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David Sylvian
A Victim Of Stars 1982 - 2012
Compil. 2012 on Virgin label
(Prog Rock, Abstract, Soundtrack, Free Improvisation, Ambient, Acoustic, Synth-pop)
UK & European 2 CD Compilation in Digipak. ℗ 2012. The copyright in this compilation is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. © 2012 Virgin Records Ltd. Made in the EU. Track 1-1: Ghosts is the remixed version released in 2000 from the 'Everything and Nothing' Compilation, however 'Remix' is not mentioned on the CD, packaging nor folded track sheet. Track 1-4: Forbidden Colours is the Version II performance released in 1984 on the 'Red Guitar' single, however 'Version' is not mentioned on the CD, packaging nor folded track sheet. Whilst this compilation does not list artists other than David Sylvian, these have been included for continuity: 1-1: Ghosts (Remix): Originally by 'Japan' 1-2: Bamboo Houses: by 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian' 1-3: Bamboo Music: by 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian' 1-4: Forbidden Colours: by 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian' 1-14: Blackwater: by 'Rain Tree Crow' 1-15: Every Colour You Are: by 'Rain Tree Crow' 1-16: Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II): by 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian' 2-1: Jean The Birdman: by 'David Sylvian & Robert Fripp' 2-8: Wonderful World: by 'Nine Horses' 2-9: The Banality Of Evil: by 'Nine Horses' 2-10: Darkest Birds: by 'Nine Horses'
Musicians
 | David Sylvian voc, g, *1958 GB album by, words by, music by, keyboards, guitar, vocals, vocals, guitar, additional guitar |
 | Japan , 1974-1982 GB performer on track |
 | Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian , JP performer on track, music by |
 | Rain Tree Crow , GB performer on track |
 | David Sylvian & Robert Fripp , performer on track |
 | Nine Horses , *2005 performer on track |
 | Keith Lowe eb, b, double bass |
 | Steve Jansen dr, perc, *1959 GB sampler, drums, keyboards, music by |
 | Stina Nordenstam g, voc, *1969 SE vocals |
 | Emily Dickinson , 1830-1886 US words by |
 | Jan Bang sampler, *1968 NO bass, sampler, live sampling, music by |
 | David Rothenberg cl, bcl, US clarinet |
 | Eivind Aarset g, *1961 NO guitar, music by |
 | Lu Edmonds g, *1957 GB guitar |
 | Erik Honoré syn, sampler, *1966 NO sampler, string, trumpet and flute samples |
 | Arve Henriksen tr, voc, *1968 NO trumpet |
Producers
| Yuka Fujii art direction, photography by, cover photography |
| Chris Bigg design |
| Jason Day executive-producer |
| Opium Ltd. management |
| Tony Cousins mastered by |
| Steve Nye producer, produced by |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian producer, produced by |
| David Sylvian producer, produced by, mixed by |
| Rain Tree Crow producer, produced by |
| David Bottrill producer, produced by |
| Steve Jansen producer, produced by |
| Bernd Friedmann producer, produced by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghosts | Japan | 3:47 | |
| 2 | Bamboo Houses | Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian | 5:21 | |
| 3 | Bamboo Music | Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian | 5:40 | |
| 4 | Forbidden Colours | Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian | 5:58 | |
| 5 | Red Guitar | David Sylvian | 5:09 | |
| 6 | The Ink In The Well | David Sylvian | 4:29 | |
| 7 | Pulling Punches | David Sylvian | 5:02 | |
| 8 | Taking The Veil | David Sylvian | 4:40 | |
| 9 | Silver Moon | David Sylvian | 6:19 | |
| 10 | Let The Happiness In | David Sylvian | 5:37 | |
| 11 | Orpheus | David Sylvian | 4:51 | |
| 12 | Waterfront | David Sylvian | 3:36 | |
| 13 | Pop Song | David Sylvian | 4:34 | |
| 14 | Blackwater | Rain Tree Crow | 4:22 | |
| 15 | Every Colour You Are | Rain Tree Crow | 4:46 | |
| 16 | Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) | Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian | 5:17 | |
| 17 | Jean The Birdman | David Sylvian & Robert Fripp | 4:16 | |
| 18 | Alphabet Angel | David Sylvian | 2:06 | |
| 19 | I Surrender | David Sylvian | 9:25 | |
| 20 | Darkest Dreaming | David Sylvian | 4:01 | |
| 21 | A Fire In The Forest | David Sylvian | 4:41 | |
| 22 | The Only Daughter | David Sylvian | 5:57 | |
| 23 | Late Night Shopping | David Sylvian | 2:54 | |
| 24 | Wonderful World | Nine Horses | 6:02 | |
| 25 | The Banality Of Evil | Nine Horses | 8:02 | |
| 26 | Darkest Birds | Nine Horses | 5:03 | |
| 27 | Snow White In Appalachia | David Sylvian | 5:59 | |
| 28 | Small Metal Gods | David Sylvian | 5:09 | |
| 29 | I Should Not Dare | David Sylvian | 3:24 | |
| 30 | Manafon | David Sylvian | 4:05 | |
| 31 | Where's Your Gravity? (For Kristamas) | David Sylvian | 5:20 |
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