by Simonp on Thu Jun 01, 2017 4:34 pm
I don't mind some of these abstract formless pieces from time to time but they're almost like installation music without the installation. By that I mean they don't really serve any purpose other than to increasingly frustrate us and pander after something that we're likely to listen to more than once before shoving it in the cupboard. It's not as if Sylvian isn't still capable of writing a beautiful pop song, Do You Know Me Now? gets played regularly in my home. It's got everything I want from Sylvian the songwriter, melody, wonderful vocal and a lyric that was just spot on given what it references. all these ad hoc single track projects and reading text contributions seem a bit random though, there's no focus to what he does now. There's all kinds of murmurings about new record deals with Universal, new management, and an almost completed album of actual pop songs. But if and when that does get released will he have any fans left to be interested?
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