Dead Bees on a Cake
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Dead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian
, released in March 1999.
David Sylvian
David Sylvian is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan...
, released in March 1999.
Track listing
All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.- "I Surrender" – 9:24
- "Dobro #1" (Sylvian/Bill Frisell) – 1:30
- "Midnight Sun" (Sylvian/Johnny Moore/Charles Brown/Eddie Williams) – 4:00
- "Thalheim" – 6:07
- "Godman" – 4:02
- "Alphabet Angel" – 2:06
- "Krishna Blue" – 8:08
- "The Shining of Things" – 3:09
- "Cafe Europa" – 6:58
- "Pollen Path" – 3:25
- "All of My Mother's Names" – 6:11
- "Wanderlust" – 6:43
- "Praise" (Shree Maa/Sylvian)– 4:02
- "Darkest Dreaming" (Sylvian/Djivan GasparyanDjivan GasparyanDjivan Gasparyan is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gasparyan is known as the Master of the duduk.-Biography:...
)– 4:01
Personnel
- David Sylvian – vocals, guitar (all tracks except 2, 6, 8), keyboards (all tracks except 8, 13), bass (5), drums programming (4, 5, 7, 9), samples (1, 3, 10, 14), string arrangements (1, 8)
- Ryuichi SakamotoRyuichi SakamotoAfter working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as...
– Fender Rhodes piano (1, 6, 11), loops, samples, string arrangements (1, 8), brass arrangements (3), guitar loops (7), bansuriBansuriThe bansuri is a transverse alto flute of Bangladesh, India and Nepal made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha, and is...
(7), orchestration (1, 8), noises (insects) (10) - Steve JansenSteve JansenSteve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
– cymbals (1), percussion (1, 7, 9), loops - Shree Maa – vocals (13)
- Ingrid ChavezIngrid ChavezIngrid Julia Chavez is a Mexican-American poet, vocalist, songwriter and photographer.-Personal life:Chavez was born January 21, 1965 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, and raised in Marietta, Georgia...
– vocals (7, 9) - Marc RibotMarc RibotMarc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
– acoustic (5, 10), electric guitar (1, 3, 11), slide guitars (10) - Bill FrisellBill FrisellWilliam Richard "Bill" Frisell is an American guitarist and composer.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more...
– acoustic guitar (7), dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
(2, 7) - Lawrence Feldman – fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
(1) - Deepak Ram – Bansuri (7)
- Kenny WheelerKenny WheelerKenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....
– flugelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...
(1, 4) - Tommy BarbarellaTommy BarbarellaTommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince's recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.In 2010, Barbarella became a member of Nick Jonas and the Administration along with other former members of The New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland...
– Fender Rhodes piano (4, 12) - Chris Minh Doky – double bass (11)
- John GiblinJohn GiblinJohn Giblin is an internationally renowned session bassist who has worked with the following artists:*Eric Clapton, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Phil Collins * Peter Gabriel...
– bass (4, 12) - Ged Lynch – drums (4, 10, 12)
- Scooter Warner – drums (5, 11)
- Talvin SinghTalvin SinghTalvin Singh Matharoo , is a producer and composer and tabla player, known for creating an innovative fusion of Indian classical music and drum and bass...
– tablaTablaThe tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...
(7, 11), percussion (11) - Steve TibbettsSteve TibbettsSteve Tibbetts is a Saint Paul-based American guitarist known for an original approach to both composing and sound-forming. Tibbetts views the recording studio as a tool for creating sounds...
– gong (7)
Production
- Yuka Fujii - art director, artwork co-ordinator
- David Sylvian – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineer (additional engineering), sound mixing, art director - Shinya Fujiwara - drawings
- Anton CorbijnAnton CorbijnAnton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...
- photography - Ingrid ChavezIngrid ChavezIngrid Julia Chavez is a Mexican-American poet, vocalist, songwriter and photographer.-Personal life:Chavez was born January 21, 1965 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, and raised in Marietta, Georgia...
- inlay portrait - Russell Mills - design (shed)
- Michael Webster - design assistance (storm)
- Dave Kent – sound engineer, studio maintenance
- Jacquie Turner – assistant engineer
- Matt Curry – assistant engineer
- Scott Crane – assistant engineer
- Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
– audio masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...