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David Sylvian: Hammersmith Odeon

Cathi Unsworth, Sounds, 11 June 1988

BENEATH SOFT, subtle lights stands David Sylvian. Shadowed by his keyboards, he's an inconspicuous figure. His shoulder length hair is knotted loosely in a pony tail and his sombre, baggy attire contrasts sharply with the peroxide glamour of the gentleman from Japan.

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