Everything and Nothing

by David Sylvian

Overview

Singer/songwriter David Sylvian's career spans a long and enigmatic scene of experimental rock and emotional restylings. Not one to fully absorb the conventional ways of a certain circuit, Sylvian is a realist musician. He is ambitious in molding his own catharses within layers of woodwinds, horns, and homegrown synth beats, and 1999's Dead Bees on a Cake was only a small cue to Sylvian's forthcoming work. The new millennium brought the release of the double-disc Everything and Nothing, a reflection of Sylvian's previously unreleased older material. Sonically gorgeous with vocals comparable to Bryan Ferry, Everything and Nothing is a vastly expressive record of 29 tracks lost in the vaults of remixes, time, and creative changes; it is certainly a moving package of lush elevations and underrated wordplay. The two-disc set hums with eclectic instrumental constructions and tinges of Middle Eastern material, especially on tracks such as "Ride." "Pop Song" is more attractive with its abstract guitar riffs and whimsical synth loops, and "Some Kind of Fool," a long-lost Japan song intended to be on 1980's Gentleman Take Polaroids, is electronically driven. It's naturally abrasive in lyrical poetry, and Sylvian's atmospheric nature to float over the initial song composition is classic. "Jean the Birdman" echoes the sultriness of Peter Murphy, but Sylvian is shiftless at the same time with his funkadelic mood. The textural differences among the cuts make Everything and Nothing particularly inviting, reflecting the wholehearted desire that continues to make David Sylvian a fresh contributor. He is surprising, professional, and unattached to what's common. Everything and Nothing is undoubtedly a firm recognition of Sylvian's musical wizardry. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/2024
Label:	Universal Import
UPC:	0602465048575
Rank:	271

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Sylvian   Primary Artist,Dobro,Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Featured Artist,Piano (Electric)
Nicola Alesini   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Sax (Soprano)
Japan   Primary Artist
Mick Karn   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Sax (Alto),Sax (Bass),Sax (Tenor)
Rain Tree Crow   Primary Artist,Guitar,Synthesizer
Pier Luigi Andreoni   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Percussion,Sax (Soprano)
Robert Fripp   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Chapman Stick,Stick,Guitar,Percussion
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Percussion,Double Bass,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond),Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano
Mark Isham   Guest Artist,Organ,Guitar,Trumpet,Synthesizer
John Taylor   Guest Artist,Piano
Bill Frisell   Guest Artist,Dobro,Voices
Kenny Wheeler   Guest Artist,Piano,Flugelhorn
Ingrid Chavez   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Sampling,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic)
Tommy Barbarella   Bass
Scooter Warner   Drums
Lawrence Feldman   Flute,Guitar
Marc Ribot   Guitar,Fender Rhodes
Danny Cummings   Percussion
Marc Anderson   Drums,Percussion
Steve Tibbetts   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Bill Nelson   Guitar,Synthesizer
Phil Palmer   Piano,Guitar,Synthesizer,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Richard Barbieri   Bass,Drums,Marimba,Saxophone,Percussion,Synthesizer
Damiano Puliti   Cello
Arturo Stalteri   Keyboards,Percussion
Jon Hassell   Dictaphone
John Cage   Piano,Sampling,Synthesizer
Mark Sanders   Percussion
Danny Thompson   Drums,Percussion,Double Bass
D. Thompson   Bass
P.L. Andreoni   Keyboards
Rob Dean   Piano,Guitar
Jerry Marotta   Drums
Mel Collins   Sax (Soprano),Guitar (Electric)
Keith Tippett   Piano,Percussion
Holger Czukay   Piano,Dictaphone,Synthesizer
Brian Gascoigne   Organ,Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic)
John Giblin   Drums
David Torn   Guitar (Electric)
Trey Gunn   Percussion,Chapman Stick
Steve Jansen   Drums,Marimba,Percussion
Simon House   Vocals
Steve Nye   Piano,Sampling,Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Scooter Warner   Composer
Giampiero Bigazzi   Engineer,Producer
Marc Ribot   Loop,Composer
Danny Cummings   Composer
Marc Anderson   Programming
Seigen Ono   Engineer
Sebastian Arocha Morton   Drum Programming,Composer
Nicola Alesini   Composer,Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Drum Programming
Richard Barbieri   Composer
Rain Tree Crow   Treatments,Vocal Producer
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Producer,Orchestration,Brass Arrangement,String Arrangements,Composer,Engineer
Jon Hassell   Composer
David Sylvian   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Remixing,Vocal Producer,Piano Treatments,String Arrangements
John Cage   Programming,Sample Arrangements,Computer Engineering
Arto Lindsay   Composer
Femi Jiya   Engineer
David Bottrill   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Lolly Grodner   Engineer
Andrea Allen   Composer
Anne Odell   Brass Arrangement,Violin Arrangement,String Arrangements
Joey Kent   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing
Robert Fripp   Frippertronics,Composer
Jerry Marotta   Composer
Pier Luigi Andreoni   Drum Programming
Nigel Walker   Engineer,Remixing
Mel Collins   Frippertronics
Mick Karn   Composer,Vocal Producer,Brass Arrangement
Stuart Bruce   Engineer
Keith Tippett   Composer
Patrick Dillett   Engineer
Brian Gascoigne   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement,String Arrangements
Japan   Producer
John Giblin   Drum Programming
John Punter   Producer
Mark Isham   Brass Arrangement
Patrick McCarthy   Engineer
Trey Gunn   Composer
Steve Jansen   Composer,Drum Programming
Jerome Kern   Composer
Steve Nye   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Orchestra Production
Bill Frisell   Composer,Sample Arrangements,String Arrangements