David Sylvian - Camphor IIRSD 25 Release First time on vinyl for this mainly instrumental collection of David Sylvians collaborations with Holger Czukay, Bill Nelson and Rain Tree Crow This 11 Track compilation has been re sequenced by David and contains an exclusive edit of The Beekeepers Apprentice from his 1999 Ambient masterpiece Approaching Silence SIDE ONE A1: Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)(3: 34) Rain Tree Crow A2: The Song Which Gives The Key To Perfection (5: 52)

This triple vinyl set also features a new essay by John Harris

the hermit’s refuge

1970s soul covers

Lyle Preslar guitar

We wanted to make something different - doing another Jackson C Frank cover wasn‰۪t an option

‘The Beast’ and ‘All the Seats Were Occupied’

simultaneously a little shambolic and in possession of grand vision

Lines/slogans like "When I need something/I reach out and grab it

Inspired by a concert in Cairo by Randy Weston in 1967 encouraging PanAfrican unity

You can also hear echoes of folk rock

and even today the Rendell/Carr Quintet is referenced as the best small group in British Jazz

The material was significantly edited and rearranged from the original source tapes”