Today's song is not new, it's a contemporary interpretation of a forgotten song from 1984. The first single by David Sylvian was released on his debut album Brilliant Trees after his band split up. On this album, he turned his back on the sound of Japan and, together with the Japanese pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto, embraced a more jazzy sound without compromising his own style. The result was a veritable hit in the charts at the time.
More than 40 years later Kent's based electronic duo Puerto Montt City Orchestra transformed this song into a Balearic tune. The press release describes the song as follows: A 'Balearic Beat' that's now much more Mike Francis. The keys are rolling. The B-line roots reggae. The fretwork matching jazzy, cool and breezy electric with strummed acoustic. Sexy, spoken Spanish baritone narration countering Maya Blandy's ethereal lead vocal. It is rare enough for this description to apply.
And as a bonus the beautiful original, directed by Anton Corbijn.
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