Person
David Sylvian
Albums
80
Members
4
Active
1958–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. His subsequent solo work is described by critic Jason Ankeny as "a far-ranging and esoteric career that encompassed not only solo projects but also a series of fascinating collaborative efforts." Sylvian's solo work has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, avant-garde, ambient, electronic, and progressive rock.
Discography
Brilliant Trees
Pulling Punches
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
Preparations For A Journey = 美しき予兆
Steel Cathedrals
A Little Girl Dreams Of Taking The Veil
Gone to Earth
Red Guitar / The Ink In The Well / Silver Moon
Ink In The Well A Conversation
Interview 87
Let The Happiness In
Secrets of the Beehive
Visions of Sylvian
1988-05-30: In Praise of Shamans: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
In Praise of Shamans
In Praise Of Shamans
Live in Theatre 1988
Orpheus
Plight & Premonition
Flux + Mutability
Weatherbox
Weatherbox Sampler
Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory
1992-03-06: The First Day: Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan
Live In Theatre 1988
God's Monkey
The First Day
1993-10-06: A New Dream: Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
A New Dream
Damage
Kings - Second Chapter
1995-11-07: Slowfire: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada
Approaching Silence
Arrow to Shiva
Brilliant Trees / Words With the Shaman
Dead Bees on a Cake
Dead Bees On A Cake - Promotional Interview CD
Slow Fire
Everything and Nothing
Everything And Nothing
2001-10-11: Everything and Nothing: Muziek Centrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
2001-10-23: Everything and Nothing: Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Everything And Nothing Tour 01
Everything And Nothing Tour 01
2002-05-05: Everything and Nothing: Town Hall, New York, USA
Camphor
Everything & Nothing USA Tour 2002
2003-10-13: Fire in the Forest: Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
Blemish
Live At Hammersmith Odeon 1988
2004-04-27: Fire in the Forest: Sankei Hall, Osaka, Japan
The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter
When Poets Dreamed Of Angels
2007-09-21: The World Is Everything: La Cigale, Paris, France
2007-10-06: The World Is Everything: Schiller Theater, Berlin, Germany
2007-10-29: The World Is Everything: Geijutsu Hall, Osaka, Japan
When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima
Manafon
Sleepwalkers
Brilliant Trees / Secrets Of The Beehive
Credits
Ranked #323 of 14,615 producers — 2,321.19 career Groove across 17 records.
All rolesArt Direction 39Vocal 37Writer 34Producer 20Instrument 11Photography 7Performer 6Liner Notes 6Lyricist 5Recording 2Design 2Composer 2Engineer 1Mix 1
Gone to Earth
Hope in a Darkened Heart
Silver Moon
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
A Secret Wish
p:Machinery
Words With the Shaman
Brilliant Trees
Exorcising Ghosts
Red Guitar
The Ink in the Well
Forbidden Colours
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence/Furyo
Oil on Canvas
Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music
Cantonese Boy
Ghosts
Immigrants
Japan
Nightporter
Assemblage
The Art of Parties
Tin Drum
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Life in Tokyo
Quiet Life
Adolescent Sex
Obscure Alternatives
A Danger To Ourselves
Adolescent Sex
A Little Girl Dreams Of Taking The Veil
All Tomorrows Parties
As Found
A Thousand Sacred Steps
BBC In Concert (Japanese Broadcast 1981)
Best Selection = ベスト・セレクション
Brilliant Trees / Secrets Of The Beehive
Budokan - Live In Tokyo 1979
Canton / Visions Of China (Live)
Cosa Rara
Crime Scenes
Debris In Lower Earth Orbit
European Son
European Son
Everything And Nothing
Everything And Nothing Tour 01
Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Oil On Canvas
Gentlemen Take Polaroids · Tin Drum · Oil On Canvas
Heartbreaker In London
In Concert-249
In Praise Of Shamans
Instant Pictures
I Second That Emotion
Japan
Japan Night
Japan • Video Hits
Kings
La La La La Love - Banzai Baby
Let The Happiness In