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DAVID SYLVIAN- SOLO AND COLLABORATIONS -
25 June 1982 | Japanese LP (+ CD) | AKIKO YANO: AI GA NAKUCHA NE |
- Good Night 1.35 [words by Sylvian; vocals by Sylvian and Akiko]
Recorded in London with the members of Japan and Y.M.O.
30 July 1982 | 7"/12" | Sylvian/Sakamoto: Bamboo Houses |
Bamboo Houses 4.13 / Bamboo Music 4.40 (7": Virgin, VS 510)
Bamboo Houses 5.25 / Bamboo Music 5.37 (12": VS 510-12)
21 Sep 1982 | Japanese LP (+ CD) | SANDII AND THE SUNSETZ: IMMIGRANTS |
- Living on the Frontline 3.38 [words and background vocals by David Sylvian]
- Where the Fire Still Burns 4.58 [words and background vocals by David Sylvian]
21 Sep 1982 | LP (+ CD) | PIERRE BAROUH: LE POLLEN |
- Le Pollen (Sylvian in conversation)
(Japanese LP: YF-7056; Japanese CD 21 Sep 1985: 33C38-7579; Japanese CD 21 Nov 1993: COCA-11148; French CD 2001 (with two extra tracks from the Japanese 12" EP OKURIMONO): SHL 1066;
Japaese CD-R from from the "CD-R on Demand" series 21 Oct 2001: COR-11148; Japanese cardboard sleeve CD 1 Oct 2008: OMCX-1211)
No actual song by David on this track, instead he and Pierre discuss their favourite artists.
(20 July 2001) | Japanese live CD | PIERRE BAROUH: CONCERT À L¹ESPACE PIERRE CARDIN AVEC YASUAKI SHIMIZU ET LES MOONRIDERS |
- Le Pollen (Sylvian in conversation) (CD: OMCX-1061)
Recorded live in Paris 11-15 Feb 1983. Sylvian was actually flown in from England to attend (though his name does not appear in the album credits).
I have heard that the sound quality of this live CD unfortunately is pretty poor.
2 July 1983 | 7"/12" | Sylvian/Sakamoto: Forbidden Colours |
Forbidden Colours 4.42 / Seed and the Sower [Sakamoto instrumental] (Virgin VS 601/601-12)
From the soundtrack to MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE.
2 June 1984 | 7"/12" | Red Guitar |
Red Guitar 4.22 [edit] / Forbidden Colours (Version) 5.54 (7": VS 633; 7" picture disc: VSY 633)
Red Guitar 5.04 / Forbidden Colours (Version) 5.54 (12": VS 633-12)
7 July 1984 | LP/CD | BRILLIANT TREES |
- Pulling Punches 5.01
- The Ink in the Well 4.28
- Nostalgia 5.38
- Red Guitar 5.04
- Weathered Wall 5.41 (Sylvian/Hassell)
- Backwaters 4.49
- Brilliant Trees 8.34 (Sylvian/Hassell) (CD: Virgin CDV 2290; remastered CD 29 Sep 2003: CDVX 2290)
18 Aug 1984 | 7"/12" | The Ink in the Well |
The Ink in the Well 4.28 / Weathered Wall (Instrumental) 5.41 (7": Virgin VS 700, fold-out w/poster)
The Ink in the Well 4.28 / Weathered Wall (Instrumental) 5.41 (12": VS 700-12, ltd fold-out)
2 Nov 1984 | 7"/12" | Pulling Punches |
Pulling Punches 3.02 [edit] / Backwaters 4.49 (7": Virgin VS 717, incl. 3 postcards)
Pulling Punches 5.01 / Backwaters 4.49 (12": VS 717-12, incl. 3 postcards)
21 Feb 1985 | Japanese VHS (+ laserdisc) | PREPARATIONS FOR A JOURNEY |
- Preparations for a Journey
- The Women at the Well
- The Women at the Well (version)
- Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares: Pilentze Pee (traditional)
- Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares: Kalimankon Denkon (traditional)
- Showing the Wound (a will to health) 17.33 (VHS: Victor VTM-55; Beta: Victor VSM-55; LD 21 Feb 1988: Victor MJL-1017)
"Showing the Wound" was later overdubbed and re-titled "Steel Cathedrals".
14 Dec 1985 | MC (+ CD) | ALCHEMY - AN INDEX OF POSSIBILITIES |
MC
- Words with the Shaman
Part 1: Ancient Evening 5.14 (Sylvian/Hassell)
Part 2: Incantation 3.27 (Sylvian/Hassell)
Part 3: Awakening 5.16 (Sylvian/Hassell/Jansen)
- Preparations for a Journey 3.38 (Sylvian) //
- Steel Cathedrals 18.51 (Sylvian/Sakamoto) (MC: Virgin SYL 1; Japanese CD 1991: VJCP-23079)
CD 2003
- Words with the Shaman (Ancient Evening) 5.14 (Sylvian/Hassell)
- Words with the Shaman (Incantation) 3.27 (Sylvian/Hassell)
- Words with the Shaman (Awakening) 5.16 (Sylvian/Hassell/Jansen)
- Preparations for a Journey 3.38 (Sylvian)
- The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin) (B-side to Pop Song 1989)
- A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce (B-side to Pop Song 1989)
- Steel Cathedrals 18.51 (Sylvian/Sakamoto) (remastered CD 29 Sep 2003: CDVX 23)
14 Dec 1985 | 12" (+ 3" CD-single) | Words with the Shaman |
Words with the Shaman (Part 1) 5.14 //
Words with the Shaman (Part 2) 3.27 /
Words with the Shaman (Part 3) 5.15 (12": Virgin VS 835-12; 3" CD-single 1988: Virgin CDT 23)
14 Dec 1985 | VHS | Steel Cathedrals |
Steel Cathedrals 18.51 (limited edition of 2,000)
"This short film was 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. I later updated the material in London, in an
attempt to elaborate on the theme started earlier in Japan, and to
further improve the quality of the soundtrack." DS, Aug 1985.
(Nov 1989) | reissue VHS | Steel Cathedrals |
- Preparations for a Journey 2.14
- The Women at the Well 7.54
- Showing the Wound (a will to health) 17.33
22 May 1986 | LP/CD | SANDII AND THE SUNSETZ: LA LA LA LA LOVE [a.k.a. BANZAI BABY] |
Music, words, backing vocals and keyboards by D. Sylvian.
9 Aug 1986 | 7"/12" | Taking the Veil |
Taking the Veil 4.39 / Answered Prayers 3.06 (7": Virgin VS 815; picture disc: VSY 815)
Taking the Veil 4.39 ['Julian Mendelsohn Mix 6.30' on some singles] //
Answered Prayers 3.06 / Birds of Prey Vanishes into a Bright Blue Cloudless Sky 3.12 (12": VS 815-12)
13 Sep 1986 | 2-LP/CD (+ 2-CD) | GONE TO EARTH |
2-LP:
- Taking the Veil 4.39
- Laughter & Forgetting 2.40
- Before the Bullfight 9.43
- Gone To Earth 3.00
- Wave 9.11
- River Man 4.52
- Silver Moon 6.05
- The Healing Place 5.24
- Answered Prayers 3.06
- Where the Railroad Meets the Sea 2.50
- The Wooden Cross 4.57
- Silver Moon over Sleeping Steeples 2.19
- Camp Fire: Coyote Country 3.47
- Birds of Prey Vanishes into a Bright Blue Sky 3.12
- Home 4.27
- Sunlight Seen through Towering Trees 2.58
- Upon This Earth 6.22 (Virgin VD L1)
CD 1986:
- Taking the Veil 4.39
- Laughter & Forgetting 2.40
- Before the Bullfight 9.43
- Gone To Earth 3.00/
- Wave 9.11
- River Man 4.52
- Silver Moon 6.05
- The Healing Place 5.24
- Answered Prayers 3.06
- Where the Railroad Meets the Sea 2.50
- The Wooden Cross 4.57
- Home 4.27
- Upon This Earth 6.22 (CDVDL-1)
2-CD 2003:
- Taking the Veil 4.39
- Laughter & Forgetting 2.40
- Before the Bullfight 9.43
- Gone To Earth 3.00
- Wave 9.11
- River Man 4.52
- Silver Moon 6.05
- Riverman 4.25 (Remix by David Sylvian and Richard Moakes)
- Gone To Earth 1.56 (Remix by David Sylvian and Richard Moakes)
- Camp Fire: Coyote Country 3.46 (Remix by David Sylvian and Richard Moakes)
- The Healing Place 5.24
- Answered Prayers 3.06
- Where the Railroad Meets the Sea 2.50
- The Wooden Cross 4.57
- Silver Moon over Sleeping Steeples 2.19
- Camp Fire: Coyote Country 3.47
- Birds of Prey Vanishes into a Bright Blue Sky 3.12
- Home 4.27
- Sunlight Seen through Towering Trees 2.58
- Upon This Earth 6.22 (remastered CD 29 Sep 2003: CDVDLX 1)
3 Oct 1986 | 7"/12" | Silver Moon |
Silver Moon 6.05 / Gone to Earth 3.00 (7": Virgin VS 895; limited edition fold-out sleeve: VSP 89)
Silver Moon 6.05 // Gone to Earth 3.00 / Silver Moon over Sleeping Steeples 2.19 (12": VS 895-12)
Nov 1986 | LP/CD | VIRGINIA ASTLEY: HOPE IN A DARKENED HEART |
- Some Small Hope 4.10 [words by Sylvian; vocals by Sylvian and Astley] (Warner 242039-1/2)
Released as "SOME SMALL HOPE" in Japan 25 Feb 1987.
28 Feb 1987 | LP/CD | MICK KARN: DREAMS OF REASON PRODUCE MONSTERS |
- Buoy 4.54 [words and vocals by David Sylvian]
- When Love Walks in 6.13 [words and vocals by David Sylvian] (CD: CDV 2389)
Sep 1987 | 7"/12" | Let the Happiness in |
Let the Happiness in 5.32 / Blue of Noon 5.39 (7": Virgin, VS 1001)
Let the Happiness in 5.32 // Blue of Noon 5.39 / Buoy (Remix) 5.51 (12": VS 1001-12)
7 Nov 1987 | LP/MC/CD | SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE |
LP/MC:
- September 1.14
- The Boy with the Gun 5.18
- Maria 2.47
- Orpheus 4.46
- The Devil's Own 3.10
- When Poets Dreamed of Angels 4.43
- Mother and Child 3.11
- Let the Happiness in 5.32
- Waterfront 3.20 (Virgin V 2471/TCV 2471)
CD 1987:
- September 1.14
- The Boy with the Gun 5.18
- Maria 2.47
- Orpheus 4.46
- The Devil's Own 3.10
- When Poets Dreamed of Angels 4.43
- Mother and Child 3.11
- Let the Happiness in 5.32
- Waterfront 3.20
- Forbidden Colours (Version) 5.54 [B-side Red Guitar, 1984] (CDV 2471)
CD 2003:
- September 1.14
- The Boy with the Gun 5.18
- Maria 2.47
- Orpheus 4.46
- The Devil's Own 3.10
- When Poets Dreamed of Angels 4.43
- Mother and Child 3.11
- Let the Happiness in 5.32
- Waterfront 3.20
- Promise (the Cult of Eurydice) 3.28 [released 1991/1993 in Japan only] (remastered CD 29 Sep 2003: CDVX 2471)
Orpheus / The Devil's Own 3.10 (7": Virgin, VS 1043)
Orpheus // The Devil's Own 3.10 / Mother and Child 3.11 (12": VS 1043-12)
interview CD | INTERVIEW 87 |
25 minutes phone interview (Discussion, TIND 1CD)
March 1988 | lyrics book | Trophies - The Lyrics of David Sylvian |
An absolutely beautiful book, no longer in stock. My copy is the second edition
in April 1988. It contains four unknown lyrics (Nagarkot, Lilith, The Colour
of Roses, Ride) David Sylvian: 'The unreleased tracks in 'Trophies' were never
recorded (with the exception of 'Ride' which I shall release) and I've no recollection
on their form and melodies!! 'Nagarkot' was never set to music being the only
poem included in the collection.'.
March 1988 | LP/CD | DAVID SYLVIAN/HOLGER CZUKAY: PLIGHT & PREMONITION |
- Plight (the spiralling of winter ghosts) 18.27
- Premonition (giant empty iron vessel) 16.21 (CD: CDVE 11)
Recorded early 1986 to 1987 but not released until March 1988 because of legal copyright hassles.
(11 May 2017) | live digital album | ORPHEUS [Live May/June 1988] |
- Ancient Evening 7.59
- Incantation 5.24
- Orpheus 5.04
- Taking the Veil 4.47
- Weathered Wall 6.09
- The Boy with the Gun 5.45
- Before the Bullfight 9.25
- Riverman 11.46
- The Grand Parade 4.34 (Propain Records)
Sep 1989 | LP/CD | DAVID SYLVIAN/HOLGER CZUKAY: FLUX + MUTABILITY |
- Flux (a big, bright, colourful world) 16.54
- Mutability (a new beginning is in the offing) 20.57 (CD: CDVE 43)
(22 June 2018) | 2-CD/2-LP/digital album | DAVID SYLVIAN/HOLGER CZUKAY: PLIGHT & PREMONITION / FLUX + MUTABILITY |
- Plight (the spiralling of winter ghosts) 18.27
- Premonition (giant empty iron vessel) 16.21
- Flux (a big, bright, colourful world) 16.54
- Mutability (a new beginning is in the offing) 20.57 (2-CD: Grönland Records CDGRON193; 2-LP: LPGRON193)
https://www.groenland.com/product/david-sylvian-holger-czukay-plight-premonition-flux-mutability-2cd/
Oct 1989 | 7"/12"/CDS/CDM | Pop Song |
Pop Song 4.30 / A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce 3.28 (7": Virgin, VS 1221)
Pop Song 4.30 / A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce 3.28 // The Stigma of Childhood (Kin) 8.26 (12": VST 1221)
- Pop Song 4.30
- A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce 3.28
- The Stigma of Childhood (Kin) 8.26 (3" CD-single: VSCD 1221; CD-maxi in box w/discography: VSCDX 1221)
'The Stigma of Childhood' was originally recorded for the theatre play 'Kin', premiered 8 Sep 1987.
David Sylvian: 'I've often toyed with the idea of releasing the full score to Kin but have finally decided against it.'.
Nov 1989 | 5-CD BOX | WEATHERBOX |
CD 1: BRILLIANT TREES [same tracks as on original release]
CD 2: ALCHEMY
- Words with the Shaman
Part 1: Ancient Evening 5.14
Part 2: Incantation 3.27
Part 3: Awakening 5.16
- The Stigma of Childhood (Kin) 8.26
- A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce 3.28
- Steel Cathedrals 18.51
CD 3: GONE TO EARTH [contains seven tracks - LP 1 of the original 2-LP set]
CD 4: GONE TO EARTH instrumental [contains 10 tracks - LP 2 of the original 2-LP set]
CD 5: SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE [same tracks as the original LP] (DSCD 1)
March 1991 | CDM/7"/12" | Rain Tree Crow: Blackwater |
- Blackwater 4.18
- Red Earth 3.34
- I Drink to Forget 1.45 (CDM: Virgin VSCDT 1340; 12": VST 1340)
- Blackwater 4.18
- Rain Tree Crow 2.03
- Red Earth 3.34
- I Drink to Forget 1.45 (ltd edition folio pic disc CDM: VSCDX 1340)
Blackwater 4.18 // Rain Tree Crow 2.03 / I Drink to Forget 1.45 (7": VS 1340)
20 April 1991 | CD/LP | RAIN TREE CROW: RAIN TREE CROW |
- Big Wheels in Shanty Town 7.05
- Every Colour You Are 4.44
- Rain Tree Crow 2.03
- Red Earth (as summertime ends) 3.34
- Pocket Full of Change 6.05
- Boat's for Burning 0.45
- New Moon at Red Deer Wallow 5.10
- Blackwater 4.18
- A Reassuringly Dull Sunday 1.20
- Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City 5.09
- Scratching on the Bible Belt 2.41
- Cries and Whispers 2.29 (CD: Virgin, CDV 2659)
REMASTERED CD BONUS TRACK:
- I Drink To Forget 1.45 (remastered CD 15 Sep 2003: CDVX 2659)
9 Oct 1991 | promo CDM | Hector Zazou: Parade Sauvage pour Arthur Rimbaud |
- A notre raison (To a Reason) 6.18 [work-in-progress version] [lyrics & vocals by David Sylvian]
Nov 1991 | CD with book | DAVID SYLVIAN AND RUSSELL MILLS: EMBER GLANCE - The Permanence of Memory |
- The Beekeper's Apprentice 32.52 (Sylvian/Perry)
- Epiphany 2.24 (Sylvian) (CD/book: DSRM 1)
Recorded September 1990 in London. Frank Perry: Noan bells, bowed gong, finger bells.
David Sylvian: all other instruments, engineering, production.
1 Dec (?) 1991 | withdrawn CD | HECTOR ZAZOU: SAHARA BLUE |
- To a Reason 6.23 [words, vocals and guitar by David Sylvian]
- Victim of Stars 4.40 [words and vocals by David Sylvian; music by Zazou/Sylvian/Lightware]
These two tracks are only included on the first edition, which was withdrawn on the day of its release in 1991 (Crammed Discs/Made to Measure MTM32).
David also plays guitar on track 2 (First Evening), co-wrote the music for track 3 (Ophelie) with Zazou,
talks in a walkie-talkie on track 8 (Sahara Blue) and plays guitar and reads out lyrics at the end of track 12
(Lettre au directeur des messageries maritimes) (lyrics which appeared in 'Tallow Moon' in 1993).
On later (1992) editions 'To a Reason' was replaced with 'Youth' (on which David plays guitar)
and Victim of Stars was replaced with 'Black Stream'.
1 June 1992 | European CDM | Sylvian/Sakamoto: Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) |
- David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto: Heart Beat (Tainai Kaiki II) 5.17
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Nuages 2.15
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: The Last Emperor (UK CDM: VUSCD 57)
- David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto: Heart Beat (Tainai Kaiki II) 5.17
- David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto: Forbidden Colours (Version) 5.54
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Heartbeat I (4.40)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Nuages 2.15 (UK CDM in blue box: VUSDG 57)
29 June 1992 | European/US CD | RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: HEARTBEAT |
- Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) 5.17 [words: Sylvian/Sakamoto, vocals: Sylvian/Ingrid Chavez]
- Cloud # 9 (5.19) [words: Sylvian, vocals: Sylvian/Ingrid Chavez]
17 July 1993 | CD | DAVID SYLVIAN & ROBERT FRIPP: THE FIRST DAY |
- God's Monkey 4.58 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn/Bottrill)
- Jean the Birdman 4.09 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- Firepower 10.24 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- Brightness Falls 6.04 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- 20th Century Dreaming (a shaman's song) 11.50 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- Darshan (the road to graceland) 17.50 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn/Bottrill)
- Bringing down the Light 8.25 (Fripp) (CD: CDV 2712)
David Sylvian: guitar, keyboards, tapes, vocals. Robert Fripp: guitar, frippertronics.
Trey Gunn: grand and tenor sticks, vocals. David Bottrill: treatments, sampled
percussion, computer programming. Jerry Marotta: drums, percussion. Marc Anderson:
percussion. Ingrid Chavez: vocals.
28 Aug 1993 | CDM | Jean the Birdman |
- Jean the Birdman 4.09 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- Earthbound 0.00-4.15/Starblind 4.15-10.05 (Sylvian/Fripp)
- Endgame 2.21 (Sylvian) (VSCDG 1462)
- Jean the Birdman 4.09 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- Gone To Earth 3.00 [1986]
- Tallow Moon 5.40 (unique Sylvian solo track)
- Dark Water 6.44 (unique Fripp solo track) (VSCDT 1462)
Dec 1993 | remix CDM/12" | Darshan |
- Darshan (the road to graceland) (Translucent Remix by The Grid) 16.07
- Darshana (re-constructed by The Future Sound of London) 10.11
- Darshan (the road to graceland) 17.50 (Virgin, SYLCD1)
(Translucent Remix by The Grid) 16.07/(re-constructed by The Future Sound of London) 10.11 (12": SYL LP1)
early 1994 | US promotional coll-CD | RETROSPECTIVE - GOD'S MONKEY |
- God's Monkey 3.54 [edit]
- Jean the Birdman 4.09
- Brightness Falls 6.04
- Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) Returning to the Womb 5.16
- Blackwater 4.18
- Every Colour You Are 4.44
- Orpheus 4.46
- Let the Happiness in 5.32
- Silver Moon 6.05
- Taking the Veil 4.39
- Words with the Shaman 5.16
- The Ink in the Well 4.28
- Weathered Wall 5.41
- Forbidden Colours 4.42
- Ghosts [some CDs have 'Canton' as track 15] (Virgin US, DPRO-12805)
(27 Sep 1999) | coll-CD | APPROACHING SILENCE |
- The Beekeper's Apprentice 32.52 (Sylvian/Perry)
- Epiphany 2.24 (Sylvian)
- Approaching Silence 38.00 (Virgin 848177-2/CDVE 943)
Tracks 1-2 were recorded in September 1990 in London. Previously released as a box set 'Ember Glance' in Nov 1991.
Track 3 is the music from the David Sylvian/Robert Fripp 1994 installation in Tokyo 'Redemption - Approaching Silence'.
Oct 1994 | live CD | SYLVIAN/FRIPP: DAMAGE |
- Damage 4.31 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
- God's Monkey 6.42
- Brightness Falls 6.29
- Every Colour You Are 5.40
- Firepower 7.02
- Gone to Earth 2.28
- 20th Century Dreaming (a shaman's song) 8.03
- Wave 6.11
- Riverman 5.01
- Darshan (the road to graceland) 10.47
- Blinding Light of Heaven 4.15
- The First Day 4.44 (Sylvian/Fripp/Gunn)
(24 carat gold CD in box with 32 pg colour booklet: DAMAGE 1)
Recorded live Dec 1993. David Sylvian: guitar, keyboards, vocals. Robert Fripp: guitar, fripper-tronics.
Trey Gunn: Chapman sticks, vocals. Michael Brook: infinite guitar. Pat Mastelotto:
drums.
1996 | Italian CD | NICOLA ALESINI/PIER LUIGI ANDREONI: MARCO POLO |
- Come Morning 4.06 [words and vocals by David Sylvian; music by Alesini/Sylvian]
- The Golden Way 5.54 [words and vocals by David Sylvian; music by Alesini/Sylvian]
- Maya 4.25 [words and vocals by David Sylvian; music by Alesini/Sylvian]
(Italian CD: Materiali Sonori Maso CD 90069)
1996 | Italian CD | ANDREA CHIMENTI - L’ALBERO PAZZO |
- Ti ho aspettato 4.10 [words and vocals by David Sylvian] (Italian CD: CPI 300 010-2)
1996 | CD | RUSSELL MILLS - UNDARK |
- How Safe Is Deep? 7.38 [music, words and vocals by David Sylvian] (UK CD: T3396)
5 March 1998 | CD | NICOLA ALESINI/PIER LUIGI ANDREONI: MARCO POLO VOLUME II |
- The Golden Way 1.00 (Alternate version) [music, words and vocals by David Sylvian]
- Maya 3.56 (Alternate version) [music, words and vocals by David Sylvian]
(Italian CD: Materialli Sonori Maso CD 90078)
Oct 1998 | book | David Sylvian: The Last Romantic - a Biography by Martin Power |
Published by Omnibus Press. You can order this book from www.bookpages.com.
1 March 1999 | lyrics book | Trophies II - The Lyrics of David Sylvian |
15 March 1999 | CDM | I Surrender |
- I Surrender 9.23
- Les fleurs du mal 6.51 (music: D. Sylvian/Richard Werbowenko; lyrics: D. Sylvian)
- Starred and Dreaming 2.02 (music: D. Sylvian/Richard Werbowenko; lyrics: Ingrid Chavez)
(VSCDT-1722)
- I Surrender 4.51 (single edit)
- Whose Trip Is This? 7.19
- Remembering Julia 4.47 (music: David Sylvian; lyrics: Ingrid Chavez)
(VSCTX-1722)
Les fleurs du mal recorded at Atma Sound, MPLS. Vocals by Ingrid Chavez, percussion programming by Richard Werbowenko, bass by Jim Anton, all other instruments by David Sylvian.
Starred and Dreaming recorded at Atma Sound in MPLS, produced by Sylvian/Chavez, engineered by Dave Kent. Vocals by Ingrid Chavez, solo guitar by Richard Werbowenko, guitar & guitar loops by David Sylvian.
29 March 1999 | CD (+ vinyl 2-LP 2018) | DEAD BEES ON A CAKE |
- I Surrender 9.23
- Dobro #1 1.29
- Midnight Sun 3.58
- Thalheim 6.06
- God Man 3.59
- Alphabet Angel 2.04
- Krishna Blue 8.07
- The Shining of Things 3.07
- Café Europa 6.57
- Pollen Path 3.23
- All of My Mother's Names 6.07
- Wanderlust 6.41
- Praise 3.59
- Darkest Dreaming 4.00 (Virgin CDV 2876)
2018 2-LP / digital album:
- I Surrender 9.23
- The Scent of Magnolia 5.36 [not on original CD]
- Dobro #1 1.29
- Midnight Sun 3.58
- Cover Me with Flowers 6.33 [not on original CD]
- Krishna Blue 8.07
- Albuquerque (Dobro # 6) 1.21 [not on original CD]
- Thalheim 6.06
- Alphabet Angel 2.04
- God Man 3.59
- Café Europa 6.57
- Aparna and Nimisha (Dobro #5) 0.56 [not on original CD]
- Pollen Path 3.23
- The Shining of Things 3.07
- Wanderlust 6.41
- All of My Mother's Names 6.07
- Praise 3.59
- Darkest Dreaming 4.00 (2-LP 19 Oct 2018: Virgin EMI/UMC 671 524)
David Sylvian delivered the master tapes for this CD on 3 Sep 1998.
Thalheim: "Is the place in Germany. Place where another famous Indian saint lives
and receives people around the world. I visited her there."
God Man: "You misunderstood the place where you stand which meaning to that we
loose track of potential, true potential. Really misunderstand the purpose of being here."
Alphabet Angel: "It's actually song for my first daughter Mira."
Krishna Blue: "I enjoy Indian classical music. My teacher - my guru - Harbie (?)
wanted to phrase it, had very strong connection, with Krishna as a divine mother.
A song about her, my relationship with her. Seemed natural to incorporate with the image of Krishna."
The Shining of Things: "Ending of the previous relationship. I did have some kind of spiritual
practice but kind fell apart during that period ... but I felt I'd
never lost my faith, never lost my believe. It was hard for me to hold
onto it the times. It's kinda documents of the period."
Café Europa: "It's about Ingrid and I first met."
Pollen Path: "Ingrid and I working together initially but it didn't develop so I took over for myself."
All of My Mother's Names: "There is a lot of improvisations but all recorded in a piece mill. None
of the musicians were worked together in a room."
Wanderlust: "I am very fond of this piece too. I think it's a stronger lyrics in the album."
Praise: "The opening track is sung by Indian saint named Shree Maa who came to
visit us in Minneapolis ... just being around presence of the people
like that have so much love for life. They understand the shadow too.
Also understand difficulty of world's going to face but doesn't deter them
in terms of their focus what has to be done."
Darkest Dream: "The last track throws in some doubt. Sense of isolation, sense of
being alone... communion. Merging with one consciousness... but it also
allows that the dark side --human side-- which is we feel terribly alone.
There is a yearning for this partner in life which can be a physical
partner, or your partnership with god if you like." (Interview conducted by Sally Stratton)
6 Sep 1999 | limited CDM | God Man |
- God Man 4.00 (album version)
- Shadowland 4.36 [an excerpt of 'How Safe Is Deep?']
- Godman (Wagon Christ Mix) 4.43
- Shadowland (Northfield) 3.43 [vocals by Ingrid Chavez]
- Godman (Guy Sigsworth Remix) 5.30
- Video: Time Spent (a short film by David and Ingrid) (Virgin Venture, VEND8)
Limited edition of 5,000.
20 Sep 1999 | CD | RUSSELL MILLS: PEARL AND UMBRA |
- The Rooms of Sixteen Shimmers [music, words and vocals by David Sylvian] (UK CD: BELLACD 13)
9 Oct 2000 | coll-2CD/3CD | EVERYTHING AND NOTHING |
- The Scent of Magnolia 5.36 [previously unreleased 'Dead Bees' outtake; new mix and vocals 1999/2000]
- Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) 5.18 [remixed 1999/2000]
- Blackwater 4.23
- Albuquerque (Dobro # 6) 1.21 [previously unreleased 'Dead Bees' outtake]
- Ride 8.00 [previously unreleased 'Secrets of the Beehive' outtake; new mix and vocals 1999/2000]
- The Golden Way 6.01 [remixed 1999/2000]
- Ghosts 3.48 [new vocals and mix 1999/2000]
- Pop Song 4.34
- Every Colour You Are 4.47
- Wanderlust 6.47
- God's Monkey 5.02
- Let the Happiness In 5.35
- I Surrender 9.29
- Thoroughly Lost To Logic 1.17 [previously unreleased from 1989; mixed 1999/2000]
- Jean the Birdman 4.12
- Cover Me with Flowers 6.33 [previously unreleased 'Dead Bees' outtake; mix and vocals 1999/2000]
- The Boy with the Gun 5.15
- Riverman 4.57
- Aparna and Nimisha (Dobro #5) 0.56 [previously unreleased 'Dead Bees' outtake]
- Midnight Sun 4.02
- Orpheus 4.49
- Some Kind of Fool 7.31 [previously unreleased 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' outtake; vocals and remix 1999/2000]
- Cries and Whispers 2.34
- Godman 3.58
- Laughter and Forgetting 2.34
- Buoy (1987 remix) 5.15
- Weathered Wall 5.44 [remixed 1999/2000]
- Bamboo Houses 5.21 [remixed 1999/2000]
- Come Morning 3.56 [remixed 1999/2000] (2-CD: Virgin CDVD2897)
Limited editon bonus CD:
- The Scent of Magnolia (Edit) 5.00
- The Blinding Light of Heaven 4.39 (studio version - previously unreleased)
- The Scent of Magnolia (Portobello Mix) 5.39
- Brilliant Trees (Version 2000) 8.31 (Limited edition 3-CD: Virgin CDVDX2897)
25 April 2001 | Japanese CDM | Zero Landmine / N.M.L. (No More Landmine) |
- Zero Landmine (Piano + Vocal Version with david Sylvian) 4.46 (WPC6-10126)
Charity single. Organized and conducted by RS, lyrics co-written by David Sylvian.
Featuring David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Yukihiro Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono, DJ Krush, and more.
28 May 2001 | French CD | READYMADE: BOLD |
02. Sugarfuel (featuring David Sylvian) 4.18 (F Communications/Play It Again Sam F 138 CD)
10 Sep 2001 | UK reissue live-CD | SYLVIAN/FRIPP: DAMAGE |
- God's Monkey
- Brightness Falls
- Every Colour You Are
- Jean the Birdman
- Firepower
- Damage
- Gone to Earth
- 20th Century Dreaming (a shaman's song)
- Wave
- Riverman
- Blinding Light of Heaven
- The First Day (Virgin Venture, CDVE 958)
"In advance of his Autumn 2001 world tour, David Sylvian has decided to re-mix and re-issue the live album which he recorded during the Sylvian/Fripp tour of 1993.
The original version of Damage, released in 1994, was produced by Robert Fripp. Issued initially as a limited edition,
the album sold out in a matter of weeks. Rather than just re-issue that version the new David Sylvian mix tells the story of the same concerts from the singer's perspective.
Sylvian has also decided to include Jean The Birdman, appearing on the album as an alternative to Darshan."
18 Sep 2001 | US CD | TWEAKER: THE ATTRACTION TO ALL THINGS UNCERTAIN |
- Linoleum 4.32 (Vrenna/Sylvian)
This CD by Nine Inch Nail member Chris Vrenna contains 'Linoleum', with David Sylvian on vocals.
On 21 August a 9-track EP was also released (Six Degrees Records, 657036 5055) with a shorter 3.31 version.
18 April 2002 | limited CD | HENRIK FEVRE: SEASONS OF A SOUL |
- Matchman in the Rain
- Out of My Hands
- Daylight Comes
- Crashed
- Seasons of a Soul
- Airman
- The City
- Nagarkot
- Lilith
- The Colour of Roses
- Ride
- Circle of Unity (song for Silje) (Matchman Records, MATCHCD001)
Lyrics on 8-11 by David Sylvian (Henrik Fevre wrote the music and arranged/produced the tracks). Production limited to 500 copies only,
available from www.henrikfevre.dk
27 May 2002 | instrumental coll-CD/2CD | CAMPHOR |
- All of My Mother's Names 6.06 [from DEAD BEES ON A CAKE, 1999]
- Red Earth (as summertime ends) 3.34 [from RAIN TREE CROW, 1991]
- Answered Prayers 2.46 [from GONE TO EARTH, 1986] [sped up - original is 3.06]
- The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection 5.52 [from 'EVERYTHING AND NOTHING TOUR 01' book/CD, 2001]
- New Moon at Red Deer Wallow 5.14 [from RAIN TREE CROW, 1991]
- Praise (Pratah Smarami) 3.56 [from DEAD BEES ON A CAKE, 1999]
- Wave (Version) 3.59 [= new instrumental remix by David Sylvian] [originally on GONE TO EARTH, 1986]
- Mother and Child ([Instrumental] Remix by Jan Bang + Erik Honoré) 4.04 [originally on SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE, 1987]
- Plight (the spiralling of winter ghosts) (Detail) 2.30 [= new edit and mix by David Sylvian] [originally on PLIGHT & PREMONITION, 1988]
- Upon This Earth 4.15 [new mix by David Sylvian] [originally on GONE TO EARTH, 1986]
- Big Wheels in Shanty Town 6.56 [1991] [from RAIN TREE CROW, 1991]
- The Healing Place 4.52 [from GONE TO EARTH, 1986] [sped up - original is 5.24]
- Camphor 3.11 [from 'EVERYTHING AND NOTHING TOUR 01' book/CD, 2001]
- A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce 3.27 [B-side Pop Song, 1989] (Virgin/Venture CDVE962)
CD 2 in 2-CD:
- Plight (the spiralling of winter ghosts) 16.35 [new mix] [originally on PLIGHT & PREMONITION, 1988]
- Mutability (a new beginning is in the offing) 5.31 [new mix] [originally on FLUX + MUTABILITY, 1989]
- Premonition (giant empty iron vessel) 16.35 [new mix] [originally on PLIGHT & PREMONITION, 1988] (2-CD: Virgin/Venture CDVEX962)
22 May 2003 | CD (+ vinyl 2004) | BLEMISH |
UK/European CD 22 May 2003:
- Blemish 13.42
- The Good Son 5.25
- The Only Daughter 5.29
- The Heart Knows Better 7.52
- She Is Not 0.45
- Late Night Shopping 2.55
- How Little We Need To Be Happy 3.22
- A Fire in the Forest 4.15 (Samadhi Sound SS001)
Japanese CD 22 Oct 2003:
- Blemish 13.42
- The Good Son 5.25
- The Only Daughter 5.29
- The Heart Knows Better 7.52
- She Is Not 0.45
- Late Night Shopping 2.55
- How Little We Need To Be Happy 3.22
- A Fire in the Forest 4.15
- Trauma [extra track] (Japanese CD 22 Oct 2003: P-Vine Non Stop PVCP-8775 / Samadhisound PVCP-8775; vinyl LP 26 Jan 2004: Samadhisound sound-lp 001)
2003 | lyrics book | Trophies 3 - A Fire in the Forest |
"The tour brochure for 'Fire in the Forest tour 03' takes the form of Trophies 3 containing the complete lyrics to the blemish CD and a new poem by David.
The artwork for the brochure has been supplied by 'Blemish' artist, Atsushi Fukui, and designed by Chris Bigg'."
8 Oct 2003 | CDM | Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Sylvian: World Citizen |
- World Citizen (I won't be disappointed) (short version) 4.06
- World Citizen (short version) 4.08
- World Citizen (I won't be disappointed) (long version) 6.43
- World Citizen (long version) 6.17
- World Citizen (Ryoji Ikeda remix) 4.59
(Japanese CDM: Warner Japan WPCL-10043; US/European CDM April 2004: Samadhi Sound SS002)
Credits/musicians for "World Citizen": Written by David Sylvian. Produced by David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto.
David Sylvian: Vocals. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Keyboards. Amedeo Pace: Guitars. Skuli Sverrisson: Bass. Steve Jansen: Drums
Credits/musicians for "World Citizen (I won't be disappointed)": Written by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
David Sylvian: Vocals. Sketch Show [Hosono/Takahashi]: Sound programming. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Keyboards, sound programming.
20 April 2004 | US CD | TWEAKER: 2AM WAKE-UP CALL |
'Pure Genius' features guest vocals by David Sylvian, co-written by Vrenna and Sylvian.
Released on iMUSIC/Waxploitation/BMG. See www.tweaker.net / www.imusic.com / www.waxploitation.com
26 April 2004 | CD | FENNESZ: VENICE |
- Transit (Fennesz & David Sylvian)
This song vocals by David.
24 May 2004 | UK CDM | Blonde Redhead: Equus |
- Equus
- Messenger (featuring David Sylvian)
- Melody (French version)
- Equus (Video) (CD-maxi: 4ADD, BAD2415CD)
23 June 2004 | Japanese soundtrack CD | MONSTER |
- For the Love of Life (Ending Theme Full Version) 4.22 (Vap, VPCG 84807)
This track is written by David Sylvian and Kuniaki Haishima, lyrics and vocals by David Sylvian.
Arranged and produced by Kuniaki Haishima.
David Sylvian: "I was attracted to the Monster material by the moral dilemma faced by its central character.
The calm surface of the music giving way to darker undercurrents signifying the conscience of the lead protagonist and the themes of morality, fate, resignation, and free will".
8 Sep 2004 | Japanese CD/DVD | TAKAGI MASAKATSU: COIEDA |
- Exit/Delete 3.32 (W+K Tokyo Lab. MTCD-1042)
This track sung by David.
2 Feb 2005 | remix CD | THE GOOD SON VS. THE ONLY DAUGHTER - THE BLEMISH REMIXES |
- The Only Daughter (Remixed by Ryoji Ikeda) 5.49
- Blemish (Remixed by Burnt Friedman) 4.50
- The Heart Knows Better (Remixed by Sweet Billy Pilgrim) 5.29
- A Fire in the Forest (Remixed by Readymade FC) 5.05
- The Good Son (Remixed by Yoshihiro Hanno) 4.33
- Late Night Shopping (Remixed by Burnt Friedman) 2.51
- How Little We Need To Be Happy (Remixed by Tatsuhiko Asano) 4.35
- The Only Daughter (Remixed by Jan Bang and Erik Honore) 5.28
- Blemish (Remixed by Akira Rabelais) 10.11 (Samadhi Sound CDSS005)
17 Oct 2005 | CD | NINE HORSES: SNOW BORNE SORROW |
- Wonderful World 6.02
- Darkest Birds 5.04
- The Banality of Evil 7.59
- Atom and Cell 7.07
- A History of Holes 8.03
- Snow Borne Sorrow 6.23
- The Day the Earth Stole Heaven 3.20
- Serotonin 5.54
- The Librarian 9.01 (Samadhi Sound, SOUND CD SS006)
'Nine Horses' is David Sylvian, Steve Jensen and Burnt Friedman.
22 Feb 2006 | Japanese CD | NINE HORSES: SNOW BORNE SORROW |
- Wonderful World 6.02
- Darkest Birds 5.04
- The Banality of Evil 7.59
- Atom and Cell 7.07
- A History of Holes 8.03
- Snow Borne Sorrow 6.23
- The Day the Earth Stole Heaven 3.20
- Serotonin 5.54
- The Librarian 9.01
Extra track Japanese CD:
- Birds Sing For Their Lives 7.03 [vocals by David Sylvian & Stina Nordenstam] (Samadhisound/WHD Entertainment, Inc. IECP-10002)
27 March 2006 | CDM | Nine Horses: Wonderful World |
- Wonderful World 6.02
- The Banality of Evil 7.59
- When Monday Comes Around 5.58 [previously unreleased]
- Wonderful World (radio edit) 4.21 (Samadhi Sound, SOUND CD SS007)
21 Aug 2006 | Norweigan CD | PUNKT: CRIME SCENES |
3. Angels 3.56 (Punkt Recordings, PUCD 2001)
Spoken vocals by David on this track.
22 Jan 2007 | non-LP CDM | Nine Horses: Money For All |
- Money For All 4.09
- Get the Hell Out 5.37
- The Banality of Evil (Burnt Friedman Remix) 6.48
- Wonderful World (Burnt Friedman Remix) 6.48
- Birds Sing for Their Lives 7.02 [from Japanese 'SNOW BORNE SORROW' CD 2006]
- Serotonin (Burnt Friedman Remix) 4.51
- Money For All (Version) 4.00
- Get the Hell Out (Burnt Friedman Remix) 5.04 (Samadhi Sound, SOUND CD SS0010)
8 Aug 2007 | CD | WHEN LOUD WEATHER BUFFETED NAOSHIMA |
- When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima 70.21 (Samadhi Sound, SOUND CD SS0011)
7 Sep 2007 | tour book + CD | The World Is Everything Tour |
- David Sylvian: The World Is Everything 1.47
- Thomas Feiner & Anywhen: Siren Song 6.05
- Harold Budd: Chrysalis Nu 2.00
- Steve Jansen featuring Tim Elsenburg: Sleepyard 5.11
- David Sylvian: Sleepwalkers 5.18
- Nine Horses: Atom and Cell 7.07
- Akira Rabelais: 1382 Wycliff Gen. ii.7 (6.20)
- Nine Horses: Get the Hell Out (Burnt Friedman remix) 5.04
- Masakatu Takagi* featuring David Sylvian: Exit/Delete 3.32 [vocals by David Sylvian]
- Harold Budd: Templar 9.35
- David Toop: Heating and Cooling (edit) 4.01 (Samadhi Sound, SOUND CD SS0014)
"The rather beautiful limited edition brochure which accompanies The World is Everything tour features a selection of photographs by David,
many of which can be found elsewhere on www.davidsylvian.com, plus a sampler CD of material from the samadhisound label
including a track from Steve Jansen's forthcoming 'Slope' and two exclusive tracks by David.
Available exclusively at venues during The World Is Everything tour. Three tracks from the sampler CD can currently be heard at www.myspace.com/samadhisound."
22 Oct 2007 | CD | STEVE JANSEN: SLOPE |
- Playground Martyrs 3.02
- Ballad of a Deadman 6.25 (Samadhisound, sound cd 0012)
Lyrics & vocals by david Sylvian.
27 Nov 2007 | various artists CD | WAXPLOITATION |
- David Sylvian: Late Night Shopping (Chris Vrenna remix)
A charity album to raise money for Darfur. www.waxploitation.com
Dec 2007 | various artists 5x12"/2-CD box | Visionaire #53 - Sound |
- David Sylivan: Before and Afterlife
www.visionaireworld.com
"Visionaire 53. SOUND consists of five 12-inch vinyl records, imprinted
with images (picture discs), containing approximately 100 minutes of sound
content featuring audio experiments, unreleased songs, samples, and spoken
word pieces. The 5 records are packaged inside a domed case that also houses
a custom-made MINI Clubman "Vinyl Killer" Record Player: a battery-operated
toy car containing speakers and a needle. As the little car drives along the
record's groove, it plays each track, acting as a fully portable record
player and sound system. The issue also includes 2 CD's with all the sound
content, and a booklet of credits and instructions. Sound is a limited
edition of 4,000 numbered copies and retails for a starting price of $250.
However SOUND is included in a standard subscription to Visionaire at no
additional cost."
9 June 2008 | CD | JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN: TO SURVIVE |
1. Honor Wishes (feat. David Sylvian)
7 Nov 2008 | German CD | ARVE HENRIKSEN: CARTOGRAPHY |
11. Thermal 2.27 (ECM Records ECM 2086)
Lyrics and voice by David Sylvian.
21 Nov 2008 | Japanese DVD | STEVE JANSEN: THE OCCURENCE OF SLOPE [live live 29 Feb 2008] |
- Playground Martyrs (featuring David Sylvian on vocals)
- Ballad of a Deadman (featuring David Sylvian & Joan Wasser on vocals) (P-Vine Records, PVDV-47)
Performed live 29 Feb 2008 in Tokyo.
July 2009 | magazine CD | [THE BELIEVER ISSUE JULY/AUG 2009] |
- David Sylvian: Jacqueline [demo version]
http://www.believermag.com/issues/200907
"Back in April, we asked some of our all-time favorite songwriters, including a few who haven’t been recording new material lately,
to send us acoustic versions of new songs. Surprisingly, they did so. We’re thrilled to be able to present a brilliant collection
of new work from these masters of the form, available here and only here."
14 Sep 2009 | CD / CD+DVD+book / 2-LP | MANAFON |
- Small Metal Gods 5.49
- The Rabbit Skinner 4.42
- Random Acts of Senseless Violence 7.06
- The Greatest Living Englishman 10.55
- 125 Spheres 0.29
- Snow White in Appalachia 6.36
- Emily Dickinson 6.25
- The Department of Dead Letters 2.26
- Manafon 5.23 (Samadhisound cd ss016; CD+DVD+book: ss016dx)
The DVD in the CD+DVD+book set features a 55 min documentary "Amplified Gesture".
The vinyl 2-LP was released 26 July 2010 and includes extra track Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Dai Fujikura Remix).
11 June 2010 | free charity MP3 | A Certain Slant of Light |
- David Sylvian: A Certain Slant of Light 1.18
http://www.davidsylvian.com/news/a_certain_slant_of_light.html
27 Sep 2010 | collaboration coll-CD | SLEEPWALKERS |
- David Sylvian: Sleepwalkers 5.16 [from tour book/CD 'The World Is Everything Tour' 2007]
- Nine Horses: Money for All 4.08 [from EP 'Money for All' 2007]
- Steve Jansen: Ballad of a Deadman 5.31 [from CD 'Slope' 2007; remixed by David Sylvian 2009]
- Punkt: Angels 4.00 [from CD 'Crime Scenes' 2006]
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed 6.06 [from CD 'Chasm' 2004]
- David Sylvian: Five Lines 3.52 [new track]
- Nine Horses: The Day the Earth Stole Heaven 3.17 [from CD 'Snow Borne Sorrow' 2005]
- Steve Jansen: Playground Martyrs 2.39 [from CD 'Slope' 2007; remixed by David Sylvian 2009]
- Takagi Masakatsu: Exit/Delete 3.28 [from CD 'Coieda' 2004; remixed by David Sylvian 2009]
- Tweaker: Pure Genius 4.02 [from CD '2am Wake Up Call' 2004; remixed by David Sylvian 2010]
- Nine Horses: Wonderful World 5.59 [from CD 'Snow Borne Sorrow' 2005]
- Fennesz: Transit 4.52 [from CD 'Venice' 2004]
- David Sylvian: The World Is Everything 1.43 [from tour book/CD 'The World Is Everything Tour' 2007]
- Arve Henriksen: Thermal 2.19 [from CD 'Cartography' 2008]
- Readymade: Sugarfuel 4.15 [from CD 'Bold' 2001]
- David Sylvian: Trauma 5.40 [from Japanese CD "Blemish" 2003] (Samadhisound cd ss020)
23 May 2011 | 2-CD | DIED IN THE WOOL (MANAFON variations) |
- Small Metal Gods 5.09 [new version - originally on MANAFON]
- Died in the Wool 6.03
- I Should Not Dare 3.24
- Random Acts of Senseless Violence 6.24 [new version - originally on MANAFON]
- A Certain Slant of Light 3.29
- Anomaly at Taw Head 5.06
- Snow White in Appalachia 5.59 [new version - originally on MANAFON]
- Emily Dickinson 3.35 [new version - originally on MANAFON]
- The Greatest Living Englishman (Coda) 3.07 [new version - originally on MANAFON]
- Anomaly at Taw Head (a haunting) 3.12
- Manafon 4.05 [new version - originally on MANAFON]
- The Last Days of December 6.16
- When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us 18.17 (Samadhisound cd ss021)
Released in Japan 18 May, worldwide (excl. USA/Canada) 23 May, USA/Canada 31 May.
CD 2 is the music for installation for the Biennial of Canaries 2008-2009.
15 June 2011 | charity MP3 | A Certain Slant of Light |
- David Sylvian and Jan Bang: Modern Interior
http://kizunaworld.org/english/
27 Feb 2012 | coll-2CD | A VICTIM OF STARS - 1982-2012 |
- Ghosts (2000 Mix) 3.47 [from EVERYTHING AND NOTHING, 2000]
- Bamboo Houses (12" Version) 5.21 [single A-side 1982]
- Bamboo Music (12" Version) 5.40 [single B-side 1982]
- Forbidden Colours (Version) 5.58 [single B-side 1984]
- Red Guitar 5.09 [from BRILLIANT TREES, 1984]
- The Ink in the Well 4.29 [from BRILLIANT TREES, 1984]
- Pulling Punches 5.02 [from BRILLIANT TREES, 1984]
- Taking the Veil 4.40 [from GONE TO EARTH, 1986]
- Silver Moon 6.19 [from GONE TO EARTH, 1986]
- Let the Happiness In 5.37 [from SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE, 1987]
- Orpheus 4.51 [from SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE, 1987]
- Waterfront 3.21 [from SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE, 1987]
- Pop Song 4.34 [single 1989]
- Blackwater 4.22 [from RAIN TREE CROW, 1991]
- Every Colour You Are 4.46 [from RAIN TREE CROW, 1991]
- Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) 5.17 [from RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: HEARTBEAT, 1992]
- Jean the Birdman 4.16 [from DAVID SYLVIAN & ROBERT FRIPP: THE FIRST DAY, 1993]
- Alphabet Angel 2.06 [from DEAD BEES ON A CAKE, 1999]
- I Surrender 9.25 [from DEAD BEES ON A CAKE, 1999]
- Darkest Dreaming 4.01 [from DEAD BEES ON A CAKE, 1999]
- A Fire in the Forest 4.03 [from BLEMISH, 2003]
- The Only Daughter 5.27 [from BLEMISH, 2003]
- Late Night Shopping 2.54 [from BLEMISH, 2003]
- Wonderful World 6.02 [from NINE HORSES: SNOW BORNE SORROW, 2005]
- The Banality of Evil 8.02 [from NINE HORSES: SNOW BORNE SORROW, 2005]
- Darkest Birds 5.03 [from NINE HORSES: SNOW BORNE SORROW, 2005]
- Snow White in Appalachia 6.02 [from MANAFON, 2009]
- Small Metal Gods 5.04 [from MANAFON, 2009]
- I Should Not Dare 3.20 [from DIED IN THE WOOL, 2011]
- Manafon (New Version) 4.01 [from DIED IN THE WOOL, 2011]
- Where’s Your Gravity? 5.35 [previously unreleased new track] (Virgin CDVD 3097)
10 July 2012 | CD/LP | LAND: NIGHT WITHIN |
- Nothing Is Happening Everywhere 5.40 (vocals and lyrics by David Sylvian) (Important Records, IMPREC360)
http://importantrecords.com/imprec/imprec360
http://soundcloud.com/landnightwithin/nothing-is-happening
24 Sep 2012 | CD/book CD | JAN BANG & ERIC HONORÉ: UNCOMMON DEITIES (David Sylvian / Sidsel Endresen / Arve Henriksen) |
- The God of Single Cell Organisms 3.38
- The God of Sleeplessness 4.29
- The God of Silence 4.19
- The God of Smaller Gods 4.05
- The God of Small Caresses 5.51
- The God of Black Holes 3.57
- The God of Adverbs 4.20
- The Ruminative Gap 3.18
- The God of Crossroads 3.20
- The God of Tiny Islands 5.07
- The God of Gradual Abdication 5.27
- I Swallowed Earth for This 3.18 (CD: Samadhisound sound cd ss022; book CD: sound cd ss022x)
"A reinvention of David Sylvian’s audiovisual installation, produced by Jan Bang and Erik Honoré and featuring performances by David Sylvian, Arve Henriksen and Sidsel Endresen."
CD is limited to 3000, book CD is limited to 1000. http://davidsylvian.com/uncommondeities
21 Jan 2013 | CD/download | STEPHAN MATHIEU & DAVID SYLVIAN: WANDERMÜDE |
- Saffron Laudanum
- Velvet Revolution
- Trauma Ward
- The Farther Away I Am (Minus 30 Degrees)
- Dark Pastoral
- Telegraphed Mistakes
- Deceleration (CD: Samadhisound, soundcdss023)
Bonus track on 2023 reissue CD/2-LP
- I Can't Pretend to Care (reissue CD/2-LP 23 April 2023)
"David Sylvian’s experimental breakthrough BLEMISH sees a new interpretation in the album Wandermüde, by the remarkable electroacoustic musician Stephan Mathieu.
Working from the instrumental source material, Mathieu brings us a new experience of the most stirring textures and darkest thoughts from this pivotal album."
https://www.groenland.com/product/david-sylvian-stephan-mathieu-wandermuede/
21 Jan 2013 | DVD | AMPLIFIED GESTURE |
"Amplified Gesture was first released in 2009, within the deluxe edition of David Sylvian’s groundbreaking album, Manafon.
Revised and re-visited, this DVD release features a new chapter, titled ‘The Collective’.
Also included on the disc is a short introductory film, written, directed and narrated by David Sylvian.
‘A Man of No Significance’ documents the journey and modus operandi of the Manafon recording sessions and the creative rationale for the production of the film."
16 Sep 2013 | digital single / vinyl 10" | Do You Know Me Now? |
- Do You Know Me Now? 4.21
- Where’s Your Gravity? 5.37 [from A VICTIM OF STARS, 2012]
Do You Know Me Now? 4.21 / Where’s Your Gravity? 5.37 [from A VICTIM OF STARS, 2012] (12")
http://www.davidsylvian.com/doyouknowmenow/information.html
24 Nov 2014 | CD/download | DAVID SYLVIAN (featuring FRANZ WRIGHT & CHRISTIAN FENNESZ): THERE’S A LIGHT THAT ENTERS HOUSES WITH NO OTHER HOUSE IN SIGHT |
- There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight 64.20 (CD: Samadhisound, soundcdss024)
Oct 2015 | mini-CD/digital | DAVID SYLVIAN: PLAYING THE SCHOOLHOUSE |
- Playing the Schoolhouse 15.05 (Confront, ccs 51/ccs 51.2)
"Based on an improvisation in the old schoolhouse on Ny-Hellesund, Norway, March 2015."
First CD edition (limited edition of 300 copies) released in Oct 2015.
Second CD edition (1000 copies) released 16 Dec 2015.
2 Nov 2015 | limited book | HYPERGRAPHIA - THE WRITINGS OF DAVID SYLVIAN 1980-2014 |
"Samadhisound is pleased to announce Hypergraphia: The Writings of David Sylvian 1980–2014, a comprehensive collection of his lyrics and poetry (many published for the first time),
covering the thirty-five years of his career to date, framed by three interviews and accompanied by an exquisite collection of artwork curated or made by Sylvian."
http://davidsylvian.com/hypergraphia/information.html / https://david-sylvian.probitymerch.com/
31 May 2017 | CD | RHODRI DAVIES/DAVID SYLVIAN/MARK WASTELL: THERE IS NO LOVE |
- There Is No Love 30.16 (Confront, CORE 01)
David Sylvian's voice recorded 2014 in Los Angeles, USA.
22 Sep 2017 | SoundCloud track | Beautiful Country (rough mix) [recorded late 2011/2012] |
- Beautiful Country (rough mix) 8.01
Quote from https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/beautiful-country-rough-mix/:
"Suddenly on September 22nd 2017, this track appeared on David’s (new) account on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-516495290/beautiful-country-rough-mix).
One day later, it was removed.
Beautiful track by David Sylvian featuring Joan Wasser, Parker Kindred, and Fred Cash. Music and Lyrics by David Sylvian."
David's comments on SoundCloud: "This was song recorded back in late 2011/2012. It’s a love song of sorts, dedicated to my adopted country, the birthplace of my children, an ode to the many travels taken through most States of North America, and to Joan with whom I recorded the piece. I attempted to capture something of the spirit of the best of country and western pop, the kind peddled by the likes of Glen Campbell or Willie Nelson (I’m sure they could’ve done a better job with it than I. Well, Willie, it’s not too late). It was recorded with the core trio of Joan Wasser, Parker Kindred, and Fred Cash. For reasons I can’t explain, I’ve been unable to release the track, so I offer this rough mix if for no other reason than my daughters would love for me to share it with you."
10 June 2022 | collaboration coll-CD/2-LP | SLEEPWALKERS ["2.0"] |
- David Sylvian: Sleepwalkers 5.16 [from tour book/CD 'The World Is Everything Tour' 2007 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Nine Horses: Money for All 4.08 [from EP 'Money for All' 2007 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- David Sylvian: Do You Know Me Now? [digital single/vinyl 10" 2013]
- Punkt: Angels 4.00 [from CD 'Crime Scenes' 2006 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed 6.06 [from CD 'Chasm' 2004 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- David Sylvian: Five Lines 3.52 [from SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Nine Horses: The Day the Earth Stole Heaven 3.17 [from CD 'Snow Borne Sorrow' 2005 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- David Sylvian: Modern Interior [New Track]
- Takagi Masakatsu featuring David Sylvian: Exit/Delete 3.28 [from CD 'Coieda' 2004 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Tweaker featuring David Sylvian: Pure Genius 4.02 [from CD '2am Wake Up Call' 2004 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Nine Horses: Wonderful World 5.59 [from CD 'Snow Borne Sorrow' 2005 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Fennesz: Transit 4.52 [from CD 'Venice' 2004 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- David Sylvian: World Citizen [from CD-maxi Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Sylvian: World Citizen 2003]
- David Sylvian: The World Is Everything 1.43 [from tour book/CD 'The World Is Everything Tour' 2007 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Arve Henriksen: Thermal 2.19 [from CD 'Cartography' 2008 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- Readymade: Sugarfuel 4.15 [from CD 'Bold' 2001 & SLEEPWALKERS 2010]
- David Sylvian: Trauma 5.40 [from SLEEPWALKERS 2010] (Samadhisound)
First released 27 Sep 2010. This remastered 2022 issue excludes the two tracks with Steve Jansen,
but adds three tracks (3, 8 & 13), including the previously unreleased "Modern Interiors".
4 Aug 2023 | 10-CD Box | SAMADHISOUND 2003-2014 - DO YOU KNOW ME NOW? |
CD 1: BLEMISH (2003)
- Blemish 13.42
- The Good Son 5.25
- The Only Daughter 5.29
- The Heart Knows Better 7.52
- She Is Not 0.45
- Late Night Shopping 2.55
- How Little We Need To Be Happy 3.22
- A Fire in the Forest 4.15
CD 2: THE GOOD SON VS. THE ONLY DAUGHTER - THE BLEMISH REMIXES (2005)
- The Only Daughter (Remixed by Ryoji Ikeda) 5.49
- Blemish (Remixed by Burnt Friedman) 4.50
- The Heart Knows Better (Remixed by Sweet Billy Pilgrim) 5.29
- A Fire in the Forest (Remixed by Readymade FC) 5.05
- The Good Son (Remixed by Yoshihiro Hanno) 4.33
- Late Night Shopping (Remixed by Burnt Friedman) 2.51
- How Little We Need To Be Happy (Remixed by Tatsuhiko Asano) 4.35
- The Only Daughter (Remixed by Jan Bang and Erik Honore) 5.28
- Blemish (Remixed by Akira Rabelais) 10.11
CD 3: NINE HORSES: SNOW BORNE SORROW (2005)
- Wonderful World 6.02
- Darkest Birds 5.04
- The Banality of Evil 7.59
- Atom and Cell 7.07
- A History of Holes 8.03
- Snow Borne Sorrow 6.23
- The Day the Earth Stole Heaven 3.20
- Serotonin 5.54
- The Librarian 9.01
CD 4 - MISPRINTED DISC: DO YOU KNOW ME NOW? (Singles/EP's)
- David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto: World Citizen 6.47 [full length] [from EP "World Citizen", 2003]
- David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto: World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed) 6.06 [full length] [from EP "World Citizen", 2003]
- David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto: World Citizen (Ryoji Ikeda Remix) 5.02 [ends abruptly at 4.09, so this CD had a replacement disc] [from EP "World Citizen", 2003]
- Nine Horses: Money for All 4.09 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: Get the Hell Out 5.37 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: The Banality of Evil (Burnt Friedman Remix) 6.48 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: Wonderful World (Burnt Friedman Remix) 7.05 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: Birds Sing for Their Lives 7.03 [from Japanese 'SNOW BORNE SORROW' CD 2006 & from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: Serotonin (Burnt Friedman Remix) 4.52 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: Money for All (Version) 4.00 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: Get the Hell Out (Burnt Friedman Remix) 5.03 [from EP "Money For All", 2007]
- Nine Horses: When Monday Comes Around 5.58 [from EP "Wonderful World", 2006]
- David Sylvian: Do You Know Me Now? 4.21 [digital single/vinyl 10", 2013]
- David Sylvian: Where's Your Gravity? 5.39 [from A VICTIM OF STARS, 2012]
CD 5: WHEN LOUD WEATHER BUFFETED NAOSHIMA (2007)
- When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima 70.21
CD 6: MANAFON (2009)
- Small Metal Gods 5.49
- The Rabbit Skinner 4.42
- Random Acts of Senseless Violence 7.06
- The Greatest Living Englishman 10.55
- 125 Spheres 0.29
- Snow White in Appalachia 6.36
- Emily Dickinson 6.25
- The Department of Dead Letters 2.26
- Manafon 5.23
CD 7: DIED IN THE WOOL (Manafon variations) (2011)
- Small Metal Gods 5.09
- Died in the Wool 6.03
- I Should Not Dare 3.24
- Random Acts of Senseless Violence 6.24
- A Certain Slant of Light 3.29
- Anomaly at Taw Head 5.06
- Snow White in Appalachia 5.59
- Emily Dickinson 3.35
- The Greatest Living Englishman (Coda) 3.07
- Anomaly at Taw Head (a haunting) 3.12
- Manafon 4.05
- The Last Days of December 6.16
CD 8: WHEN WE RETURN YOU WON'T RECOGNISE US [= DIED IN THE WOOL CD 2](2011)
- When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us 18.18
CD 9: UNCOMMON DEITIES (2012)
- The God of Single Cell Organisms 3.38
- The God of Sleeplessness 4.29
- The God of Silence 4.19
- The God of Smaller Gods 4.05
- The God of Small Caresses 5.51
- The God of Black Holes 3.57
- The God of Adverbs 4.20
- The Ruminative Gap 3.18
- The God of Crossroads 3.20
- The God of Tiny Islands 5.07
- The God of Gradual Abdication 5.27
- I Swallowed Earth for This 3.18
CD 10: THERE’S A LIGHT THAT ENTERS HOUSES WITH NO OTHER HOUSE IN SIGHT (2014)
- There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight 64.20 (Universal Music Recordings 387 688-6
Copyright (c) 1997-02-19 Jonas Wårstad.
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