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| 1 Pulling Punches |  |
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| 2 The Ink in the Well | |
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| 3 Nostalgia | |
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| 4 Red Guitar | |
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| 5 Weathered Wall | |
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| 6 Backwaters | |
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| 7 Brilliant Trees | |
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For an album of only seven tracks, Brilliant Trees is an eclectic affair fusing funk, jazz, and ambient. Its best pieces are the moody jazz of "Red Guitar," the dusky atmosphere of "Weathered Wall," and "Brilliant Trees" itself, both of which feature the woozy trumpet of Eno collaborator and fourth-world pioneer Jon Hassell. The record also showcases guest players like Holger Czukay. Some CD editions also carry the three-part "Words With the Shaman" to make up a fuller album.
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees [Limited Edition][2003]After Japan had finally recorded an album that realized their talents (1982's "Tin Drum", far and away their best work), they did what so often happens to bands on top of the world (in a fashion). They broke up. Bassist Mick Karn released a quirky, Middle Eastern solo record and began recording with former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy. Sho...
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Red Guitar is about David Sylvian who is still 'haunted' by his 'old' days in Japan.
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