David Sylvian

Biography

David Sylvian, born David Alan Batt, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and film director who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. On his solo records of the '80s, Sylvian's explorations in music took him from the pop-funk, stylish jazz and windswept exotica of 1984's Brilliant Trees; the ambient landscapes and epic ballads of 1985's Gone to Earth; and the romantic orchestrations of 1987's Secrets of the Beehive.

Known For

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

as Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as Self (segment "Red Guitar")

async - first light

Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope

A Gentle Glow

as (Voice)

Japan: Oil On Canvas

Steel Cathedrals

as Self

Preparations For A Journey

David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan

Sleeping Dragon