If you're well into your 20s and it's only today when you realized the overtone of sarcasm in the uber-expensive Ten reissue that you got as a birthday present from your elder brother (36, landscape designer), well here's your chance to get even by purchasing him David Sylvian's highly conceptual deluxe-edition of Manafon, which should fit perfectly in his bookcase, right next to the never-open...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto helped David Sylvian on his debut solo album "Brilliant Trees" in 1984. Sylvian had left his band Japan at the height of their popularity to pursue more introspective musical paths, and "Brilliant Trees" certainly sounded different than Japan - while electronic instruments still comprised a large part of Sylvian's sound, there were also acoustic instruments, used to add a natur...
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"And when it appeared/ It was a flaming book of matches/ 125 spheres/ On a parquet floor." - David Sylvian, "125 Spheres"Sylvian has harnessed the powers of thinking minds and careful fingers across the land to create an extraordinary object.How do you beat this list of personnel? (If you're reading this on Facebook, that's a link to the wiki page for this album. Go find.) In a way it'd be diff...
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Been chilling out to David Sylvianlooking through some singles came accross this b-side had'nt heard for about 5 or 6 years and blew me away again... because of the vocals by Ingrid Chavez they are so sexyThis come's from the "I Surrender" single
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Ryuichi Sakamoto helped David Sylvian on his debut solo album "Brilliant Trees" in 1984. Sylvian had left his band Japan at the height of their popularity to pursue more introspective musical paths, and "Brilliant Trees" certainly sounded different than Japan - while electronic instruments still comprised a large part of Sylvian's sound, there were also acoustic instruments, used to add a natur...
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We ride like birdsour heads are feathersour face is bloodour thoughts are weatherwe lay in skywe talk like songsour plans in darknesscan float like swansour friends are branchesour loves are leaveswe pray for moonlightthe wind it breatheswe’re black in snowfallwe’re death and laughterwe scavenge silverhave seen here afterour dreams are mothersour tracks are smokewe whisper childrenwe smell the
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David Sylvian is a genius.Absolutely, totally a genius.From the early days of Japan - glam rock, a bit punk, screaming vocals and guitar solos, to the early 80's stylish, unique, astonishing musicianship.From the vaguely sinister, but dreamy early solo albums to the later, more jazzy work.His latest offerings are the frightening, intensely personal Blemish to the newest NIne Horses collaboratio...
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| 1 Dobro #1 |
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| 2 Alphabet Angel |
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| 3 The Shining of Things |
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| 4 Pulling Punches |
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| 5 Nostalgia |
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