Released in 1986, Gone to Earth is David Sylvian’s sprawling, two-part masterpiece—half luminous art-pop, half ambient soundscape. Featuring contributions from Robert Fripp, Bill Nelson, and Steve Jansen, the album marries Sylvian’s introspective songwriting with expansive, textural instrumentals that drift into otherworldly territory. Meditative yet richly melodic, Gone to Earth stands as one of Sylvian’s most ambitious and enduring works: a journey inward, and far beyond.
