Everything and Nothing
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Everything and Nothing is a compilation album by David Sylvian
. Released in October 2000, the album touches on music from Sylvian's twenty years with Virgin Records
.
It was released in two versions. A standard 2CD jewel case (CDVD 2897) and (in the UK) as a limited edition 3CD digipak
(CDVDX 2897).
In addition to old favourites from Sylvian's solo career and earlier with the group Japan
("Ghosts
"), the album also includes previously unreleased material ("Some Kind Of Fool", "The Scent of Magnolia", "Ride" and "Cover Me With Flowers" among others) along with collaborations ("Bamboo Houses
" and "Heartbeat" with Ryuichi Sakamoto
and "Buoy" with Mick Karn
). The songs "Come Morning" and "Golden Way" were taken from the 1995 album "Marco Polo" by the World music duo Nicola Alesini & Pier Luigi Andreoni, on which Sylvian provided vocals for three of the songs.
Several tracks on the album were recorded during the making of Sylvian's 1999 album "Dead Bees on a Cake
" but did not make the final cut on the album.
In terms of sales the album was not overly successful, but received a positive response from the music critics of the era.
Disc One
Disc Two
Disc Three (limited edition only)
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 October 2000, the album touches on music from Sylvian's twenty years with Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
.
It was released in two versions. A standard 2CD jewel case (CDVD 2897) and (in the UK) as a limited edition 3CD digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...
(CDVDX 2897).
In addition to old favourites from Sylvian's solo career and earlier with the group Japan
Japan (band)
Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...
("Ghosts
Ghosts (Japan song)
"Ghosts" was a single by the British band Japan from the 1981 album Tin Drum. It reached number five in the UK Singles Chart in 1982. Although it was their biggest hit, this was not enough to stop the band splitting a few months later....
"), the album also includes previously unreleased material ("Some Kind Of Fool", "The Scent of Magnolia", "Ride" and "Cover Me With Flowers" among others) along with collaborations ("Bamboo Houses
Bamboo Houses
"Bamboo Houses" is a song by Japanese musician-composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and English singer-songwriter David Sylvian, released on Virgin Records in 1982....
" and "Heartbeat" with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
After 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...
and "Buoy" with Mick Karn
Mick Karn
Andonis Michaelides , better known as Mick Karn, was an English multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, who came to fame as the bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982....
). The songs "Come Morning" and "Golden Way" were taken from the 1995 album "Marco Polo" by the World music duo Nicola Alesini & Pier Luigi Andreoni, on which Sylvian provided vocals for three of the songs.
Several tracks on the album were recorded during the making of Sylvian's 1999 album "Dead Bees on a Cake
Dead Bees on a Cake
Dead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
" but did not make the final cut on the album.
In terms of sales the album was not overly successful, but received a positive response from the music critics of the era.
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Sylvian unless otherwise notedDisc One
- "The Scent of Magnolia" - 5:36
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
sessions, completed 2000
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (remix) (David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Arto Lindsay) - 5:17
- originally from Heartbeat by 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...
, 1992
- originally from Heartbeat by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- "Blackwater" (David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri) - 4:22
- from Rain Tree CrowRain Tree CrowRain Tree Crow was the name used by the English New Wave band Japan when they briefly reformed for this one-off project, which would be their final album...
by Rain Tree Crow, 1991
- from Rain Tree Crow
- "Albuquerque (Dobro #6)" (David Sylvian, Bill Frisell) - 1:21
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
sessions, completed 2000
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Ride" - 8:00
- from Secrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others.-Track listing:...
sessions, completed 2000
- from Secrets of the Beehive
- "The Golden Way" (remix) (David Sylvian, Nicola Alesini) - 6:01
- originally from Marco Polo by Nicola Alesini and Pier Luigi Andreoni, 1992
- "GhostsGhosts (Japan song)"Ghosts" was a single by the British band Japan from the 1981 album Tin Drum. It reached number five in the UK Singles Chart in 1982. Although it was their biggest hit, this was not enough to stop the band splitting a few months later....
" (2000 remix) - 3:47- originally from Tin DrumTin DrumTin Drum is the fifth and final studio album produced by the British band Japan. Released in the U.K. in November 1981, the album continued their now developed use of electronic elements coupled with traditional instrumentation, but leans far more towards far-eastern influences than any of their...
by JapanJapan (band)Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...
, 1981
- originally from Tin Drum
- "Pop Song" - 4:34
- single a-side, 1989
- "Every Colour You Are" (David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri) - 4:46
- from Rain Tree CrowRain Tree CrowRain Tree Crow was the name used by the English New Wave band Japan when they briefly reformed for this one-off project, which would be their final album...
- from Rain Tree Crow
- "Wanderlust" - 6:47
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "God's Monkey" (David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill) - 5:02
- from The First Day by David Sylvian and Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
, 1993
- from The First Day by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
- "Let the Happiness In" - 5:35
- from Secrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others.-Track listing:...
- from Secrets of the Beehive
- "I Surrender" - 9:28
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Thoroughly Lost to Logic" (David Sylvian, Keith Tippett) - 1:17
- recorded 1991/2000
Disc Two
- "Jean the Birdman" (David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn) - 4:12
- from The First Day
- "Cover Me with Flowers" - 6:33
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
sessions, completed 2000
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Boy With the Gun" - 5:14
- from Secrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others.-Track listing:...
- from Secrets of the Beehive
- "River Man" - 4:57
- from Gone to Earth
- "Aparna and Nimisha (Dobro # 5)" (David Sylvian, Bill Frisell) - 0:56
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
sessions, completed 2000
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Midnight Sun" (David Sylvian, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams) - 4:02
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Orpheus" - 4:48
- from Secrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the BeehiveSecrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others.-Track listing:...
- from Secrets of the Beehive
- "Some Kind of Fool" - 7:31
- from Gentlemen Take PolaroidsGentlemen Take PolaroidsGentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth studio album by the British band Japan. Released in November 1980, it was the band's first album for the Virgin Records label...
sessions by Japan, completed 2000
- from Gentlemen Take Polaroids
- "Cries and Whispers" (David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri)- 2:33
- from Rain Tree CrowRain Tree CrowRain Tree Crow was the name used by the English New Wave band Japan when they briefly reformed for this one-off project, which would be their final album...
- from Rain Tree Crow
- "Godman" - 3:58
- from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
- from Dead Bees on a Cake
- "Laughter and Forgetting" - 2:33
- from Gone to Earth
- "Buoy" (David Sylvian, Mick Karn)- 5:16
- from Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters by Mick KarnMick KarnAndonis Michaelides , better known as Mick Karn, was an English multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, who came to fame as the bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982....
, 1986
- from Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters by Mick Karn
- "Weathered Wall" (remix) (David Sylvian, Jon Hassell) - 5:43
- originally from Brilliant TreesBrilliant TreesBrilliant Trees is the debut solo album by British singer/songwriter David Sylvian, released in 1984.-History:Produced by Sylvian with Steve Nye, it was his first full length release after the break-up of his band Japan in late 1982. The album peaked at no.4 in the UK, the highest chart position of...
, 1984
- originally from Brilliant Trees
- "Bamboo HousesBamboo Houses"Bamboo Houses" is a song by Japanese musician-composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and English singer-songwriter David Sylvian, released on Virgin Records in 1982....
" (remix) (David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto) - 5:21- single a-side by Sylvian & Sakamoto, 1982
- "Come Morning" (remix) (David Sylvian, Nicola Alesini) - 3:56
- originally from Marco Polo
Disc Three (limited edition only)
- "The Scent Of Magnolia" (Edit) - 5:04
- "The Blinding Light Of Heaven" - 4:42
- from sessions for The First Day by David Sylvian and Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
, 1993
- from sessions for The First Day by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
- "The Scent Of Magnolia" (Portobello Mix) - 5:42
- "Brilliant Trees" (Version 2000) - 8:32
- originally from Brilliant TreesBrilliant TreesBrilliant Trees is the debut solo album by British singer/songwriter David Sylvian, released in 1984.-History:Produced by Sylvian with Steve Nye, it was his first full length release after the break-up of his band Japan in late 1982. The album peaked at no.4 in the UK, the highest chart position of...
, 1984
- originally from Brilliant Trees
Personnel
This is a list of guest musicians exclusively about the unreleased tracks. For the other tracks, see respective albums.- "The Scent of Magnolia": 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...
(guitar), 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), 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), 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...
(string arrangement, sampler, piano), Andreas Allen (drum programming), Sebastian Morton (drum programming). - "Albuquerue (Dobro #6)": Bill Frisell (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...
). - "Ride": 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...
(piano, string arrangement) 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....
(drums), Danny ThompsonDanny ThompsonDaniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
(double bass), David TornDavid TornDavid Torn is an American composer and guitarist.He is known for the organic blending/manipulation of electronic and acoustic instruments and performance techniques that have an atmospheric or textural quality and effect, along with a particular harmonic richness...
(electric guitar), Mark IshamMark IshamMark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
(trumpet), Phil PalmerPhil PalmerPhilip 'Phil' John Palmer is a sideman and session guitarist in jazz and rock who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous famous artists...
(acoustic guitar). - "The Golden Way": Damiano Puliti (cello), Nicola Alesini (soprano sax, keyboards, drum programming), Steve Jansen (drum programming), Pier Luigi Andreoni (keyboards).
- "Pop Song": John TaylorJohn Taylor (jazz)John Taylor is a British jazz pianist; he has occasionally performed on the organ and the synthesiser. He is one of Europe's most celebrated jazz pianists and composers.-Performing career:...
(piano), Steve Jansen. - "Thoroughly Lost to Logic": Keith TippettKeith TippettKeith Tippett is a British jazz pianist and composer.Tippett, the son of a local police officer, went to Greenway Boys Secondary Modern school in Southmead, Bristol. He formed his first jazz band called The KT7 whilst still at school and they performed numbers popular at the time by The Temperance...
(piano), Mark Sanders (drums)
- "Cover Me with Flowers": Steve Jansen (percussion), 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...
(guitars). - "Aparna And Nimisha (Dobro # 5)": Bill Frisell (dobro).
- "Some Kind Of Fool": Ingrid Chavez (vocals), Ann O'Dell (string and brass arrangement) Mick Karn (sax, brass arrangement), Rob Dean (guitar), Richard Barbieri (piano), Simon House (violin).
- "Buoy": Steven Jansen (drums, vocals), Mick Karn (vocals, saxophones, keyboards)
- "Come Morning": Arturo Stalteri (bouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
), Nicola Alesini (keyboards, clarinet, drum programming, sax), Pier Luigi Andreoni (keyboards, percussion) - "The Blinding Light of Heaven" (studio): Jerry MarottaJerry MarottaJerry Marotta is a drummer currently residing in Woodstock, New York. He is the brother of Rick Marotta, who is also a well-known drummer and composer....
, Marc AndersonMarc AndersonMarc Anderson is an American percussionist who has toured and recorded with Steve Tibbetts since 1977. He hasalso toured and/or recorded with artists such as Lorie Line, Bradley Joseph, Butch Morris, Tony Moreno, Don Cherry, Peter Ostroushko, Claudia Schmidt, Dave Moore, Greg Brown, Max Roach, Taj...
, Trey GunnTrey GunnTrey Gunn is an American musician, known for his membership in progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick.-Biography:...
.