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Steel Cathedrals

Steel Cathedrals

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20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 May 1985

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

David Sylvian

David Sylvian

Self

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Steve Jansen

Steve Jansen

Self - Percussion

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Self - Piano/strings

Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler

Self - Flugelhorn

Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay

Self - Dictaphone

Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp

Self - Guitar

Masami Tsuchiya

Masami Tsuchiya

Self - Guitar

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