I've just published a new article on David Sylvian's contribution to Pierre Barouh's 1982 album Le Pollen, recorded in Tokyo with a cast of Japanese musicians.
I love this story of musical inspiration across continents and cultures: Barouh drawing on Brazilian bossa nova, Yukihiro Takahashi's fascination with Barouh's music in the film A Man and a Woman, and Sylvian finding inspiration from both Japanese music and the French singer.
Sylvian said that meeting Barouh renewed his feeling for music during the period when he stopped writing in the last days of Japan, paving the way for the solo career to come.
Here's the link: https://sylvianvista.com/2022/12/23/le-pollen-demain/