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Redemption

Additional content for Redemption – Approaching Silence

The installation catalogue:

© David J Nibloe 2026

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FEATURED ARTICLE FROM THE ARCHIVE: ‘PLAYGROUND MARTYRS’

I’ve loved this song from the first time I heard it, which was as part of the live set on David Sylvian’s The World is Everything tour.

The recorded version on Steve Jansen’s debut solo album, Slope, is special, performed by only the brothers. Steve is responsible for all the music: piano, synthesisers, samples and string arrangement, while David wrote and performed the lyrics.

Read more background here:

JANSEN BARBIERI & EXIT NORTH LIVE

Live shows have been announced for UK and The Netherlands in Spring 2027.  The latest dates to be publicised are the premiere in Brighton and the Birds of Paradise festival in Utrecht.

Click the images for details:

A small number of tickets are available for the second show in Deurne (click on image below).

Further dates may be added – follow Steve or Richard on social media for announcements.

RICHARD BARBIERI – SURROUND SOUND PLAYBACK AND Q&A

Richard will be in attendance at a surround sound playback of his latest album, Hauntings, in London on 25 November. Click image for more details:

Order the album from:
burning shed
townsend music

HAROLD BUDD – COLORFUL FORTUNE

As mentioned in this recent article, David Sylvian was instrumental in the publication of Harold Budd’s first book of poetry – Colorful Fortune.

A small number of copies are available direct from Keith Lowe (bass player on Nine Horses and on stage with David Sylvian, who published the book), priced at US$35 plus shipping. There are also a handful of copies signed by Harold, priced at US$125 plus shipping. Each book comes with a small promotional card. Contact moonlinermusic@mac.com for more information.

NEW RELEASE FROM KEITH LOWE

Keith Lowe has a new instrumental album out: Between Memory and Promise.

Artwork by Russell Mills.

Click on image for link to bandcamp:

UPDATES

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

June 2026
The Ink in the Well – added additional quotes from Danny Thompson and Peter Williams.
Nostalgia – added quote from Steve Jansen about the demo of the song.
Brilliant Trees – added date of Jon Hassell’s session from his diaries.
Ancient Evening – Incantation – added date of Jon Hassell’s session from his diaries.
Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – added insight from David Sylvian that Bill Frisell’s solo was from a single take.

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OFFICIAL T-SHIRTS

To celebrate David’s birthday, three new t-shirt designs were made available at the official store.

Click on image for details of the limited stock remaining.

Ghosts

Died in the Wool/Christ the Prisoner

World Citizen

REPRESS OF COLOURED VINYLS

Reissues of David Sylvian’s early solo albums on coloured vinyl were repressed and re-released on 19 December 2025.

Some stock remains of these titles:

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Alchemy – official store

 

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Gone to Earth – official store

AVAILABLE AGAIN ‘THE ART OF PARTIES’

The postcard and badges set of Steve Jansen’s artwork for The Art of Parties/Life Without Buildings (officially licensed) is available again.

Click here:

MASTERED BY SYLVIAN

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

Full details on the Room40 label bandcamp page here:

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

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
Peter Williams
Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright
Timothy Young
Charlotte Zerbey

About Vista

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The soundtrack of discovery

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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
Threads
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
  • 2024 – other work
  • 2025 – A Danger to Ourselves
  • 2025 – other work
  • 2025 – Vermilion Hours
  • An introduction to Vista

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