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Redemption

Additional content for Redemption – Approaching Silence

The installation catalogue:

© David J Nibloe 2025

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FEATURED ARTICLE FROM THE ARCHIVE: ‘P:MACHINERY’

Propaganda’s classic album A Secret Wish is celebrating its 40th anniversary. David Sylvian had a fleeting involvement with the project, contributing synth and guitar lines for the arrangement of ‘p:Machinery’, and creating a reportedly gorgeous mix of ‘Duel’ when he was considering an invitation to act as producer.

The article includes quotes from the band about working with Sylvian.

Read here:

REPRESS OF COLOURED VINYLS

The recent reissues of David Sylvian’s early solo albums on coloured vinyl sold out quickly.

All are being repressed for release on 19 December.

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Alchemy – official store

 

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Gone to Earth – official store

 

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Secrets of the Beehive – official store

OUT NOW FROM LUCRECIA DALT feat. DAVID SYLVIAN

Lucrecia’s new album A Danger to Ourselves is out now. All tracks produced by Lucrecia Dalt & David Sylvian, mixed by David Sylvian.

Sylvian also contributes vocal and feedback guitar to ‘Cosa Rara’ and electric guitar solo for ‘Covenstead Blues’:

Second edition repress of ‘Cosa Rara (feat. David Sylvian)’ with alternative artwork. Note that this vinyl also contains an extended mix of the ‘dopamine dub’ by Matias Aguayo, featuring David Sylvian (i.e. a different version from the first single release):

LUCRECIA DALT LIVE IN EUROPE 2026

Lucrecia has announced live shows in Europe for 2026, with more dates to be added.

During the bandcamp listening party for A Danger to Ourselves, Lucrecia said, ‘We are working on a very exciting show in the UK around May, details soon.’ Look out for confirmation of the London date.

Click on image for shows currently booking.

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NEW – MASTERED BY SYLVIAN

The album Archipiélago by Sergio Merce has been mastered by David Sylvian.

Full details on the Room40 label bandcamp page here:

ALBUM RELEASE WITH MELAINE DALIBERT

Vermilion Hours was released on LP, CD and download on 27 June (order link).

You can read more about Melaine Dalibert’s previous connection with Sylvian and their work together for the album Night Blossoms here.

Read about Vermilion Hours here.

‘SNOW BORNE SORROW’ – BLACK VINYL EDITION

Following release of a white vinyl edition of Snow Borne Sorrow by Nine Horses for Record Store Day 2024, a black vinyl edition was released on 13 June 2025.

Order below:

RUSSELL MILLS ART PRINTS

Russell Mills has added another artwork from a David Sylvian project to his collection of prints available for purchase. Within Without was created for the insert poster in the Weatherbox boxset (1989). Also available are prints of his cover artwork for Exorcising Ghosts, Gone to Earth and Trophies. Each print is in a limited edition of 100. Details here:
Exorcising Ghosts
Gone to Earth
Trophies
Weatherbox

UPDATES

Further information sometimes comes to light after an article is published. The following pieces have recently been updated with new material:

September 2025
In Vogue – added details of the ‘single edit’ shared by Steve Jansen

June 2025
Visions of China – added promo video for Steve Jansen’s exhibition in China which contains an early ‘progress mix’ of the track
Late Night Shopping – added quote about the accidental creation of the opening sound in the song

GUEST CONTRIBUTORS

It’s a privilege to have exclusive input into articles here from artists involved in the recordings and performances. Follow the links below to read insights from:

Nicola Alesini
Andreas Allen
Marc Anderson
Richard Barbieri
Clive Bell
Kate Blacker
Nicholas Brandt
John Butcher
Andrea Chimenti
Melaine Dalibert
Christian Fennesz
Burnt Friedman
Erik Honoré
Mark Isham
Daniel Lea
Charles Lindsay
Keith Lowe
Ged Lynch
Jennifer Maidman
Pat Mastelotto
Stephan Mathieu
Julian Mendelsohn
Russell Mills
Chris Minh Doky
Sebastian Morton
Tim Motzer
Phil Palmer
Renaud-Gabriel Pion
Akira Rabelais
David Ross
Masaki Sekijima
Brian Allen Simon
Ros Stephen
Masakatsu Takagi
Theo Travis
Chris Vrenna
Nigel Walker
Scooter Warner
Mark Wastell
Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright
Timothy Young
Charlotte Zerbey

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INDEX

A full list of blog posts, organised in the chronological order of releases featured, can be found under Posts on the main menu or here.

Ideal for catching up on any articles that you may have missed!

LINKS

Official David Sylvian:

Instagram
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Bluesky
Facebook
Vimeo
Bandcamp
Website

Fan-run:

davidsylvian.net
Brilliant Trees (a journey 1983-85) – facebook group

Posts by era

  • 1979 – other work
  • 1979 – Quiet Life
  • 1980 – Gentlemen Take Polaroids
  • 1981 – other work
  • 1981 – Tin Drum
  • 1982 – other work
  • 1983 – Oil on Canvas
  • 1983 – other work
  • 1984 – Brilliant Trees
  • 1984 – other work
  • 1985 – Alchemy
  • 1985 – other work
  • 1986 – Gone to Earth
  • 1986 – other work
  • 1987 – Kin
  • 1987 – Secrets of the Beehive
  • 1988 – In Praise of Shamans
  • 1988 – Plight & Premonition
  • 1989 – Flux & Mutability
  • 1991 – Ember Glance
  • 1991 – Rain Tree Crow
  • 1992 – other work
  • 1992 – Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn
  • 1993 – other work
  • 1993 – The First Day
  • 1994 – Damage
  • 1994 – Redemption
  • 1995 – other work
  • 1995 – Slow Fire
  • 1996 – other work
  • 1998 – other work
  • 1999 – Approaching Silence
  • 1999 – Dead Bees on a Cake
  • 2000 – Everything and Nothing
  • 2001 – Everything and Nothing
  • 2001 – other work
  • 2002 – other work
  • 2003 – Blemish
  • 2003 – Fire in the Forest
  • 2003 – other work
  • 2004 – other work
  • 2005 – other work
  • 2005 – Snow Borne Sorrow
  • 2005 – The Good Son vs The Only Daughter
  • 2006 – other work
  • 2007 – Money for All
  • 2007 – other work
  • 2007 – The World is Everything
  • 2008 – other work
  • 2009 – Manafon
  • 2009 – other work
  • 2010 – other work
  • 2010 – Sleepwalkers
  • 2011 – Died in the Wool
  • 2011 – other work
  • 2012 – other work
  • 2012 – Uncommon Deities
  • 2013 – other work
  • 2013 – Wandermüde
  • 2014 – other work
  • 2014 – There's a Light..
  • 2015 – Playing the Schoolhouse
  • 2017 – other work
  • 2017 – There is No Love
  • 2018 – other work
  • 2020 – other work
  • 2021 – other work
  • 2022 – other work
  • 2022 – Upon This Fleeting Dream
  • 2025 – A Danger to Ourselves
  • 2025 – other work
  • 2025 – Vermilion Hours
  • An introduction to Vista

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