| Title: | The UK Music Conference |
| Notice: | Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN. |
| Moderator: | RDGENG::CROOK |
| Created: | Mon Mar 28 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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If anyone has tickets to see David Sylvian on his current tour,
it looks like being a good idea to check with the venue before
you turn up. We went to see him last night in Portsmouth, and
the show was cancelled because the drummer has had an accident.
They said there that they thought the rest of the tour was cancelled
as well.
nick
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| 101.1 | SUBURB::DALLISON | Does Pooky need you? | Wed Jun 08 1988 14:46 | 8 | |
Thats a name I've not heard in a long time - David Sylvian.
I like some of his Japan stuff and my fav. album was "Gentlemen
take Polaroids".
KR
-T
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| 101.2 | 45384::IBL | while you still can! | Wed Jun 08 1988 15:02 | 27 | |
Tony, where *have* you been, mate? Mr. Sylvian has been solo for
quite a while, and has even had a modicum of success in the much
maligned UK Charts (you *are* a teenybopper, right? 8^)). I haven't
heard any of Sylvian's latest material, though I understand that
he's working with Holger Czuckay (sp?), so whatever it is, it won't
be mainstream!
As for the rest of Japan, Mick Karn was solo for a short while,
but I believe he's given up music to concentrate on a career as
a sculptor now. Steve Janssen and Richard Barbieri are still making
music though, as "The Dolphin Brothers" (they've just released an
album, I forget the title.....!)
Japan split up just as they achieved public recognition, I'm not
sure whether it was a gallant "quit while we're ahead" statement
to leave the people hungry for more, or purely because the group
members hated each other. Their best posthumous compilation album
is "Exorcising Ghosts", which contains most of their swansong stuff.
For the earlier, less commercial output, "Assemblage" is very good.
Apparently there will be an announcement in the music press soon
as to whether the Sylvian tour will be rescheduled or scrapped
completely.
Ian!
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| 101.3 | DITHER::COTTON | Wed Jun 08 1988 15:31 | 6 | ||
The Sylvian/Czuckay colaboration is called `Plight & Premonition'
and is a rather dull piece piece of ambient new age music.
Lee.
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| 101.4 | EARLEY::DALLISON | Does Pooky need you? | Wed Jun 08 1988 17:48 | 8 | |