!
The entire New Romantic movement was pretty cringe worthy. Lol. Makes Hair Metal look downright tough. Lol. Japan transcended the look and vibe of the movement. To me, I always saw them as more Glam. Maybe because I love the NY Dolls and Roxy Music. Rewatching this video I’m a bit embarrassed. Bad sound and there are so many things I should have said. YMO were brilliant. I bet the box set is great. I only discovered them later since America basically ignored them. Be well. Cheers. Shawn
I was completely mesmerized by Gentlemen Take Polaroids at 13, when the lady from the public library gave the LP to me, when they were replacing all vinyl with CDs. BTW, you can show nudity on youtube, don't worry about it, as long as it is an art image and it is not sex. Why do everyone think it is a problem?
Hey Stunty. I really think it’s this American prudishness that is breed deeply into our psyche from a young age. We are taught to fear or be ashamed of sex or sexuality; and then off-set that repression by glorifying violence whenever possible. Which sounds ridiculous but I am convinced that it’s true. That’s a great way you discovered Sylvian’s music. Japan was never big in the US and the music was usually relegated to a few underground outlets. Mostly associated with goth music at the time. I found Japan through my high school girlfriend; Listening to Japan as we smoked pot in her bedroom while she struggled to apply eyeliner to me. Lol. But she was a beautiful “goth girl”and I didn’t mind the attention. However, the music did lead me away from the pop/rock music that dominated youth culture at the time. Till later. Shawn.
Great info package Shawn, what were you playing? Sounds like somebody is doing modern version of some old classic classical piece.Cheers.
I didn’t realize that the volume was so low. Maybe I should pull the video down? Anyway…thank you for watching and commenting. Lots of amazing music in the David Sylvian universe. Going from pop music to the avant-garde during the course of his career. Cheers, Shawn.
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 no, no, all fine, I was just wondering the sounds backround
@@hatripekala4983 The background music Stephen Mathieu’s Wurmloch Variations. The same artist that David Sylvian collaborated with on Wandermude. Both are excellent albums and both are available at decent prices. Highly recommended. Mathieu is a very special electronic music composer. Cheers. Shawn