David Sylvian - Approaching Silence (1999) {Virgin Records}
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© 1999 Virgin Records | 7243 8 48177 25 / CDVE 943
Experimental Rock / Ambient / Electronic
This album
contains three compositions (two of them long form) created exclusively
for two independent gallery installations. Two pieces,'The Beekeepers
Apprentice' and 'Epiphany' originally accompanied the 'Ember Glance'
installation, a multi media work made in collaboration with the artists
Russell Mills and Ian Walton, and exhibited in Tokyo, September 1990.
'Approaching Silence' accompanied the multi media work 'Redemption'
installed at the P3 Gallery, Tokyo 1994. The CD was compiled and
released in 1999.
| The
"unofficial" subtitle of this CD is "music for multi media
installations." All that to say that the songs on this release date back
to 1990 and were used as part of Sylvian and Russell Mills' exhibit
Ember Glance-The Permanence of Memory (1990) and 1994's
Redemption-Approaching Silence, which was done by Sylvian and Robert
Fripp. Since the music is ambient at its finest, the dates of recording
do not matter. The question is does this music stand up on its own,
apart from the exhibit. The answer is a resounding yes! Sylvian produces
original and interesting ambient music. The selections are long
("Approaching Silence" is over 38 minutes long) yet never get boring. It
is to Sylvian's credit that he can keep the listener interested for
that long with this genre of music. Sylvian uses instruments and sounds
to create his own creative ambient music. The short-wave samples, for
example, add an eeriness in "The Beekeeper's Apprentice," which adds to
the overall sound of the piece. This music is not for every taste, but
fans of Sylvian and ambient music will find this to be a treat. |
Personnel:
David Sylvian -synthesizer, guitar, producer, engineer, sampling, art direction, design, photography, shortwave radio, theme, visual design
Frank Perry - gong, bells, finger bells
Robert Fripp - vocals, Frippertronics
tracklist:
01 - The Beekeeper's Apprentice
02 - Epiphany
03 - Approaching Silence |
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