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David Sylvian
David Sylvian is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. During his time with Japan, Sylvian was known for his unique baritone voice, idiosyncratic approach to songwriting, and his distinctive androgynous appearance. The band's androgynous look and increasingly electronic sound made them an important influence on the UK's early-1980s new wave scene. Following Japan's break-up, Sylvian embarked on a solo career with his debut album Brilliant Trees. His solo work has been described by AllMusic as "far-ranging and esoteric", and has included collaborations with artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Fripp, Holger Czukay, Jon Hassell, Bill Nelson and Fennesz. While Sylvian's recordings of the 1980s and 1990s were a mixture of art rock, pop, jazz fusion, and avant-garde experimentalism mixed with ambient, his more recent compositions have drawn increasingly on musical minimalism and free improvisation. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Forbidden Colors
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Forbidden Colours
David Sylvian
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Orpheus
David Sylvian
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Red Guitar
David Sylvian
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Nostalgia
David Sylvian

Albums

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Vermilion Hours

2025
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Died In The Wool - Manafon Variations

2011
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Dead Bees On A Cake

1999
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Do You Know Me Now? – The Samadhisound Box Set

2023
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Manafon

2009
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Secrets Of The Beehive (Remastered 2003)

1987
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Plight & Premonition Flux & Mutability

2018
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Blemish

2003
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Wandermüde

2012
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Everything & Nothing

2000

Singles & EPs

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Musique pour le lever du jour (Short Version)

Single • 2025
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World Citizen

Single • 2003
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There's A Light That Enters Houses With No Other House In Sight (feat. Franz Wright & Christian Fennesz)

Single • 2014
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God Man

EP • 1999
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Do You Know Me Now?

Single • 2013
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When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima

Single • 2007

Videos

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David Sylvian - For the Love of Life (Monster Ending Theme) LYRICS

A • 3.9M views
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monster ; ending 1 (sub español)

killua • 89K views
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david sylvian - darkest dreaming

enzomacintosh • 82K views
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Sylvian & Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours

moodyb • 4.2M views
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David Sylvian - Red Guitar

moodyb • 680K views
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David Sylvian - I Surrender

ambient30 • 50K views
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Forbidden Colours / Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

homegirrl • 580K views
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David Sylvian - Nostalgia (Remastered edition)

Carmine Romano • 202K views
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David Sylvian Orpheus

MrMnemosine • 3K views
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Ryuichi Sakamoto feat David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez - Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (1992)

ambient30 • 437K views

Live performances

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Peace

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting Ryuichi Sakamoto

Playlist • YouTube Music

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