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No-Man: Flowermouth

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On June 27, 1994, “One Little Indian” label released “Flowermouth”, the second No-Man studio album. It was recorded September – December 1993, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, and was produced by Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness – vocals
  • Steven Wilson – instruments
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, frippertronics 
  • Silas Maitland – fretless bass
  • Chris Maitland – drums, percussion
  • Steve Jansen – percussion
  • Richard Barbieri – electronics
  • Mel Collins – soprano saxophone, flute
  • Ian Carr – trumpet
  • Ben Coleman – violins, electric violin
  • Lisa Gerrard – voice sample

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Bowness, all music by Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson.

  1. Angel Gets Caught in the Beauty Trap
  2. You Grow More Beautiful
  3. Animal Ghost
  4. Soft Shoulders
  5. Shell of a Fighter
  6. Teardrop Fall
  7. Watching Over Me
  8. Simple
  9. Things Change

David Sylvian: Dead Bees On A Cake

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On March 29, 1999, “Virgin” label released “Dead Bees on a Cake”, the fifth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Right Track Studios” in New York, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Sound House Studio” in  Seattle, “Atma Sound” in Minneapolis, “Seedy Underbelly” in Minneapolis, “Synergy Studio” in Napa, California, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum programming, samples, string arrangements, art director, additional engineering, mixing
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fender Rhodes, orchestrations and string arrangements, brass arrangements, sampled guitar and bansuri, insects
  • Tommy Barbarella – Fender Rhodes
  • Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Bill Frisell – dobro, acoustic guitar
  • Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
  • Lawrence Feldman – flute
  • Deepak Ram – bansuri
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Chris Minh Doky – double bass
  • Steve Jansen – percussion, loops, cymbals
  • Ged Lynch – original drum track, drums
  • Skoota Warner – original drum track, drums
  • Talvin Singh – tabla and percussion
  • Steve Tibbetts – gong
  • Ingrid Chavez – vocals
  • Shree Maa – vocals
  • Dave Kent – engineer, mixing, studio maintenance
  • Jacquie Turner – engineer assistant
  • Matt Curry – engineer assistant
  • Scott Crane – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Yuka Fujii – art director, artwork co-ordinator
  • Shinya Fujiwara – drawings
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Ingrid Chavez – inlay portrait
  • Russell Mills – design (shed)
  • Michael Webster – design assistance (storm)

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian, except as noted.

  1. I Surrender
  2. Dobro #1 – David Sylvian, Bill Frisell
  3. Midnight Sun – David Sylvian, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams
  4. Thalheim
  5. God Man
  6. Alphabet Angel
  7. Krishna Blue
  8. The Shining of Things
  9. Café Europa
  10. Pollen Path
  11. All of My Mother’s Names (Summers with Amma)
  12. Wanderlust
  13. Praise (Pratah Smarami) – Shree Maa, David Sylvian
  14. Darkest Dreaming – David Sylvian, Djivan Gasparyan

Nine Horses: Money For All

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On January 16, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Money for All”, the only Nine Horses EP. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by David Sylvian, Burnt Friedman and Steve Jansen.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, electric piano, guitar, harmonica, arrangements, mixing, art direction
  • Steve Jansen – keyboards, synth, percussion, samples, drum programming, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, synth, effects, electronics
  • Thomas Elbern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – guitar
  • Tim Motzer – guitar
  • Daniel Schröter – double bass, bass
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Norbert Krämer – timpani
  • Alexander Meyen – violin
  • Claudio Bohorquez – cello
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Atsushi Fukui – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian except where noted, all music by David Sylvian and Burnt Friedman, except where noted.

  1. Money for All
  2. Get the Hell Out – music by Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman Remix
  4. Wonderful World – Burnt Friedman Remix
  5. Birds Sing for Their Lives – Stina Nordenstam
  6. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman Remix
  7. Money for All – (Version)
  8. Get the Hell Out – Burnt Friedman Remix – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian

Nine Horses: Snow Borne Sorrow

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On October 17, 2005, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Snow Borne Sorrow”, the debut Nine Horses album. It was recorded 2001 – 2005, at “Miloco 3”, “Eden Studios” and “Sphere Studios” in London, “1k Recording Studio” in Philadelphia, “UTS Sound Studio”, “University of Technology” in Sydney, “First Floor Rec.” in Copenhagen, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, keyboards, guitar, mixing, art direction, executive producer
  • Steve Jansen – drums, percussion, sample programming, keyboards, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, keyboards, toy piano, Korg MS-20, vocoder, loops, pan, recording, mixing, editing
  • Jim Motzer – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tim Elsenburg – electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – electric guitar
  • Riff Pike III – electric guitar
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano, piano treatment
  • Keith Lowe – double bass, bass
  • Neal Sutherland – bass
  • Daniel Schroeter – bass
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Arve Henriksen – trumpet
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet, saxophone
  • Theo Travis – saxophone, flute
  • Thomas Hass – saxophone
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Carsten Skøv – vibraphone
  • Eska G. Mtungwazi, Marcina Arnold – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Wes Mills – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian, all music as noted.

  1. Wonderful World – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  2. Darkest Birds – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  4. Atom and Cell – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  5. A History of Holes – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  6. Snow Borne Sorrow – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  7. The Day the Earth Stole Heaven – Burnt Friedman, Jim Motzer, David Sylvian
  8. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  9. The Librarian – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian

David Sylvian And Robert Fripp: Damage

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On October 1, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Damage”, live album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was recorded in December 1993, at “Royal Albert Hall”, in London, and was produced by Robert Fripp and David Bottrill.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, keyboards, tapes
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, Frippertronics
  • Trey Gunn – vocals, Chapman Stick
  • Michael Brook – Infinite guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums
  • David Kent – engineer
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • David Singleton – digital editing, producer assistant
  • Stuart White – keyboard and recording technician
  • Alan Pollard – keyboard and recording technician
  • Steve Flewin – monitor engineer
  • John Sinks – guitar technician
  • Clint Lockyer – stick/drum technician
  • Dave Newton – stage manager, keyboard/guitar technician
  • Haruki Kaito – light and stage design
  • Phil Wiffen – light operator
  • Tim Hook – tour manager

Track listing:

  1. Damage – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  2. God’s Monkey – David Bottrill, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  3. Brightness Falls – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  4. Every Colour You Are – Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, David Sylvian
  5. Firepower – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  6. Gone to Earth – Robert Fripp, David Sylvian
  7. 20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman’s Song) – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  8. Wave – David Sylvian
  9. River Man – David Sylvian
  10. Darshan (The Road to Graceland) – David Bottrill, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  11. Blinding Light of Heaven – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  12. The First Day – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian

Icehouse: Measure for Measure

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On April 21, 1986, “Regular Records” label released “Measure for Measure”, the fourth Icehouse studio album. It was recorded in August 1985, at “Crescent Studios”, “Bath” and “Whitehouse” in Livingstone, “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by David Lord and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Iva Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming, engineer
  • Robert Kretschmer – guitar
  • Andy Qunta – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Simon Lloyd – reeds, brass, trumpet, keyboard programming, Fairlight
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
  • Steve Jansen – drums, percussion
  • Masaki Tanazawa – drums, percussion
  • Brian Eno – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Lord – keyboards, percussion, string arrangement
  • Gasper Lawal – percussion
  • Glen Tommey – percussion
  • Shena Power – female voices
  • Stuart Gordon – strings
  • Maurice Green – backing vocals
  • Rhett Davies, David Lord, Andy Lyden – engineer
  • George Shilling, Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • Warne Livesey – engineer, mixing
  • David Hemmings, Glen Tommey – mixing
  • Raine Shine – mixing assistant
  • Paul Ibbotson – mastering
  • David McKenzie – artwork
  • Brett Cabot – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer, except where noted.

  1. Paradise – Iva Davies
  2. No Promises
  3. Mr. Big
  4. Angel Street
  5. The Flame – Iva Davies
  6. Regular Boys
  7. Cross the Border
  8. Lucky Me aka American Way
  9. Baby, You’re So Strange

Annie Lenox: Diva

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On April 6, 1992, “RCA Records” label released “Diva”, the debut Annie Lennox album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Mayfair” and “The Church” in London, and was produced by Stephen Lipson. In 1993 “Brit Awards”, “Diva” won the “British Album of the Year”. It was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Lennox – all vocals, keyboards
  • Stephen Lipson – guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Kenji Suzuki – guitar
  • Ed Shearmur – piano
  • Paul Moore – keyboards
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, programming, recorder
  • Marius de Vries – keyboards, programming
  • Doug Wimbish – bass
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Steve Jansen – drum programming
  • Dave DeFries – trumpet
  • Gavyn Wright – violin
  • Heff Moraes – engineer, MIDI management
  • William O’Donovan – mixing assistance
  • Ian Silvester – digital technician
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Laurence Stevens – designs
  • Satoshi – photography (front cover)
  • Anton Corbijn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Lennox, except where noted.

  1. Why
  2. Walking on Broken Glass
  3. Precious
  4. Legend in My Living Room – Annie Lennox, Peter John Vettese
  5. Cold
  6. Money Can’t Buy It
  7. Little Bird
  8. Primitive
  9. Stay By Me
  10. The Gift – Annie Lennox, The Blue Nile

Steve Jansen: Slope

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On October 22, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Slope”, the debut Steve Jansen album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Vestry” in London, “Straysound Studio” in Sweden, Samadhisound Studios, “Trout Recording” in Brooklyn, “Blue Sky Falls” in London, “Slovak Radio” in Bratislava, “Studio 5” in Bratislava, and was produced by Steve Jensen.

Personnel:

  • Steve Jansen – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, sampled instruments, synth, piano, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Theo Travis – sax, flute, clarinet
  • Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, electric piano
  • Anja Garbarek – vocals
  • Thomas Feiner – vocals, mandolin, sampler
  • Bratislava Movie Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ingo Frenzel
  • Joan Wasser – vocals, violin
  • Alberto Tafuri – piano
  • Nina Kinert – vocals
  • Steve D’Agostino, David Sylvian, Tim Elsenburg, John Mallison, Ján Machut and Ladislav Krajãoviã, Bryce Goggin, Alberto Tafuri, Love Olzon – recording
  • Ingo Frenzel – mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Dan McPharlin – models created and photographed

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Jensen, except where noted.

  1. Grip
  2. Sleepyard – Steve Jansen, Tim Elsenburg
  3. Cancelled Pieces – Steve Jansen, Anja Garbarek
  4. December Train
  5. Sow the Salt – Steve Jansen, Thomas Feiner
  6. Gap of Cloud
  7. Playground Martyrs – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  8. A Way of Disappearing
  9. Ballad of a Deadman – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  10. Conversation Over
  11. Life Moves On
  12. Playground Martyrs (reprise) – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian

Tim Bowness & Richard Barbieri: Flame

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On August 29, 1994, “One Little Indian” label released “Flame”, the only album by Tim Bowness and Richard Barbieri. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Orange Asylum” in Orange County, CA, and was produced by Richard Barbieri and Tim Bowness.

Personnel:

  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers, additional drum programming, treatments
  • Tim Bowness – vocal
  • Steve Jansen – guitar, hand percussion, bass synthesizer, drum programming
  • Michael Bearpark – guitar
  • Steven Wilson – guitar
  • Danny Thompson – acoustic bass
  • Mick Karn – bass guitar, saxophone
  • Gavin Harrison – drum kit
  • Chris Maitland – drum kit

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Heaven
  2. Song of Love and Everything Pt.1
  3. Song of Love and Everything Pt.2
  4. Brightest Blue
  5. Flame
  6. Trash Talk
  7. Time Flown
  8. Torch Dance
  9. Feel

Rain Tree Crow: Same

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On April 8, 1991, “Virgin” label released the self – titled, and the only Rain Tree Crow album. It was a reunion project by the members of the band Japan. It was recorded1989 -1990, at “Miravel Studios” in Le Val, France, “Condulmer Studio Zerman di Mogliano” in Italy, “Marcus Studios”, “Eel Pie Studios” and “Air Studios” in London, “The Wool Hall” in Bath, Somerset, UK, “Ropewalk Studio in Dublin, Ireland, “Mega Studios” in Paris, and was produced by David Sylvian, Mick karn, Steve Jensen and Richard Barbieri.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocal, electric guitar, Hammond organ, electric piano, treatments, treatments, organ, percussion, Indian drum, harmonium, shortwave radio, horn arrangement, mixing, art director
  • Mick Karn– bass, saxophone, brass, pipes, wine glasses, horn arrangement
  • Richard Barbieri– synthesizer, water wheel
  • Steve Jansen– drums, Moroccan clay drum, fan drums, marimba, ceramic drums, tambourine, percussion, Hammond organ
  • Bill Nelson– guitar, blue guitar
  • Phil Palmer – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Michael Brook – bass conga
  • Djene Doumbouya – vocal
  • Djanka Djabate – vocal
  • Johnny Thirkell– trumpet, flugelhorn (as Phantom Horns)
  • Gary Barnacle– saxes (as Phantom Horns)
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophones (as Phantom Horns)
  • Johnny Thirkell– trumpet, flugelhorn (as Phantom Horns)
  • Brian Gascoigne – orchestration
  • Tim Martin – engineer
  • Paonlo Carrer – assistant
  • Rupert Coulson – assistant
  • Louise McCormick – assistant
  • Bruce Davies – assistant
  • Paul Stevens – assistant
  • Steve Nye– mixing
  • Pat McCarthy – mixing
  • Richard Chadwick – co-ordinato
  • Russell Mills– design
  • Yuka Fujii – art director
  • Shinya Fujiwara– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian.

  1. Big Wheels in Shanty Town
  2. Every Colour You Are
  3. Rain Tree Crow
  4. Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)
  5. Pocket Full of Change
  6. Boat’s for Burning
  7. New Moon at Red Deer Wallow
  8. Black Water
  9. A Reassuringly Dull Sunday
  10. Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City
  11. Scratchings on the Bible Belt
  12. Cries and Whispers