About Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian
Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto first worked with English singer-songwriter David Sylvian in 1980, when he played keyboards on 'Taking Islands in Africa' track for [[master:74165]] album in 1980. A proper collaboration happened two years later, with a *Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music* single co-produced by [[artist:Steve Nye]] and released by Virgin in 1982. [[artist:Steve Jansen]] from [[artist:Japan]] plays drums and also appears in the promotional video.
Sylvian and Sakamoto worked together again in 1983, this time on a *Forbidden Colours*, the theme song for the [[artist:Nagisa Oshima]]'s film 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence'. It was released as a single and also appeared on the movie's [soundtrack](https://discogs.com/master/52513) album. Next year the track was re-recorded and released as the B-side to [m=38958], the lead single from Sylvian's first solo album [m=21602] (later also appearing as a bonus track on some editions of [m=44880] in 1987). Alternative versions and variations of the song were recorded and performed by both artists: for instance, an orchestral version with Sylvian's vocals appears on [m=243446] 1999 album. Also, Sakamoto on several occasions recorded an instrumental version of the theme from 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence'.
In 1991 Sakamoto and Sylvian together with [[artist:Arto Lindsay]] recorded a song called *Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)*, released as a single from Sakamoto's ninth solo studio album [m=52409]. Sylvian also contributed vocals for *Cloud #9* track on US and UK versions of this album. Both artists periodically appear on each other records in following years: Sylvian was featured on *Salvation* from [m=52451] in 1998, Sakamoto played Fender Rhodes on several tracks and also provided orchestrations and arrangements for Sylvian's fifth solo album [m=32795]. David Sylvian also wrote lyrics for [m=226816] project in 2001.
As a part of Ryuichi Sakamoto's *Chain Music* project, the duo recorded new material in New York and New Hampshire in the summer of 2003. World Citizen EP was originally released by Warner Music Japan and re-issued in April 2004 on Samadhisound in the UK with a different artwork and alternative playlist. Both versions include [[artist:Ryoji Ikeda]] remix. David Sylvian performed a title track *World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed* on his Fire In The Forest Tour '04, and Sakamoto released it on a [m=68233] album the same year.
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