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===2010 to present=== In 2010, Sylvian released ''[[Sleepwalkers (David Sylvian album)|Sleepwalkers]]'', a compilation album of his collaborative works with musicians over the previous 10 years, including songs with [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Tweaker (band)|Tweaker]], [[Nine Horses]], [[Steve Jansen]], [[Christian Fennesz]] and [[Arve Henriksen]]. Also included were a few new songs, such as "Sleepwalkers" which was co-written with drummer [[Martin Brandlmayr]] of [[Radian (band)|Radian]] and [[Polwechsel]]. In 2011, the double album ''[[Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations|Died in the Wool]]'' was released as variations on the 2009 release ''[[Manafon (album)|Manafon]]'' with the addition of six new pieces, including collaborations with composer [[Dai Fujikura]], producers [[Jan Bang]] and [[Erik Honoré]], and a roster of contemporary musicians and improvisers. For the first time, a stereo mix of the audio installation "When We Return You Won't Recognise Us" was available on CD, pairing a group of improvisers – [[John Butcher (musician)|John Butcher]], [[Arve Henriksen]], [[Günter Müller]], [[Toshimaru Nakamura]], and [[Eddie Prévost]] – with a string sextet directed by Fujikura. Also in 2011, Sylvian acted as the artist in residence at the Punkt Festival in Norway. In addition to curating the events of the festival, Sylvian performed both compositions from the [[Holger Czukay]]-collaborated album ''[[Plight & Premonition]]'', backed by John Tilbury, [[Jan Bang]], Phillip Jeck, [[Eivind Aarset]], [[Erik Honoré]], and [[Arve Henriksen]]. The positive reception led to the decision to tour throughout Europe in 2012. "The Implausible Beauty" tour was due to feature a line-up of musicians including Jan Bang, guitarist Eivind Aarset, pianist Sebastian Lexer, cellist Hildur Gudnadottir and trumpeter Gunnar Halle, but was cancelled in late January 2012 due to a back injury Sylvian had sustained.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/news/david_sylvian_cancels_tour_dates_in_march_april.html|title=David Sylvian Tour Dates in March / April Postponed|publisher=Davidsylvian.com|access-date=12 January 2015}}</ref> In 2013, Sylvian released the single "Do You Know Me Now?", a one-time vinyl pressing released with a re-mastered version of "Where's Your Gravity?" on the [[B-side]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samadhisound.com/catalogue_singles/david_sylvian_do_you_know_me_now.html|title=Do You Know Me Now?|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Sylvian released ''[[There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight]]'', a long-form composition with contributions from [[Christian Fennesz]] and [[John Tilbury]] and featuring spoken word by American [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning poet [[Franz Wright]] of excerpts from Wright's own ''Kindertotenwald''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/theresalight/information.html|title=David Sylvian: Information|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/theresalight/franz_wright.html|title=Franz Wright|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> In 2015, Sylvian released ''Playing The Schoolhouse'' with Confront Recordings in two limited editions. The release, a 15-minute long composition, was composed based on improvisations by Sylvian and Jan Bang – with contributions by Otomo Yoshihide and Toshimaru Nakamura – and was recorded in a schoolhouse in Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.confrontrecordings.com/david-sylvian|title=David Sylvian: Playing the Schoohouse|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/news/playing_the_schoolhouse.html|title=Playing the Schoolhouse|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> Sylvian collaborated again with Confront Recordings in 2017, with [[Mark Wastell]] (who runs Confront Recordings) and Rhodri Davies for the first release of the Confront Core Series, ''There Is No Love''. The long-form composition was created with previously recorded materials, and features text from [[Bernard-Marie Koltès]]'s ''[[In the Solitude of Cotton Fields]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.confrontrecordings.com/core-series|title=Rhodri Davies/David Sylvian/Mark Wastell – There Is No Love|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> In July 2018, Sylvian said:<ref>{{cite web|title=An interview with David Sylvian|first=Michael|last=Bonner|date=13 July 2018|work=Uncut|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interview-david-sylvian-106403/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809050405/https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interview-david-sylvian-106403/ |archive-date=9 August 2020}}</ref>{{blockquote|I'm not currently thinking about a future in the arts. To quote [[Sarah Kendzior]] from her book ''[[Sarah Kendzior#The View from Flyover Country|The View From Flyover Country]]'', "In an article for ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', Jessica Olien debunks the myth that originality and inventiveness are valued in U.S. society: 'This is the thing about creativity that is rarely acknowledged: Most people don't actually like it.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2013/12/creativity-is-rejected-teachers-and-bosses-dont-value-out-of-the-box-thinking.html|title=Inside the Box: People don't actually like creativity|first=Jessica|last=Olien|date=6 December 2013|work=Slate}}</ref>}} In July 2021, [[Grönland Records]] announced 'ERR', a photographic essay by Sylvian, with text by [[Shin'ya Fujiwara|Shinya Fujiwara]] and an untitled original poem by [[Daisy Lafarge]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-07-28|title=David Sylvian: ERR|website=davidsylvian.com|url=http://davidsylvian.com/err/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728152409/http://davidsylvian.com/err/ |archive-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> Sylvian contributed to the album ''[[To the Moon and Back (album)|To the Moon and Back]]'' (2022)'','' a [[Tribute album|tribute]] to [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] recorded by various artists who reworked his material.<ref>{{cite web |title=Musicians pay tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto's journey in 'To the Moon and Back' |url=https://mixmag.asia/read/ryuichi-sakamoto-tribute-rework-album-to-the-moon-and-back-local |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Mixmag Asia}}</ref> In January 2023, Sylvian announced that a compilation of his Samadhisound works would be released later in 2023 as a [[Box set|boxset]] entitled ''Do You Know Me Now?'' on the Grönland Records label.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 January 2023 |title=Sleepwalkers - back in stock |url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/news/2301_sleepwalkers_restock.html |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=www.davidsylvian.com}}</ref> French actress [[Isabelle Adjani]] recorded a duet with David Sylvian, back in 2010, and it was finally included on her album with duets, ''Adjani Bande Originale,'' released on 10 November 2023. Sylvian sang on the track ''Il Manque Un Mot.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=isabelle-adjani-feat-duet-sylvian-album-to-be-released-on-november-10th-2023 |url=https://www.davidsylvian.net/news/latest-news/isabelle-adjani-feat-duet-sylvian-album-to-be-released-on-november-10th-2023/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=lemonde. |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2023/11/10/after-forty-years-isabelle-adjani-is-finally-releasing-her-second-album_6245621_30.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=isabelleadjani. |url=https://www.isabelleadjani.fr/musique}}</ref>
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