大衛·西爾維安

大衛·西爾維安(David Sylvian，本名：David Batt，)，出生於英国肯特之音乐家 。

在1974年，與Mick Karn、Richard Barbieri及弟弟Steve Jansen共同組成「Japan樂隊」。在1982年「Japan樂隊」解散後，繼續與坂本龙一和其他音乐家合作演出眾多作品。曾以演唱坂本龙一為電影《俘虜》（戦場のメリークリスマス／Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence）所編著主題曲《禁色》（Forbidden Colours），而一時聞名。

作為优秀的歌手，同一时间他擔任作曲家，且風格追求廣泛，涵蓋氛围音乐、電子音樂、当代古典音乐、融合爵士樂和另类摇滚。

在私人生活中，1992年與美国歌手組織家庭，二人有兩名女孩，後於2005年离婚。

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Japan樂隊
Adolescent Sex (1978)
Obscure Alternatives (1978)
Quiet Life (1979)
Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980)
Tin Drum (1981)
Rain Tree Crow same line-up as Japan (1991)

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 Albums 
Brilliant Trees (1984)
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities (1985)
Gone to Earth (1986)
Secrets of the Beehive (1987)
Dead Bees on a Cake (1999)
Blemish (2003)
When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima (2007)
Manafon (2009)
There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight (2014)

合作
with Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bamboo Houses (Single) (Virgin, 1982)
with Ryuichi Sakamoto: Forbidden Colours (Single/EP) (Virgin, 1983)
with Holger Czukay: Plight & Premonition (Virgin, 1988 / Gronland Records 2018)
with Holger Czukay: Flux and Mutability (Virgin, 1989 / Gronland Records 2018)
with Russell Mills: Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory (Virgin, 1991)
with Robert Fripp: The First Day (Virgin, 1993)
with Robert Fripp: Damage (Virgin, 1994)
with Ryuichi Sakamoto: World Citizen (EP) (Samadhi Sound, 2003)
Nine Horses (with Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman): Snow Borne Sorrow (Samadhi Sound, 2005)
Nine Horses: Money for All (EP) (Samadhi Sound, 2007)
with Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, Arve Henriksen and Sidsel Endresen: Uncommon Deities (Samadhisound, 2012)
with Stephan Mathieu: Wandermüde (album) (Samadhi Sound, 2013)
with Jan Bang, Otomo Yoshihide, Toshimaru Nakamura : Playing the schoolhouse (Confront Recordings, 2015)
with   Rhodri Davies, Mark Wastell : There is no love (Confront Recordings, 2017)

汇集
Weatherbox (1989)
Approaching Silence (1999)
Everything and Nothing (2000)
Camphor (27 May 2002)
Sleepwalkers (2010)
A Victim of Stars 1982–2012 (2012)

混音
Darshan (Single) (Virgin, 1993)
The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (Samadhi Sound, 2003)
Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations (Samadhi Sound, 2011)

 參考資料 

 外部連結 


 Manafon – micro website for album Manafon (2009)
 Died in the Wool  – micro website of release Died in the Wool / Manafon Variations (2011)
 On The Periphery - David Sylvian - A Biography: The Solo Years (2014)

Category:肯特郡音樂家
Category:英格蘭創作歌手
Category:贝肯纳姆人