David Sylvian

David Sylvian is an English musician, singer, and songwriter known for his influential work with the band Japan and his extensive solo career, marked by collaborations and a distinctive artistic evolution. After forming the influential band Japan in 1974 with his brother Steve Jansen and friend Mick Karn, David Sylvian went on to establish a distinctive career marked by innovative music and artistic evolution. The band, initially adopting a glam rock aesthetic, evolved into a sophisticated electronic sound, releasing five studio albums between 1978 and 1981. Japan signed with Hansa Records in 1978 and later with Virgin Records in 1980, a label Sylvian would remain with for two decades.

He collaborated again with Confront Recordings for ‘There Is No Love’ in 2017. More recently, Sylvian released the photographic essay ‘ERR’ in 2021, contributed to the Ryuichi Sakamoto tribute album ‘To the Moon and Back’ in 2022, and performed a duet on ‘Il Manque Un Mot’ with Isabelle Adjani in 2023. A Samadhisound boxset, ‘Do You Know Me Now?,’ was announced in 2023, compiling significant works from his independent label.