David Sylvian – Approaching Silence
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Venture – 7243 8 48177 2 5 |
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Europe |
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Electronic |
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Ambient |
Tracklist
| 1 | The Beekeeper's Apprentice | 32:52 | |
| 2 | Epiphany | 2:24 | |
| 3 | Approaching Silence | 38:17 |
Companies, etc.
- 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 – Memphis Studio
- Recorded At – Metropolis Studios
- Engineered At – Autonomy
- Mixed At – Synergy Studios, Napa, CA
- Designed At – v23
- Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden
- Pressed By – EMI Uden
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 album contains three compositions created exclusively for two independent gallery installations. Tracks 1 and 2 originally accompanied the 'Ember Glance' installation, a multi-media work made in collaboration with the artists Russell Mills and Ian Walton and exhibited at the Temporary Museum, Tokyo Bay, in September 1990. Track 3 accompanied the multi-media work 'Redemption' installed at the P3 Gallery, Tokyo, in August 1994.
Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Memphis Studios, engineered at Autonomy, London September 1990.
Track 3 recorded at Atma Sound, Minneapolis 1994. Mixed at Synergy Studios, Napa 1999.
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.
Made In The EU. Printed In The EU.
Issued in a standard jewel case with eight-page booklet.
A similar pressing by Mediamotion, glass mastered by Uden is Approaching Silence.
Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Memphis Studios, engineered at Autonomy, London September 1990.
Track 3 recorded at Atma Sound, Minneapolis 1994. Mixed at Synergy Studios, Napa 1999.
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.
Made In The EU. Printed In The EU.
Issued in a standard jewel case with eight-page booklet.
A similar pressing by Mediamotion, glass mastered by Uden is Approaching Silence.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 24384 81772 5
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 724384817725
- Label Code: LC 03098
- Price Code: PM 527
- Rights Society: bel BIEM
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-1-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 1500
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-2-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 1594
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-2-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): ifpi 15F2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-3-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): ifpi 15AF
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-3-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): ifpi 15C8
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-3-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): ifpi 15E6
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-3-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): ifpi 15CF
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-2-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 8): ifpi 15CF
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-3-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 9): ifpi 15AC
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): EMI UDEN 8481772 @ 1 1-1-2-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 10): IFPI L047
- Mould SID Code (Variant 10): ifpi 15E6
Other Versions (5 of 16)
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Approaching Silence (CD, Album) | Virgin | VJ-68159, 7243 8 48177 25 | Japan | 1999 | ||
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Approaching Silence (CD, Album) | EMI | 7243 84817725 | Taiwan | 1999 | ||
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Approaching Silence (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release) | ArsNova | LJ 991104, LG-991104 | Russia | 1999 | ||
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Approaching Silence (CDr, Album, Promo) | Virgin | CDVE 943 | UK | 1999 | ||
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Approaching Silence (CD, Album, Promo) | Virgin | VJ-68159, 7243 8 48177 25 | Japan | 1999 |
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This is minimal and experimental ambient (no dark stuff) so certainly not to everyone's taste. However, the overall atmosphere is dreamy and very soothing, a.o. thanks to the Frippertronics. Since the music was made for an art installation and not for "stand-alone" listening, it is most effective as a background for relaxing or sleeping. I found reading or working impossible because there still is too much going on in the way of sounds/noises, loops, samples, etc.
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Edited 13 years agoPros and cons on Approaching silence:
I buy every possibile releases of my beloved CDs in order to find the best captured/digitalised/mastered/manufactured version and so did I to this one. The difference was shocking:
1- The Japanese Virgin release was disappointing as ever. From bit-to bit same digital material in a VERY badly manufactured glass-mastered disc. The result is more dull and flat real-time playback soundquality compared to the EU-releases. I've loaded both to RAM memory and there was no difference there, so the difference comes from the high-speed writing of the factory glass-master disc. VERY BAD approaching.
2- The US-Shakti version is a totally different in mastering: while the others are recorded onto tape and digitalised back from the tape while mastering, this release stays in the digital domain and sounds MUCH MORE precise, detailed and more exciting. I haven't got all the releases but if you want it, I think only the Shakti version comes in question. The difference makes me sick. How amatheur a mastering engineer can be???
3- The latter, Shakti-version differs a bit in in the musical-content. Well, apart from the MUCH more precise soundquality, the speech on the 3rd track is more audible. It's partially remixed before mastering. Well, I don't think there's any further difference musicalwise but maybe. I've only auditioned the speech. How If you have doubts about the Venture-Virgin vs Shakti version: buy both and you don't have to listen sharp to throw away the other but the Shakti-one. Shame.
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