For those of us that don’t speak Japanese or have time to listen to 45 minutes, what is that?
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:57 (four months ago) link
It’s Sylvian on a Japanese radio show in 1984 playing some of his favourite music.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 31 December 2023 21:20 (four months ago) link
Apologies, throughout the 1980s (and perhaps after idk) Ryuichi Sakamoto had a radio show called Sound Street, this is Sylvian guesting on the show with Peter Barakan acting as a translator.
― MaresNest, Sunday, 31 December 2023 22:48 (four months ago) link
He kind of fascinates me as a person. Isn’t he really into gurus and new age stuff like Carlos Santana?
― beamish13, Thursday, June 22, 2023 5:50 PM (six months ago) bookmarkflaglink
I do spend a curious amount of time wondering what his living room looks like. (Apologies if I've mentioned this before).
― djh, Monday, 1 January 2024 16:01 (four months ago) link
probably not someone who eats cheetos on a white sofa while playing xbox but you never know
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 1 January 2024 18:29 (four months ago) link
I imagine a real but somehow *arty* fire. Not clutter. A large artwork - could be a painting, maybe a photograph - that might be construed as "slightly rude" but which he explains as an appreciation of "the female form"?
― djh, Monday, 1 January 2024 18:56 (four months ago) link
A couple of years back (before Ryuichi S. passed) I said something on the occasion of his birthday about how given his current wizard look I imagined him living in snowy Japanese mountains somewhere, occasionally sending Sakamoto messages via wild foxes.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 January 2024 19:02 (four months ago) link
i'm sorry but i'm dying at "a real but somehow 'arty' fire"
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 1 January 2024 19:17 (four months ago) link
I can't believe that there's not more speculation about Sylvian's lounge.
― djh, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 20:07 (four months ago) link
I’m assuming beamish meant Carlos Castaneda?? Can see Sylvian appreciating some Santana tho (and I can hear his vocal on “smooth”)
― Boris Yitsbin (wins), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 20:32 (four months ago) link
beamish was referring to Carlos Santana being a big follower of Sri Chinmoy
― sawdust lagoon, Thursday, 11 January 2024 00:00 (four months ago) link
LOL @ Sylvian in place of Thomas on "Smooth"--it's true, the hook melody would unfortunately work for him (but only if "or else forget about it" is followed by some tasteful shred-glitching c/o add'l guest cameo by Christian Fennesz)
― If I luge, if I luge, if I luge you on the track (Craig D.), Thursday, 11 January 2024 03:30 (four months ago) link