David Sylvian - Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities (1985) [EAC-FLAC] EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 249 Mb Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (tiff) -> 174 Mb

This reissue of Alchemy is a thoughtful one- comprising the original 1985 tape-only release that saw tracks Preperation for a Journey & Steel Cathedrals released alongside the Words with the Shaman ep with the hard to find b-sides to 1989's Pop Song single (found on the deleted Weatherbox set). As a collection of Sylvian's instrumental work, it blends together very well- though anyone who didn't enjoy his other instrumental work (the Czuckay albums Flux&Mutability/Plight&Premonition, the last sides of Gone to Earth) may not be that enamoured.

The three-part Words With the Shaman-suite is particularly wonderful- Part1: Ancient Evening, Part 2: Incantation & Part 3: Awakening (Songs from the Tree Tops) find Sylvian and brother Jansen advancing on the Brilliant Trees collaboration with Holger Czuckay and Jon Hassell.

If played directly after listening to Hassell/Sylvian's co-written song Brilliant Trees, it makes complete sense. Words with the Shaman is as strong as Eno/Byrne's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts or Philip Glass' Powaqqatsi. Preperation for a Journey & Steel Cathedrals extend on this, but have been seen by many people as I know as extremly indulgent- personally I think they've dated well and are in need of reassessment. It's nice to hear a blend of ambient, world music and jazz coming together- could this be a post-Eno Filles De Kilimanjaro?.

Tracklist:

01 - Words With The Shaman - Part 1 Ancient Evening 02 - Words With The Shaman - Part 2 Incantation 03 - Words With The Shaman - Part 3 Awakening (Songs From The Treetops) 04 - Preparations For A Journey 05 - The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin) 06 - A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce 07 - Steel Cathedrals

*2006 Virgin Remaster / EMI | 0946 363067 2 8

Personnel: David Sylvian / keyboards, guitar, tapes, digital percussion Steve Jansen / drums, percussion, additional keyboards Jon Hassell / trumpet Kenny Wheeler / flugelhorn Holger Czukay / radio, dictaphone Ryuichi Sakamoto / piano, strings Robert Fripp / guitar, frippertronics Masami Tsuchiya / guitar Percy Jones / fretless bass

David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees (1984) [EAC-FLAC]:

https://tpb.party/torrent/11088946/David_Sylvian_-_Brilliant_Trees_%281984%29_%5BEAC-FLAC%5D

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