David Sylvian - Gone to Earth (W/CD)
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Artist: David SylvianEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Music Label: Caroline
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Taking the Veil
- Laughter and Forgetting
- Before the Bullfight
- Gone to Earth
- Wave
- River Man
- Silver Moon
- River Man [Remix]
- Gone to Earth [Remix]
- Camp Fire: Coyote Country [Remix]
- The Healing Place
- Answered Prayers
- Where the Railroad Meets the Sea
- The Wooden Cross
- Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples
- Camp Fire: Coyote Country
- A Bird of Prey Vanishes into a Bright Blue Cloudless Sky
- Home
- Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees
- Upon This Earth
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Free Music Review: A masterpiece in its own right.
Hit: 5 Stars
Before I go any further, had "Secrets of the Beehive" not been the album following this one, I'd be talking about how this is a timeless masterpiece, but being the record before what in my assessment may be the greatest vocal album ever recorded is a difficult place in history. Nonetheless, "Gone to Earth" is a superb record in its own right-- a double album in its initial release, the first disc are all vocal tracks, the second instrumental. David Sylvian, at the peak of his pop songwriting powers, assembled a cast of superb musicians-- guitarists Robert Fripp and Bill Nelson, reedman Mel Collins (King Crimson), trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and fellow Japan alum and Sylvian's brother, drummer Steve Jansen-- to help realize this ambitious project. I'll approach the discs one at a time.
The vocal disc starts off immediately showing the influence of Fripp on the material-- a collaboration that would yield plenty of fruits of Sylvian. "Taking the Veil" and its arpeggio guitar lines could be straight out of the League of Gentlemen (Sylvian turns Fripp's crafty guitar into a framework for a great, mysterious pop song) but the title track is the gem of this collaboration-- Fripp performs a fractured guitar line of such rampant unpredictability as to remind one of his solo on "Baby's on Fire" but Sylvian sings above it in gentle yet frantic tones. The contrast between the two in the minimally arranged piece (guitar and vocals only) is superb.
But lushness and balladry is where Sylvian would head after this and that's where he excels here-- the gentle "Laughter and Forgetting" proves a fine feature for Sylvian's smoky baritone and speaking as a lifelong trumpet player, Kenny Wheeler's solo is a thing to behold, it knocks me over every time. Also of note is "Wave"-- an extended work that really sets the stage for "Secrets of the Beehive" in its lushness, albeit with an optimism not to be found on 'Beehive' and a stunning, emotive solo from Fripp.
The second disc is all ambient selections-- usually repetitive backings with melodies over the top. All of it is quite listenable and much of it stands out, most notably opener "The Healing Place", with a gentle insistence and the stunning "Camp Fire: Coyote Country", another feature for Fripp where his playing again meets a level of enormous sensitivity and power. Unlike some other ambient works by Sylvian, I think the concerted effort towards briefer tracks pays dividends here-- everything has something to say and does so before it runs the risk of drifting one's interest.
All of this has been remastered with superb sound (albeit a bit aggressive) and a handful of bonus tracks, in this case pretty much all superfluous remixes. Nonetheless, the album material is so strong that "Gone to Earth" is essential listening in the collection of anyone with adventurous tastes. Highly recommended.
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Digitally remastered reissue, in standard jewel case, of this 1986 album from the former vocalist of Japan. 20 tracks total including seven bonus tracks, 'River Man' (Remix), 'Gone To Earth' (Remix), 'Camp Fire-Coyote Country' (Remix), 'Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples' 'Camp Fire-Coyote Country', 'A Bird Of Prey Vanishes Into A Bright Blue Cloudless Sky' & 'Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees'. Guests include Bill Nelson, Robert Fripp, & Mel Collins. Virgin.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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