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	David Sylvian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, February 23, 1958) is an English singer, musician and composer who first rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the band Japan, and whose subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles, including jazz, ambient, electronic music, and prog rock.
		David Sylvian was born in 1958, in Beckenham, Kent.
		Sylvian insisted on calling the project and the album Rain Tree Crow, to the dismay of both his label Virgin Records (who were hoping for a hit "comeback" album) and his former bandmates.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-David_Sylvian (2036 words)

	One on One - with David Sylvian
		David: Because the work I did with Japan was commercially far more accessible than the work I've been doing in my solo and collaborative work in the years since then.
		David: It seemed worthwhile, I'd been working with improvisation with Holger Czukay [from the German avant garde rock band Can] in the studio, and I wanted to expand on that, and I was looking for a band of sorts that would have a loose lineup that would change from project to project.
		David: I'd really love to be able to represent this material well, particularly the material from "Dead Bees," and that means having a band behind me. And right now the climate doesn't seem right for that.
	www.concertlivewire.com /interviews/sylvian.htm (3444 words)

	Biography of musician David Sylvian
		David Sylvian was born David Batt on February 23, 1958 in Lewisham, London.
		Once voted the world’s most beautiful man, David Sylvian established himself on the music scene as front man with the band Japan, who, after modelling themselves as glam-rockers, matured into perhaps the most individual representatives of the early Eighties synth-pop bands.
		David Sylvian currently lives in America with his wife Ingrid Chavez and their children.
	www.biogs.com /famous/sylviandavid.html (246 words)

	hip online: artists: david sylvian
		David Sylvian first attained prominence as the lyricist, composer, and vocalist with Japan, one of the most refreshingly original British groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
		Sylvian's collaborative albums and audio installation with Robert Fripp usher in the newest phase in their ongoing musical partnership, dating back to Fripp's guest appearance on Sylvian's "Gone To Earth" disk.
		Sylvian is currently devoting much of his time to co-writing and co-producing an album for Ingrid Chavez.
	www.hiponline.com /artist/music/s/sylvian_david (320 words)

	SoundStage! David Sylvian - Blemish
		Those musicians and many of the others Sylvian has worked with can be maddeningly pretentious, but they are often brilliant and exhilarating (sometimes they’re all three of those things on the same record).
		The very pretty drawings on the CD cover show Sylvian in a snowbound setting, and the recording sounds like something you’d hear from a musician who just built a fire, poured some wine, and let his mind wander in the studio.
		Sylvian sings with tremendous force and emotion, and as a lyricist he tackles everything from the joys and complexities of love ("Blemish," "The Heart Knows Better") to the emotional dynamics of family life ("The Good Son").
	www.soundstage.com /music/reviews/rev536.htm (556 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: David Sylvian
		Sylvian's two albums with Czukay, which feature other members of Can, consist of long, lulling instrumentals not unlike extensions of Gone to Earth and Secrets of the Beehive.
		After that, Sylvian went back over some old ground, either in an effort to refashion his past into his future or to clear the decks for the new undertakings he would venture in the mid-'90s.
		As documented on the phenomenally clear-sounding Damage album, this group's center of gravity is weighted toward Sylvian; Fripp calmly rips shit up as usual, but in the context of a record whose overall mood is quieter and more placid than the studio release.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=david_sylvian (466 words)

	David Sylvian: album reviews and ratings
		Sylvian thinks of himself as more than a pop star and leader of a long-defunct new wave band; he's an artist-in-sound, luvvie, and he's going out of his way to prove he could be more of an egghead than Brian Eno if he really wanted to be."
		Sylvian has done some great things, but this is his one work that stands above all the others.
		Sylvian too often takes the ambient route on Dead Bees, opting for moody, 'ethereal' touches that feel slim and lack direction.
	www.musicfolio.com /modernrock/davidsylvian.html (1281 words)

	David Sylvian - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Following the 1982 dissolution of Japan, the group's onetime frontman David Sylvian staked out a far-ranging and esoteric career that encompassed not only solo projects but also a series of fascinating collaborative efforts and forays into filmmaking, photography, and modern art.
		Born David Batt in Kent, England, on February 23, 1958, Sylvian formed Japan in 1974 and served as primary singer/songwriter throughout the group's eight-year existence.
		That year, Sylvian also published his first book of photographs, {-Perspectives: Polaroids 82/84}; in 1985, he released Preparations for the Journey, a documentary filmed in and around Tokyo, as well as the EP Words With the Shaman.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/101/080/3/1010803.html (460 words)

	The History of Rock Music. David Sylvian: biography, discography, reviews, links
		David Sylvian may have been the most ambitious of the new-wave veterans.
		Sylvian e` cosi` cresciuto rapidamente, passando da futile dandy elettronico, non molto piu` serio di David Bowie, a ragioniere della world-music, e infine a portavoce di una simbiosi fra generi elettronici e generi acustici.
		Sylvian's songs can be very seductive for a few seconds, but, over the course of such a long album, they prove the singer's chronic artistic limits more than his occasional artistic merits.
	www.scaruffi.com /vol6/sylvian.html (1766 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Blemish: Music: David Sylvian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lyrically these tracks are certainly Sylvian on top form, the best lyric being "her heart's a foreign place, I visited for a while, and although I tried to please her, she came at night and stole my visa..." Five stars.
		The album, according to Sylvian, was written, produced and performed over an unbelievably short period of time (about six weeks) and that sense of urgency is apparent in the breathless delivery and the random stream of lyrics, which really seem to suggest the occasional sting of bitterness and remorse, as opposed to characters or scenarios.
		Sylvian has a true artist feel and respect, his work carries no haze and head over heels to it, which exactly are the factors that makes the work of so many artist superficial.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Blemish-David-Sylvian/dp/B00009YWAW (1722 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Secrets of the Beehive: Remastered: Music: David Sylvian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sylvian's work in the 80's was characterised mostly by themes of detachment and dis-inclination coupled with the curious sense of the personal and the objective.
		Secrets of the beehive is David Sylvians most songwriterly album, written mainly on piano and guitar with his good friend and musical polymath Ryuichi Sakamoto.
		Sylvians gentle strings, acoustic guitar and light piano tinkling all coupled with his tired sounding croon are perfect to sit back and wallow in, probably making this his most instantly accessable albums.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Secrets-Beehive-Remastered-David-Sylvian/dp/B0000AQOQW (1761 words)

	David Sylvian Amazon Releases From Around The World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		And for some Sylvian fans, who have had to wait so long for any material, that is something they can't forgive.
		If Sylvian had stuck to the tried and tested formula of 7 or 8 vocal tracks as to be found on Brilliant Trees & Gone To Earth and jettisoned the rest then we would be talking about a classic.
		Sylvian's vocals perfectly complement the dark texture of the music and the lyrics have the same kind of 'magical realism' as Kundera's prose.
	www.leninimports.com /david_sylvian_amazon.html (1248 words)

	David Sylvian: Love, devotion and divine intoxication
		Much to his chagrin, Sylvian is still most identified as the lead singer and key muse of the British avant-glam act Japan.
		It's unlikely that Sylvian, now 41 and the father of three, could have explored these themes with such nuance and depth previously—such is the impact of his recent personal, spiritual and artistic growth.
		As Sylvian says in Time Spent, "We are not given more than we can handle." And while he certainly handled a lot making Dead Bees, the end result is closer to his heart than any other project he’s been involved with.
	www.innerviews.org /inner/sylvian.html (6178 words)

	David Sylvian Megastore Site Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		david batt, 23 february 1958, beckenham, kent, england.
		david sylvian video, steel cathedrals & japan's oil on canvas.
		david sylvian & japan artwork will be added shortly & housed with all other items in stock.
	www.netcomuk.co.uk /~lenin/David_Sylvian_Index1.html (971 words)

	David Sylvian : interview
		David Sylvian, born in the year of the Dog, is now 20 years away from his most famous image - the bleach and the make-up - and is writing on a laptop from his bedroom.
		At the end of 1982, purpose accomplished, the group disbanded when Sylvian was only 23, providing a bedrock for what has increasingly seemed his main mission in life: the solo artist who makes anything but solo albums.
		Sylvian has various selling points but melody was never particularly one of them.
	www.musicomh.com /interviews/david-sylvian_1005.htm (1135 words)

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		And when Sylvian reunited with the members of Japan for the Rain Tree Crow project, his self-questioning took on the symbol of the crow, long associated with death, which in occult terms signifies the initiate separated from society by his exploration of the mysteries.
		Sylvian's interest in the Hebrew esoteric system of the Kabbala was seen in the cover art of the 1986 double album Gone To Earth, which was influenced by the hermetic diagrams of Elizabethan scholar Robert Fludd.
		Sylvian often writes about 'sleep' and 'dreaming' with this meaning in mind, ("Silver Moon," "Riverman," "Firepower") and sampled Bennett retelling a moment from his autobiography, Witness, in "Upon This Earth" for the Gone To Earth album.
	pages.interlog.com /~costan/SylvArti.html (2176 words)

	David Sylvian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		David Sylvian was born in 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK.
		By the early-1980s neither Sylvian nor Japan had achieved the same level of awareness in the United States as they had in the UK and Europe.
		Sylvian's touring band included ex-Japan bandmates Jansen and Barbieri along with trumpeter Mark Isham, bassist Ian Maidman and guitarists David Torn and Robbie Aceto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Sylvian (2167 words)

	CD Review of David Sylvian - Camphor on Virgin @ jazzreview.com
		Much to Virgin’s credit, they gave Sylvian access to all of his back catalog tapes and many of the tracks have been personally remixed, creating a fascinating re-look at his work.
		Sylvian and his wife, singer Ingrid Chavez, have been devotees of guru Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi, and his more recent releases have shown a decidedly Indian flavor on many tracks.
		While this is not strictly jazz, Sylvian’s ambient moods are not far removed from some of the more atmospheric music one might hear on the ECM label.
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=3099 (750 words)

	David Sylvian's Samadhisounds
		David Sylvian is acclaimed for his work in the world of the singer and songwriter, a world that, despite occasional sonic adventurer's visits, still exists far apart from that of contemporary remixology.
		Blemish, Sylvian's first release for his new label Samadhi Sound took a brave leap into the unknown collaborating with contemporary improv guitarist Derek Bailey and electronic musician Christian Fennesz, producing a series of powerful new songs that emerge from a swirling formlessness.
		As the lead vocalist and main songwriter for Japan, David Sylvian's solo career has led him to be considered one of the most distinctive and influential artists that emerged from the '80s art-rock scene.
	www.artist-shop.com /samadhisound (2406 words)

	Amazon.com: Damage: Music: David Sylvian,Robert Fripp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		David tends to polish and perfect songs in a live setting; Robert delights in seeing what different paths the music will lead him down every night.
		Sylvian washes sound and tones in the most sublime and ethereal way; Fripp on the other hand solos in wild leaps and bounds.
		David Sylvian and Robert Fripp's "First Day" collaborative studio album received a lukewarm reception back in the early '90s, largely because its cerebral guitar work clashed with the pared-down appeal that Grunge held at the time, and also because its nihilistic, almost violent and distortion-fuelled core was somewhat foreign to Sylvian's well-established fan base.
	www.amazon.com /Damage-David-Sylvian/dp/B00005NDVK (1330 words)

	David Sylvian News
		sylvian's back catalogue is scheduled for re-release in september 2003 by virgin.
		david sylvian amazon page now includes mega rare japanese releases of ex-members of japan which can be bought in japan from amazon.co.jp.
		featuring an in-depth study of how sylvian formed the group japan and how the band broke up at the height of their career, this biography features full album reviews and 16 pages of photographs.
	www.netcomuk.co.uk /~lenin/David_Sylvian_News.html (1449 words)

	Guitar Player - David Sylvian
		David Sylvian’s musical journey is one of soul searching and constant change.
		Comprised of Sylvian, drummer Steve Jansen, keyboardist Richard Barbieri, and bassist Mick Karn, the band’s sound was initially inspired by glam-rock icons such as David Bowie and the New York Dolls.
		The album’s songs are as evocative and fragile as any of Sylvian’s prior work, but housed in fractured structures that include disquieting buzzes, hums, and clicks designed to provoke listeners to go beyond the act of complacent listening.
	www.guitarplayer.com /story.asp?storyCode=9179 (1749 words)

	Amazon.com: Everything and Nothing: Music: David Sylvian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As usual, David Sylvian does it his way and his retrospective collection is aptly titled.
		David Sylvian is one of the most unique artists past or present.
		I had a couple David Sylvian tracks here and there and I liked them very much so I figured this CD was a good place to start investigationg David's music.
	www.amazon.com /Everything-Nothing-David-Sylvian/dp/B00004WC6J (1309 words)

	David Sylvian : The Last Romantic : An interview by spike magazine
		Born in England in 1958, David Sylvian first hit the British music scene in the late 1970s with Japan, one of several bands that defined the so-called New Romantic cultural period.
		Along the way, Sylvian has developed this approach to his life and work by seeking out and drawing upon eclectic influences – everything from the historic Buddha to Gnostic Christianity, from the painter Frank Auerbach to the sculptor Joseph Beuys, and from the poet W. Yeats to the Hindu visionary Mother Meera.
		Without a doubt: Sylvian embodies an energetic, hybridized spirituality, and the burden of this essay is to track and note some of the major signposts on his ongoing pilgrimage.
	www.spikemagazine.com /1104davidsylvian.php (871 words)

	David Sylvian: Dead Bees on a Cake: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sylvian blends his different ethnic influences seamlessly, in a manner that shames the trendy world- beat affectations making appearances on so many British and American songwriters' albums.
		Sylvian's intrepid, near- subliminal use of samples proves to be an approach far beyond the grasp of most shameless sample- happy "progressive" groups.
		Sylvian's lyrics are poetic and rarely dull, and the album's unmistakably advanced musical vision makes it pretty tough to dismiss as mere new age pap.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/22216/David_Sylvian_Dead_Bees_on_a_Cake (865 words)

	David Sylvian - blemish @ Blogcritics.org
		Sylvian employed jazz-guitarist Bill Frisell on several tracks of his previous project, Dead Bees On A Cake, and the duo tracks the two recorded hinted at the direction Sylvian committed fully to on blemish.
		The reigns of a record label lifted, David Sylvian is able to push these pieces as far as they need to in order for them to take on lives of their own.
		David must be allowed to experiment otherwise he will just fade away, creating music for his own consumption; which would be a tragic loss to lose one of pop music's most enduring and brilliant innovators...
	blogcritics.org /archives/2003/06/04/171155.php (3918 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Brilliant Trees: Music: David Sylvian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eternal recurrence in a key concept of the pop-landscape and one example was found in the case of David Sylvian.
		Sylvian didn't quite go that far, though he has alluded to addictions from this period (it was the 1980s!), but found himself in a similar position to Walker: artistic aspirations, good looks and a burgeoning teenybop audience.
		This is the song that gave the title to the Japan-retrospective 'Exorcising Ghosts' and also nods to Mishima with Sylvian singing about "the sound of waves." 'Nostalgia' is the track that most predicts 1986's double-album 'Gone to Earth', an absolute joy.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Brilliant-Trees-David-Sylvian/dp/B0000AQOQU (1052 words)

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