David Sylvian

sylvian · Post by **sylvian** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:17 am

Sorry if this is old news to you but Stina is involved with the new David Sylvian project....

The new album of David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman will hopefully released on 10.10.05 as Nine Horses with the title 'Snow Borne Sorrow'.

Tracklisting:

1. Wonderful World
2. Darkest Birds
3. The Banality Of Evil
4. Atom and Cell
5. A History Of Holes
6. Snow Borne Sorrow
7. The Day The Earth Stole Heaven
8. Serotonin
9. The Librarian

stunning new group project featuring david sylvian, steve jansen and burnt friedman

Nine Horses' 'Snow Borne Sorrow' is a collaboration between David Sylvian, his brother and frequent collaborator / drummer Steve Jansen (also formerly of Japan) and electronic composer / remixer Burnt Friedman.

Lyrically and vocally, 'Snow Borne Sorrow' continues the maturing darkness of Sylvian's last solo release 'Blemish' ? songs of struggle, doubt and resolve, Bergman-like glimpses of the realities and difficulties of intimate relationship, flashes of light and humility and, continuing his engagement with the political situation in post-0911 America, begun on his 2004 single with Ryuichi Sakamoto,
World Citizen, caustic words about the excuses our leaders manage to find not to "love thy neighbor".

'Snow Borne Sorrow' was made with a cast of contributors, including Norwegian trumpeter and Supersilent member Arve Henriksen, Swedish vocalist Stina Nordenstam, who adds marvelously elliptical responses to Sylvian's vocal on the opening "Wonderful World", and Ryuichi
Sakamoto on piano.

On the title for the album Sylvian says: "Winter provokes introspection. Even more so the long hard winters surrounded by that cushioning, muted, numbing whiteness. It can also be a time of enormous creativity, of resolutions, resoluteness, clarity and conviction."

Post by **sound world** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:31 am

Well well well.Stina had indicated that nothing had come of this collaboration with Sylvian.
"I have just recently worked with David Sylvian (and Steve Jansen). It felt like a borderline case...because he was somehow too good. He sounds like himself and I sound like myself, and...and...It lacked friction."
So this will be the newest Stina we've heard since 'Sov du lilla viderung'(Lullaby) by my reckoning,not including the current art exhibition.
I look forward to this as an admirer of much that Sylvian has done,and the lineup on the disc looks amazing...

Post by **kuhn** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:55 pm

Thanks for letting us know!

As SoundWorld said, we knew about a collaboration of some kind but had no idea it was to be released!

Great news!

Post by **kuhn** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:17 pm

Go to http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=18726

And click on Sample 1 - and you can hear a sample of the Stina track!

Post by **kuhn** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:20 pm

Mini review from davidsylvian.net (written by Gerrit Hillebrand (4 september 2005):

http://www.davidsylvian.net/mod.php?mod ... 1125844142

"The track starts with a cinematic, jazzy rhythm structured with superb bass playing of Keith Lowe. Wonderful World has a catchy melody with Stina Nordenstam filling in the gaps between Sylvian's ironic looks at the world of today. What Stina is singing/saying isn't clearly to me as I can hardly understand a word she's saying. The choice of Stina is remarkable as her style of performing on this track sounds a lot like Ingrid Chavez. Maybe a purposeful move of Sylvian. One of my favorite tracks of this album."

Post by **sound world** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:07 pm

Sample stops before Stina is really heard,alas,but it sounds very promising...

wirbel · Post by **wirbel** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:31 pm

i thought that track 1 sounded the best too; really look forward hearing it whole

Post by **paul-pgss** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:04 am

I recently heard tracks from David Sylvian. I thought that I really should explore his music. But this upcoming album seems like a good start.

Post by **Franck** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:37 am

yeah, listening to those samples, it seems less experimental than the previous album, yet I'm looking forward to hearing it, right.

puce · Post by **puce** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:15 am

http://dotshop.se/ds/genm3u.php?tid=2980&file=ds.m3u
The boomkat link doesn't work for me, but I found this where you can hear Stina.

Post by **kuhn** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:41 pm

puce wrote:http://dotshop.se/ds/genm3u.php?tid=2980&file=ds.m3u
The boomkat link doesn't work for me, but I found this where you can hear Stina.

Thank you!!! [love]

Here's a short sample:

http://www.desireavenue.com/snww.mp3

baker · Post by **baker** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:44 pm

oooh - can't wait to hear this in full... october is going to be a busy cd-buying month i think!

thanks for sample

Post by **paul-pgss** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:03 am

This sounds very promising.

barrett · Post by **barrett** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:58 am

Admittedly i havent heard any David Sylvian since Japan days,but this track sounds like a stina song to me ...very MOACish...[tup]

paulr · Post by **paulr** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:43 pm

really sounds REALLY good. indeed need to hear it completely.

Desire Avenue

David Sylvian

David Sylvian

Sample of Stina's song available