When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima | ||||
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Studio album by David Sylvian | ||||
Released | 6 August 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006, Samadhisound Studio - Honmura, Japan | |||
Genre | Ambient | |||
Length | 70:23 | |||
Label |
Samadhisound Sound CD ss0011 |
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Producer | David Sylvian | |||
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When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima is a limited edition CD that was commissioned as an installation piece by the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation on the island of Naoshima, Japan, as part of the "NAOSHIMA STANDARD 2" exhibition which ran from October 2006 to April 2007. The album consists of one long ambient instrumental track. Writing in The Guardian, John L. Walters described it as "possibly the most avant-garde product made by a pop musician since Metal Machine Music".
According to David Sylvian's official website:
This release will only be made available in a limited edition format (a DVD digipak beautifully designed by our own Chris Bigg with cover art by Sachiyo Tsurumi) for a limited time after which it will be deleted from the catalogue. As the Foundation have decided to make the audio a part of the permanent collection on the island, it will be there that the work will remain accessible once the samadhisound edition is ended.
The recording was performed by an ensemble of musicians: Clive Bell, Christian Fennesz, Arve Henriksen, Akira Rabelais, and David Sylvian.
David composed, recorded, and produced the work at Samadhisound studio 2006. A final mix of the material for this edition was completed in January 2007.
Ensemble: