David Sylvian - Everything & Nothing
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Artist: David SylvianEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
CD Release Date: 2000-11-07
Music Label: Virgin Records Us
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- The Scent Of Magnolia
- Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)
- Blackwater
- Albuquerque (Dobro #6)
- Ride
- The Golden Way
- Ghosts
- Pop Song
- Every Colour You Are
- Wanderlust
- God's Monkey
- Let The Happiness In
- I Surrender
- Thoroughly Lost To Logic
- Jean The Birdman
- Cover Me With Flowers
- The Boy With The Gun
- Riverman
- Aparna And Nimisha (Dobro #5)
- Midnight Sun
- Orpheus
- Some Kind Of Fool
- Cries And Whispers
- Godman
- Laughter And Forgetting
- Buoy
- Weathered Wall
- Bamboo Houses
- Come Morning
Free Music Notes for Everything & Nothing
Free Music Review: A fine overview of David Sylvian's vocal work.
Hit: 5 Stars
When David Sylvian's twenty year relationship with Virgin Records came to an end, he delivered two compilations to them drawn from his catalog, a vocal compilation ("Everything and Nothing") and an instrumental one ("Camphor"). Both were initially released as limited editions with bonus discs and eventually saw wider release without the bonus disc. Together, they provide a fantastic overview of the bulk of Sylvian's work, and while some of his decisions (particularly with respect to the Japan material) may irk some of his longtime fans, the value of these sets-- both to the unitiated and old hands, is difficult to estimate.
"Everything and Nothing" is the vocal piece, two discs of superb material, drawn from Sylvian's albums and collaborations. Around a dozen or so pieces are new, unreleased or rerecorded, with a few rarities thrown in the mix as well. I could probably argue about track selection here and there, but really the set is incredibly well put together-- many of Sylvian's finest moments are captured here, from the triumph or "Orpheus" to the darkness of Rain Tree Crow's "Every Colour You Are", the deep funk of Robert Fripp-collaboration "Jean the Birdman", the off kilter techno-tinged "The Scent of Magnolia" or the downright bizarre (and brilliant) "Pop Song". It's really hard to overstate just how good this material is. For the longtime fans and collectors, a couple shelved tracks that had acheived legendary status get aired out here-- Japan leftover "Some Kind of Fool" and "Secrets of the Beehive" outtake "Ride". Quite honestly, both are quite as good as myth had built them up to be, something highly unexpected.
Sylvian did in a few cases choose to rerecord vocals, most notably on "Some Kind of Fool" and perhaps Japan's apex, "Ghosts". This stung quite a few folks who really loved this material. Personally, I've no issue with this.
The limited edition release came with a bonus disc-- a four track single for "The Scent of Magnolia" containing a nearly pointless edit of the title track (trimming about 30 seconds off of it. The remaining three tracks include remixes of "The Scent of Magnolia" and "Brilliant Trees", but the real value in the bonus disc comes in the studio recording of Fripp/Sylvian piece "The Blinding Light of Heaven". A fierce live piece, it picks up a midtempo lope and an unusual grace that you'd never guess could have been from this song based on the live recordings released. If you can find it, it's a wortwhile pickup. The limited edition (which this is not) is distinguisable by its third disc.
Whether the 2 or 3 disc variant of this, "Everything and Nothing" is a superb overview of David Sylvian's vocal catalog. Highly recommended.
Everything & Nothing Poster
Limited edition version of the first complete retrospective for the ex-Japan frontman. Seven of the tracks have never been heard before on disc, while many of the rest appear now in re-mixed versions, with most pre 1984 recordings featuring new vocals. The collection concentrates on Sylvian's output as a singer/songwriter, includes work with Japan and Rain Tree Crow while also drawing heavily on his solo output, alongside collaborations with other artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto and Robert Fripp. Limited edition includes three gold CDs, one ofA serial collaborator, Everything & Nothing draws material from the range of David Sylvian recordings, from 1991's Rain Tree Crow (with Japan members Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen) to Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1986 album, Heartbeat, to his own '87 touchstone, Secrets of the Beehive. In a wonderful coup for devotees, this collection of singles, live recordings, and oddities also features the complete version of the lost Japan tune "Some Kind of Fool," intended for Gentlemen Take Poloraids. However, as so much of what Sylvian achieved with Japan was built on artifice, it's refreshing to hear him in a stripped-down setting. The opening "The Scent of Magnolia"--part electronica, part rock--glides with a subtlety that puts many practitioners in both fields to shame, while "Albuquerque" sustains a gorgeous balance between conceptual boldness and engaging melodiousness. Everything & Nothing is a good way to sample and celebrate a shape-shifter such as Sylvian as he ducks in and out of focus, between rugged ballads (the infamous "Ghosts"), avant-garde jazz ("God's Monkey"), and glossy pop. --Maxine Kabuubi
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