DAVID SYLVIAN: DEAD BEES ON A CAKE
VIRGIN RECORDS, CDV 2471(CD)
(P)(C)1987 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD., UK
RELEASED: MARCH 29, 1999, UK
J-ISSUED: TOSHIBA-EMI LTD., VJCP-68012(CD)
RELEASED: APRIL 9, 1999, JAPAN
| DAVID SYLVIAN |
| ROCK / NEW WAVE / VOCAL 1999 |
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DAVID SYLVIAN: DEAD BEES ON A CAKE VIRGIN RECORDS, CDV 2471(CD) (P)(C)1987 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD., UK RELEASED: MARCH 29, 1999, UK J-ISSUED: TOSHIBA-EMI LTD., VJCP-68012(CD) RELEASED: APRIL 9, 1999, JAPAN
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| CREDITS (productions) : |
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Produced by David Sylvian |
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Mixed by David Sylvian with Dave Kent Engineered by Dave Kent; Additional Engineering: David Sylvian Assistant Engineers: Jacquie Turner, Matt Curry, Scott Crane Studio Maintenance: Dave Kent |
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Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine |
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Recorded at Right Track Studios, ny;
Real World Studios, box; Sound House Studio, seattle; Atma Sound, mpls; Seedy Underbelly, mpls; Synergy Studio, napa |
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Art direction: David Sylvian and Yuka Fujii Artwork Co-ordinator: Yuka Fujii; Drawings: Shinya Fujiwara Photography: Anton Corbijn; Inlay portrait by Ingrid Chavez Design: Russell Mills (shed); Design Assistance: Michael Webster (storm) |
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Bill Frisell appears courtesy of Nonesuch Records Kenny Wheeler appears courtesy of ECM Records Marc Ribot appears courtesy of Atlantic Records Ryuichi Sakamoto appears courtesy of Sony Records Talvin Singh appears courtesy of Island Records Ltd (a PolyGram company) |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| David Sylvian | : |
vocals, guitars, bass keyboards, sample, drum programing percussion programming |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | : |
rhodes, sampled bansuri guitar loop, insects |
| Tommy Barbarella | : | rhodes |
| Marc Ribot | : | guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar |
| Bill Frisell | : | acoustic guitar, dobro |
| Lawrence Feldman | : | flute |
| Kenny Wheeler | : | flugelhorn |
| John Giblin | : | bass |
| Chris Minh Doky | : | double bass |
| Ged Lynch | : | drums |
| Scooter Warner | : | drums |
| Steve Jansen | : | percussion, cymbals |
| Talvin Singh | : | tabla, percussion |
| Deepak Ram | : | bansuri |
| Steve Tibbetts | : | gong |
| Ingrid Chavez | : | vocal |
| Shree Maa | : | vocal |
| TRACKS (total time 70:06) : |
| 1. |
I Surrender (9:24)
Written by David Sylvian Marc Ribot, guitar; Ryuichi Sakamoto, rhodes; Lawrence Feldman, flute; Steve Jansen, percussion; Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn; David Sylvian, guitar loops, keyboards, sample Strings arrangement by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian; Orchestrated by Ryuichi Sakamoto; Contains a sample from "You Know You Know"; Performed by The Mahavishunu Orchestra (licensed courtesy of Columbia)
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Dobro #1 (1:29)
| Written by David Sylvian and Bill Frisell Bill Frisell, dobro; David Sylvian, keyboard
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Midnight Sun (4:00)
| Written by, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown and Eddie Williams Marc Ribot, guitar; David Sylvian, acoustic guitar, keyboards, sample Brass arrangements, Ryuichi Sakamoto; Contains elements from "Drifting Blues"; Contains samples from "I'm Wanderin"; Performed by John Lee Hooker (licensed courtesy of Fantasy, Inc.)
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Thalheim (6:07)
| Written by David Sylvian Ged Lynch, original drum track; Steve Jansen, percussion loop, cymbals; John Giblin, bass; Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn; Tommy Barbarella, rhodes; David Sylvian, drum programing, guitars, keyboards
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God Man (4:01)
| Written by David Sylvian Scooter Warner, original drum track; Steve Jansen, 'dirty loop'; Marc Ribot, acoustic guitar; David Sylvian, bass, guitars, keyboards, drum programming
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Alphabet Angel (2:06)
| Written by David Sylvian Ryuichi Sakamoto, pseudo rhodes; David Sylvian, keyboards, orchestration
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Krishna Blue (8:08)
| Written by David Sylvian Talvin Singh, original tabla, percussion; Steve Jansen, percussion; Deepak Ram, bansuri; Ryuichi Sakamoto, sampled bansuri, guitar loop; Bill Frisell, acoustic guitar, dobro; Steve Tibbetts, gong; Ingrid Chavez, vocal; David Sylvian, guitars, keyboards, percussion programming
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The Shining Of Things (3:08)
| Written by David Sylvian String arrangement by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian; Orchestrated by Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Café Europa (6:58)
| Written by David Sylvian Steve Jansen, percussion; Ingrid Chavez, vocal; David Sylvian, guitars, keyboards, percussion programming
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Pollen Path (3:25)
| Written by David Sylvian Ged Lynch, drums; Marc Ribot, acoustic and slide guitar; Ryuichi Sakamoto, insects; David Sylvian, guitars, keyboards, samples Contains samples from John Cage's Sonata V from Sonata and Interludes, edition Peter's No.6755 (Licensed courtesy of Etcetera Record Company B.V.)
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All Of My Mother's Names (Summers with Amma) (6:10)
| Written by David Sylvian Scott Warner, drums; Chris Minh Doky, double bass; Talvin Singh, tabla, percussion; Marc Ribot, guitars; Ryuichi Sakamoto, rhodes; David Sylvian, guitar, keyboards
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Wanderlust (6:42)
| Written by David Sylvian Ged Lynch, drums; John Giblin, bass; Tommy Barbarella, rhodes; David Sylvian, guitars, keyboards
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Praise (Pratah Smarami) (4:01)
| Traditional, music by Shree Maa, arranged by David Sylvian Shree Maa, vocal; David Sylvian, guitars
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Darkest Dreaming (4:00)
| Written by David Sylvian and Djivan Gasparyan David Sylvian, guitars, keyboards, samples Contains samples from the recording "Mother of Mine" by Djivan Gasparyan (licensed courtesy of All Saints Records) |
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