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David Sylvian And Robert Fripp: Darshan

On December 6, 1993, “Virgin” label released “Darshan” (The Road to Graceland), the second of three collaborative album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was recorded July – December 1993, and was produced by Robert Fripp and David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboard, tapes
  • Robert Fripp – guitars, frippertronics
  • Trey Gunn – vocals, grand and tenor chapman stick
  • Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
  • Marc Anderson – percussion
  • David Bottrill – treatments, sampled percussion, computer programming

Track listing:

  1. Darshan (translucent remix by The Grid) – David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill – remixed by The Grid
  2. Darshana – David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill, Cobain, Dougans – reconstructed by The Future Sound of London 
  3. Darshan (The Road to Graceland) – David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill

Future Sound Of London: Lifeforms

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On May 27, 1994, “Astralwerks” label released “Lifeforms”, album by The Future Sound of London. It was recorded 1993 -1884, and was produced by Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans.

Personnel:

  • Garry Cobain – keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, guitar, bass, sitar, drums
  • Brian Dougans – keyboards, sampler, synthesizer, drums
  • Ozric Tentacles – soundbytes
  • Robert Fripp – guitar textures and bytes
  • Talvin Singh – tabla tronics
  • Elizabeth Fraser- vocals
  • Yage – engineer
  • FSOL, Buggy G. Riphead, Peter Atkinson, Stephen Marks, P. Knott, Alistair Shay, Martin Poole and Olaf Wendt – artwork, photography

Track listing:

  1. Cascade
  2. Ill Flower
  3. Flak
  4. Bird Wings
  5. Dead Skin Cells
  6. Lifeforms”
  7. Eggshell
  8. Among Myselves
  9. Domain
  10. Spineless Jelly
  11. Interstat
  12. Vertical Pig
  13. Cerebral
  14. Life Form Ends
  15. Vit
  16. Omnipresence
  17. Room 208
  18. Elaborate Burn
  19. Little Brother