David Sylvian - Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities

Label: Virgin

Released: 2003

Style: Abstract, Art Rock, Experimental, Ambient

"This newly compiled collection features the gorgeously ethereal Words With The Shamen mini album (recorded 1985) together with several rarities recorded during this period with Ryuichi Sakamoto. Also featuring the likes of Jon Hassell, Holger Czukay, Steve Jansen, Robert Fripp, etc., 'Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities' is yet further proof that David Sylvian's musical touch is as light and blessed as ever - taking you on a smoky journey through drifting territories that never once belies it was made over twenty years ago. Featuring the impossible to find 'Steel Cathedrals', this will serve as the perfect introduction or undeniable find to anyone's David Sylvian collection. Magic!" - Boomkat

Tracklisting:

1 Words With The Shaman (Part 1 - Ancient Evening) (5:15)

2 Words With The Shaman (Part 2 - Incantation) (3:29)

3 Words With The Shaman (Part 3 - Awakening - Songs From The Tree Tops) (5:18)

4 Preparations For A Journey (3:40)

5 The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin) (8:30)

6 A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce (3:31)

7 Steel Cathedrals (18:58)

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Steven R. Smith - The Anchorite

Label: Root Strata

Released: 2008

Style: Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde

"Root Strata is proud to present the reissue of The Anchorite, a dazzling jewel in Smith's substantial discography. Performed live to two track with the aid of tape loops and prerecorded takes, the music maintains a drifting, painterly quality that easily evokes the American west as much as the European east which Smith so lovingly mines for his Hala Strana recordings. Sepia toned and tinged with a luminous distortion, The Anchorite, as the name suggests, is reserved, pulled back and solemn, some kind of hermetic prayer for the end of the world. " - Label

Tracklisting:

1 Stars Heaped Up Like Grain (3:52)

2 Procession (3:22)

3 Paths In The Bower (3:34)

4 The Anchorite (2:41)

5 Vine (4:35)

6 Ampulla (2:50)

7 Moss Landing (3:13)

8 Anastasis (4:02)

9 Closing (3:40)

10 Ascension (5:52)

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