Album

A Victim Of Stars 1982 - 2012

David Sylvian

2012 · Electronic, Jazz

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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A Victim Of Stars 1982 - 2012 by David Sylvian

A Victim Of Stars 1982 - 2012 is an Electronic album by David Sylvian, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.

About

David Sylvian's solo work has been a constant mining of silence and space, within and beyond musicmaking's usual constructs. His work with Japan showed a love for Roxy Music and synth-pop, while on his own, Sylvian teamed up with Robert Fripp and Can's Holger Czukay to create art-rock unlike any other. This summarizes 30 years of solo work, with a new track ("Where's Your Gravity?") filling things out. <i>Stars</i> wanders from a remix of "Ghosts" from his Japan days through acclaimed solo albums, such as <i>Gone to Earth</i>, <i>Brilliant Trees</i>, and work with Ryuchi Sakamoto, Nine Horses, and others. Songs like "The Only Daughter," "Forbidden Colours," and "Manafon" exhibit Sylvian's unusual range, plus his ability to upset tradition and touch on the avant-garde and cocktail jazz with equal suspicion. File alongside Kate Bush, Scott Walker, and other stylistic iconoclasts whose approach to beauty is unpredictable and often puzzling but rewarding once the time is spent unraveling the mysteries. This is the perfect place to start understanding Sylvian's career.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Ghosts3:47
  2. 1-2Bamboo Houses5:21
  3. 1-3Bamboo Music5:40
  4. 1-4Forbidden Colours5:58
  5. 1-5Red Guitar5:09
  6. 1-6The Ink In The Well4:29
  7. 1-7Pulling Punches5:02
  8. 1-8Taking The Veil4:40
  9. 1-9Silver Moon6:19
  10. 1-10Let The Happiness In5:37
  11. 1-11Orpheus4:51
  12. 1-12Waterfront3:36
  13. 1-13Pop Song4:34
  14. 1-14Blackwater4:22
  15. 1-15Every Colour You Are4:46
  16. 1-16Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)5:17
  17. 2-1Jean The Birdman4:16
  18. 2-2Alphabet Angel2:06
  19. 2-3I Surrender9:25
  20. 2-4Darkest Dreaming4:01
  21. 2-5A Fire In The Forest4:41
  22. 2-6The Only Daughter5:57
  23. 2-7Late Night Shopping2:54
  24. 2-8Wonderful World6:02
  25. 2-9The Banality Of Evil8:02
  26. 2-10Darkest Birds5:03
  27. 2-11Snow White In Appalachia5:59
  28. 2-12Small Metal Gods5:09
  29. 2-13I Should Not Dare3:24
  30. 2-14Manafon4:05
  31. 2-15Where's Your Gravity? (For Kristamas)5:20

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Ambient & Downtempo
  • dreamy
  • brooding
  • nocturnal

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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