David Sylvian - Alchemy (An Index of Possibilities)
- Words with the Shaman (14:02)
- Preparations For A Journey (3:40)
- The Stigma Of Childhood, Kin (8:26)
- A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce (3:30)
- Steel Cathedrals (18:58)
Virgin, 1989
also by David Sylvian:
- Brilliant Trees
(1984)
- Gone to Earth
(1986)
- Secrets Of The Beehive
(1987)
- Approaching Silence
(1999)
- Dead Bees on a Cake
(1999)
- Everything And Nothing
(2000)
- Blemish
(2003)
see also... Rain Tree Crow, Japan, David Sylvian and Holger Czukay, David Sylvian and Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Talk Talk, The Blue Nile
An exotic and varied set of instrumental and ambient titbits. "Words with the Shaman" is particularly distinctive, combining a repeated percussion pattern, Jon Hassell's distinctive muted trumpet, and some Arabic-sounding vocals. The other monumental piece, "Steel Cathedrals" is more restrained and reflective, backed by a countinuous throbbing beat. A couple of shorter tracks show Sylvian venturing into more avant-garde territory. "The Stigma of Childhood, Kin" features some odd wiggly guitar twangs, while "A Brief Conversation" is an abstract atonal experiment, with piano and swirling synth noises.
October 30, 2003
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