Tag: Michi Wiancko

Small Metal Gods – Random Acts of Senseless Violence – variations

‘fascinatingly original and protean’

‘Died in the Wool came about in an incremental fashion,’ said David Sylvian of his 2011 double-cd set containing “variations” of tracks from 2009’s Manafon alongside a number of new pieces. ‘Wheels were unintentionally put into motion whilst I was still working on Manafon. I’d met Dai [Fujikura] in London, where he’d expressed a desire to work together. We’d continued an in-depth conversation via email regarding potential future projects. At some point it seemed like a good idea to test the water to see if we were speaking the same language.’

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Five Lines

‘from totally opposite parts of the musical globe’

Dai Fujikura had an early and unusual fascination with David Sylvian’s work. ‘I grew up listening to his music – which is a bit strange, as I was born in 1977. The first album I listened to was Secrets of the Beehive. At that time I was 13 years old or so, and I hadn’t listened to pop music – well, maybe I’d heard it on TV, but I’d never purchased it nor was I interested in any music other than classical. Being a classical musician was my life from the age of five! Practicing every day, doing homework, going to “juku”, which was a sort of “extra school” that lots of kids in my generation attended. So, I had no time to waste, and no time to search in other genres of music.

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