David Sylvian – Approaching Silence

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Label:	Virgin – 7243 8 48177 25
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Japan
Released:	Oct 20, 1999
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Ambient

Tracklist

1	The Beekeeper's Apprentice Bells [Noan Bells], Gong [Bowed Gong], Bells [Finger Bells] – Frank Perry Composed By, Written-By – Perry* Engineer – Noel Harris* Engineer [Engineered By] – David Sylvian Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesisers], Electronics [Shortwave], Sampler [Samples] – David Sylvian Bells [Noan Bells], Gong [Bowed Gong], Bells [Finger Bells] – Frank Perry Composed By, Written-By – Perry* Engineer – Noel Harris* Engineer [Engineered By] – David Sylvian Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesisers], Electronics [Shortwave], Sampler [Samples] – David Sylvian	32:52
2	Epiphany Composed By, Written-By – David Sylvian Engineer – Noel Harris* Engineer [Engineered By] – David Sylvian Synthesizer [Synthesisers], Sampler [Samples] – David Sylvian	2:31
3	Approaching Silence Composed By, Written-By – David Sylvian Effects [Frippertronics], Voice – Robert Fripp Engineer [Engineered By] – Dave Kent Synthesizer [Synthesisers], Sampler [Samples] – David Sylvian Composed By, Written-By – David Sylvian Effects [Frippertronics], Voice – Robert Fripp Engineer [Engineered By] – Dave Kent Synthesizer [Synthesisers], Sampler [Samples] – David Sylvian	38:16

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Mountain Bell Music
Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Recorded At – Atma Sound
Recorded At – Metropolis Studios
Engineered At – Autonomy
Mixed At – Synergy Studios, Napa, CA
Designed At – v23

Credits

Art Direction – Yuka Fujii
Design – Vaughan Oliver
Management – Richard Chadwick (2)
Photography By [Front Cover Photograph 7] – Shinya Fujiwara
Photography By [Photograph 9] – Anton Corbijn
Photography By [Photographs 4, 6 & 8] – David Sylvian
Photography By [Photographs] – Ari Marcopoulos
Producer [Produced By] – David Sylvian

Notes

This compilation ℗ & © 1999 Virgin Records Ltd. The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright control. All rights reserved. © 1999 Virgin Records Ltd.

Manufactured by Toshiba-EMI Ltd, in Japan.

Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Metropolis Studios, engineered at Autonomy, London September 1990.
Track 3 recorded at Atma Sound, Minneapolis 1994. Mixed at Synergy Studios, Napa 1999.

This album contains three compositions created exclusively for two independent gallery installations. Tracks 1 and 2 originally accompanied the 'Ember Glance - The Permanence of Memory' installation, a multi-media work made in collaboration with the artists Russell Mills and Ian Walton, and exhibited at the Temporary Museum, Tokyo Bay, September to October 1990. Track 3 accompanied the multi-media work 'Redemption - Approaching Silence' installed at the P3 Gallery, Tokyo, August to October 1994.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 4 988006 774995
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L153
Mould SID Code: ifpi 28T0
Matrix / Runout: VJ-68159 2
Rights Society: JASRAC
Other (Secondary Catalogue #): 7243 8 48177 25
Other (Mother/stamper code): A1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Approaching Silence (CD, Album, Stereo, EMI Uden Pressing)	Venture	CDVE 943, 7243 8 48177 25, 7243 8 48177 2 5	Europe	1999
Recently Edited	Approaching Silence (CD, Album)	EMI	7243 84817725	Taiwan	1999
Recently Edited	Approaching Silence (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release)	ArsNova	LJ 991104, LG-991104	Russia	1999
Recently Edited	Approaching Silence (CDr, Album, Promo)	Virgin	CDVE 943	UK	1999
Recently Edited	Approaching Silence (CD, Album, Promo)	Virgin	VJ-68159, 7243 8 48177 25	Japan	1999