Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

David Sylvian

Manafon (Deluxe Edition)

(SamadhiSound, Sound CD SS016 DX) (UK) (CD + DVD + 2 hardback books)

Manafon - CD

  1. Small Metal Gods (5:48)
    Music by Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz, Michael Moser, Burkhard Stangl, and David Sylvian
    Burkhard Stangl: guitar
    Werner Dafeldecker: acoustic bass
    Michael Moser: cello
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    Toshimaru Nakamura: no-input mixing board
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntables
    David Sylvian: vocals

  2. The Rabbit Skinner (4:41)
    Music by Christian Fennesz, Marcio Mattos, Evan Parker, Joel Ryan, David Sylvian, and John Tilbury
    John Tilbury: piano
    Evan Parker: saxophone
    Marcio Mattos: cello
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    Joel Ryan: live signal processing
    David Sylvian: vocal, acoustic guitar

  3. Random Acts of Senseless Violence (7:06)
    Music by Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz, Michael Moser, Keith Rowe, and David Sylvian
    Keith Rowe: guitar
    John Tilbury: piano
    Werner Dafeldecker: acoustic bass
    Michael Moser: cello
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntables
    Franz Hautzinger: trumpet
    David Sylvian: vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar

  4. The Greatest Living Englishman (10:54)
    Music by Tetuzi Akiyama, Sachiko M, Toshimaru Nakamura, Otomo Yoshihide, and David Sylvian
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric and acoustic guitars (left channel)
    Toshimaru Nakamura: no-input mixing board
    Sachiko M: sine waves
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntables, acoustic guitar (right channel)
    John Tilbury: piano
    David Sylvian: vocals

  5. 125 Spheres (0:29)
    Music by Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz, Burkhard Stangl, and David Sylvian
    Burkhard Stangl: guitar
    Werner Dafeldecker: acoustic bass
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    David Sylvian: vocals, electronics

  6. Snow White in Appalachia (6:35)
    Music by Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz, Michael Moser, Keith Rowe, and David Sylvian
    Keith Rowe: guitar
    John Tilbury: piano
    Werner Dafeldecker: acoustic bass
    Michael Moser: cello
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    David Sylvian: vocals, keyboards

  7. Emily Dickinson (6:25)
    Music by Christian Fennesz, Evan Parker, David Sylvian, and John Tilbury
    John Tilbury: piano
    Evan Parker: saxophone
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    Joel Ryan: signal processing
    David Sylvian: vocals, electronics

  8. The Department of Dead Letters (2:25)
    Music by Christian Fennesz, Marcio Mattos, Evan Parker, David Sylvian, and John Tilbury
    John Tilbury: piano
    Evan Parker: saxophone
    Marcio Mattos: cello
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    Joel Ryan: live signal processing
    David Sylvian: electronics

  9. Manafon (5:22)
    Music by Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz, Michael Moser, Keith Rowe, and David Sylvian
    Keith Rowe: guitar
    Werner Dafeldecker: acoustic bass
    Michael Moser: cello
    Christian Fennesz: laptop, guitar
    Franz Hautzinger: trumpet
    David Sylvian: vocals

Lyrics by David Sylvian on all tracks except 8 (instrumental)

Original sessions recorded between 2004 and 2007
Produced, engineered, edited, and mixed by David Sylvian at SamadhiSound, 2008
Additional engineering by Christoph Amann in Vienna, Toshihiko Kasai in Tokyo, Sebastian Lexer in London, and Neil Tucker in London

Manafon - Book (40 pages, full color)

Art direction by David Sylvian
Design by Chris Bigg
Cover artwork by Ruud Van Empel
Drawing of David Sylvian (insert) and related drawings: Atsushi Fukui
Art direction and liaison: Yuka Fujii
Includes the complete lyrics from Manafon, photos, and illustrations

Amplified Gesture/Manafon - DVD (NTSC, region free)

Amplified Gesture: An Introduction to Free Improvisation, Practitioners and Their Philosophy (56 minutes 11 seconds)
Chapter 1 - The First Input
Chapter 2 - Evolution Pt. 1 - AMM
Chapter 3 - Evolution Pt. 2
Chapter 4 - Raw Materials
Chapter 5 - A Dedicated Proposition
Chapter 6 - Artist Audience and Architecture
Chapter 7 - The Perpetual Stimulus

Directed and edited by Phil Hopkins
Music: extracts from Manafon, by David Sylvian
Featuring Otomo Yoshihide, Toshimaru Nakamura, Christian Fennesz, Keith Rowe, Eddie Prévost, Sachiko M, Evan Parker, John Tilbury, Werner Dafeldecker, Michael Moser, and John Butcher
Filmed in England, France, and Austria in 2008-2009
Camera: John Hunt
Additional camera: Dave Painter, Brian Conlan
Interviews by Nick Luscombe
Graphic design by Chris Bigg
Produced by Adrian Molloy
Executive producer: David Sylvian

Manafon
Includes the same sound material as on the CD Manafon in 3 audio formats: PCM stereo (48 kHz, 24-bit), DTS 5.1 surround audio, and Dolby 5.1 surround audio
Mixed for 5.1 by David Sylvian and Steve D'Agostino at Metropolis Studios, London, December 2008
Mastered by Tony Cousins

Amplified Gesture - Book (24 pages, full color)

Art direction by David Sylvian
Design by Chris Bigg
Copy Editor: Chris Dahlen
Drawings by Atsushi Fukui
Art direction and liaison: Yuka Fujii
Photowork by Ruud van Empel
Includes an introduction by Clive Bell (in English), and biographies of the musicians with photos
Photos of the musicians by David Sylvian and Yuka Fujii

Released in September 2009
In the first 2,000 copies, the drawing of David Sylvian is signed by David Sylvian and the artist, Atsushi Fukui.