The sources for artist quotes in this article are listed below:
Bamboo, issues 21 to 27, 1989-1991
The author’s correspondence with Opium (Arts) Ltd, 1989
Japan & Self Existence, Mick Karn, MK Music, 2009
Steve Jansen, sleepyard, 2015
Rain Tree Crow, Nigel Humberstone, Sound on Sound, 1991
Sons of Pioneers, Richard Barbieri & Steve Jansen interview, Tim Goodyer, Music Technology, 1991
Steve Jansen, twitter/x, 2024
Les Enfants Terribles, Jean Cocteau, Penguin Modern Classics, 1989
David Sylvian interview, Mixing It, BBC Radio 3, 1991
Cries and Whispers, Anthony Reynolds, Burning Shed, 2018
Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn & Steve Jansen, Paul Byrne, Hot Press, 1991
Emotional Archaeology, Markus Deisenberger, davidsylvian.com, 2010
Steve Jansen, sleepyard, 2018
Steve Jansen, sleepyard, 2017
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