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David Sylvian
Approaching Silence
Album GB 1999 on Venture label
Electronic (Minimal, Ambient)
This album contains three compositions created exclusively for two independent gallery installations. Tracks 1 and 2 originally accompanied the 'Ember Glance' installation, a multi-media work made in collaboration with the artists Russell Mills and Ian Walton, and exhibited at the Temporary Museum, Tokyo Bay, September 1990. Track 3 accompanied the multi-media work 'Redemption' installed at the P3 Gallery, Tokyo August 1994. Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Memphis Studios, engineered at Autonomy, London September 1990. Track 3 recorded at Atma Sound, Minneapolis 1994. Mixed at Synergy Studios, Napa 1999. This compilation ℗ & © 1999 Virgin Records Ltd. The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright control. All rights reserved. © 1999 Virgin Records Ltd. Made In The EU. Printed In The EU. Issued in a standard jewel case with eight-page booklet.
Musicians
 | David Sylvian voc, g, *1958 GB art direction, photography by, photographs 4, 6 & 8, producer, produced by, album by, composed by, written by, sampler, samples, electronics, shortwave, synthesizer, synthesisers, guitar, guitars, sampler, samples, synthesizer, synthesisers |
 | Frank Perry perc, *1948 GB bells, finger bells, gong, bowed gong, bells, noan bells, composed by, written by |
 | Robert Fripp g, *1946 GB voice, effects, frippertronics |
Producers
| Yuka Fujii art direction |
| Chris Bigg design |
| Martin Andersen design |
| Vaughan Oliver design |
| Opium Ltd. management |
| Richard Chadwick management |
| Shinya Fujiwara photography by, front cover, photograph 7 |
| Anton Corbijn photography by, photograph 9 |
| Ari Marcopoulos photography by, photographs |
| David Sylvian engineer, engineered by |
| Noel Harris engineer, engineered by |
| Dave Kent engineer, engineered by |
Composers
| David Sylvian |
| Frank Perry |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beekeeper's Apprentice | David Sylvian | David Sylvian, Frank Perry | 32:52 |
| 2 | Epiphany | David Sylvian | David Sylvian | 2:24 |
| 3 | Approaching Silence | David Sylvian | David Sylvian | 38:17 |
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