This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Fresh from the Whatever Became Of Dept., former Japan vocalist David Sylvian returns with his first solo studio album in more than a decade.
And it turns out that what happened to him was that he grew up, trading in his former band’s shallow artifice for depth and spirituality. Coming off like Tom Waits on Prozac, the dusty-voiced Sylvian emphasizes texture and mood over melody and hooks as he takes listeners on a languorous, relaxed world tour through the dry desert blues of Midnight Sun, the Indian spice of Krishna Blue (with the help of tablatronicist Talvin Singh), and the Oriental plink-plunk of Pollen Path. Take it from me; it’s worth the trip.
