David Sylvian S/D

A Xmas present from David: a Nine Horses demo from 2004

https://on.soundcloud.com/yawsmWhjyuyXqVZWA

I'm kicking myself for not relistening to Nine Horses earlier when I was revisiting his solo discography. It's far from a side project. I guess the complex genesis of the record explains why it was released under a moniker. The jazz-folk-trip-hop spectrum, the incorporation of electronic and other elements not his own, and the band feel create a wonderful balance. I love how his music breathes, how he uses trumpet, and generally his careful carving of sound that makes you think of wood, glass, water, thread and such. I also like the idea of receiving demo tapes, editing out Jaki Liebezeit, and replacing him with another drummer. Perfect for the season.

otm, do love the nine horses material. i also quote "the banality of evil" pretty often: right you are!

don't sleep on the ep of extras they did. very satisfying when you've played out the full length.

Nine Horses is basically two projects -- one with Burnt Friedman and another with Steve Jansen. And agree, it's very good -- probably his best "song"-ish material since he went in the less accessible (but amazing) Blemish/Manafon direction.

yeah i didn't properly 'receive' nine horses for quite awhile, now i really love it

Deluxe cd box set on the horizon apparently. Best news ever!

https://twitter.com/davidsylvian58/status/1615898013200965632

For those not following him... here's the text:
"the Grönland release ‘Sleepwalkers’ features the track ‘do you know me now?’ which is also the title of a Universal / samadhisound deluxe CD box set to be released later this year. more info on the latter will be announced shortly"

wonder what that box will include? I assume just the Samadhi Sound albums, I'm sure there will be a bunch of additional stuff that will make it a necessary purchase. Hope Nine Horses slips out on vinyl as part of this.

I'm sure this has been posted here somewhere in the past but... here's something to help your Sunday go down lovely. Fretless bass haters are forewarned!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JHKNFjsERE

10 CD, post Virgin Records set on the way!

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/david-sylvian-samadhisound-2003-2014-do-you-know-me-now

Does he do anything anymore but stuff his old records in fancier and fancier boxes?

He sometimes reissues albums on vinyl with ugly new covers.

He kind of fascinates me as a person. Isn’t he really into gurus and new age stuff like Carlos Santana?

The lead track on Manofon, "Small Metal Gods", suggested that he had grown disenchanted with his spiritual practice.

if instagram is anything to go by, it looks like he and Lucrecia Dalt are in a relationship.

Lucrecia My Reflection

Had not heard of her, I must admit, but to judge by the Wiki page, she sound intersting...?

her new album ‎¡Ay! is wonderful

If things go south with her, he's got a readymade cover version at hand with Blood, Sweat and Tears' "Lucretia Mac Evil" to fit on his next version of blemish.

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Cool, will check it out

i'd love it if they collaborated on some music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5vSkWXu-Qo

For those of us that don’t speak Japanese or have time to listen to 45 minutes, what is that?

It’s Sylvian on a Japanese radio show in 1984 playing some of his favourite music.

Apologies, throughout the 1980s (and perhaps after idk) Ryuichi Sakamoto had a radio show called Sound Street, this is Sylvian guesting on the show with Peter Barakan acting as a translator.

He kind of fascinates me as a person. Isn’t he really into gurus and new age stuff like Carlos Santana?

― beamish13, Thursday, June 22, 2023 5:50 PM (six months ago) bookmarkflaglink

I do spend a curious amount of time wondering what his living room looks like. (Apologies if I've mentioned this before).

probably not someone who eats cheetos on a white sofa while playing xbox but you never know

I imagine a real but somehow *arty* fire. Not clutter. A large artwork - could be a painting, maybe a photograph - that might be construed as "slightly rude" but which he explains as an appreciation of "the female form"?

A couple of years back (before Ryuichi S. passed) I said something on the occasion of his birthday about how given his current wizard look I imagined him living in snowy Japanese mountains somewhere, occasionally sending Sakamoto messages via wild foxes.

i'm sorry but i'm dying at "a real but somehow 'arty' fire"

I can't believe that there's not more speculation about Sylvian's lounge.

I’m assuming beamish meant Carlos Castaneda?? Can see Sylvian appreciating some Santana tho (and I can hear his vocal on “smooth”)

beamish was referring to Carlos Santana being a big follower of Sri Chinmoy

LOL @ Sylvian in place of Thomas on "Smooth"--it's true, the hook melody would unfortunately work for him (but only if "or else forget about it" is followed by some tasteful shred-glitching c/o add'l guest cameo by Christian Fennesz)