"[12] Sylvian spent the first couple of months of 1987 making demo tapes of songs that would draw on the subtler sides of jazz, folk and orchestral music.

Because the material came so easily and had a certain strength in its simplicity, it didn’t require enhancing in terms of studio atmospherics and effects.

Sylvian began recording the basic tracks at Chateau Miraval in the South of France because of its exotic location.

The orchestral overdubs were recorded midway through the album, at Angel Studios and at Air in London.

Final additions and mixing were done early summer 1987 at the Wool Hall in Bath with Steve Nye.