The new tour that will bring David Sylvian in Italy from 23 to 29 September for five concerts, at Milan (23, Conservatorio), Reggio Emilia (24, Teatro Valli), Conegliano Veneto (26, Teatro Accademia), Rome (27, Auditorium Conciliazione) and Turin (29, Teatro Colosseo)is strangely - but not too strangely - unrelated to new record productions. The title, The World Is Everyhing Tour, perfectly captures the artist's current attitude of Bath towards their music. "This tour - says Sylvian - is partly a means to put the various chapters of my artistic life behind me, to embrace them all and give them a sense of fulfilment."
In fact, from the first leaked rumours, it seems that David is preparing a summa concert of his career, which has already passed the 25-year mark. "It will be a very intimate show, not particularly experimental". continues Sylvian, who will be accompanied on stage by Steve Jansen, drummer, brother and companion in all his musical journeys since the days of Japan in the early 1980s; Keith Lowe, a bass player as comfortable with classical music as with electronics, funk and new jazz - in fact, he boasts collaborations ranging from Fiona Apple to Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz; and finally Takuma Watanabe (keyboards), another all-round musician, capable of ranging from pop to modern jazz. Together they start The World Is Everything Tour on 7 September in Stockholm and end, after 28 concerts, on 30 October in Tokyo.
The show will span much of Sylvian's artistic life, from his days as a world pop icon with Japan, through the wonderful songs of his solo career, marked by such indispensable albums as Gone To Earth e Secrets of The Beehiveor the more recent Blemish (2003), perhaps the darkest and most minimalist, but no less fascinating album of his entire output. In between, the mature parenthesis with Rain Tree Crow in 1991 (no less than the Japan in an original formation but with the musical evolution resulting from interesting artistic paths not only of Sylvian, but also of Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen and Mick Karn).
More immediate tracks from the various collaborations with Fripp, Eno and Sakamoto and the new project born under the pseudonym Nine Horses.
David Sylvian, who has meanwhile returned to live in Europe, promises a concert of 'very old, distant, recent, new songs and a cover'. To discover all the colours of his music, one only has to wait until 23 September, the day of his debut in Italy, at the Milan Conservatory. In the meantime, among the 'side projects' that David Sylvian cultivates, it is worth noting "When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima", music composed for an installation commissioned by the Fukutake Art Museum in Naoshima, Japan. The work, released on DVD on 6 August only in a limited edition, will only be in the catalogue for a few months and will not be reissued in the future. Here are the details of the Italian stages:
SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER - MILAN - CONSERVATORY, Verdi Hall
Poltronissima 55€, Prima Poltrona 50€, Seconda Poltrona 40€, Settore D 35€, Settore E 30 € + prev
MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER - REGGIO EMILIA - VALLI THEATRE
Stalls 55 €, Tiers I 45 €, Tiers II 40 €, Gallery 30 € + prev
WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER - CONEGLIANO VENETO (TV) - ACCADEMIA THEATRE
Seats: Parterre and Gallery 60 €, Loggia 50 € + prev
THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER - ROME - AUDITORIUM CONCILIAZIONE
Poltronissima 50 €, Armchair 40 € + prev
SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER - TURIN - COLISEUM THEATRE
Poltronissima 50 €, Armchair 40 €, Gallery 30 € + prev
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