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DAVID SYLVIAN Manafon (2009 US 9-track CD album - While 2003's
'Blemish' startled long-time fans with its emotional rigour, Sylvian has
taken the next step with his first solo album in 6 years. During sessions
in London, Vienna, and Tokyo, Sylvian assembled the world's leading
improvisers and innovators, artists who explore free improvisation,
space-specific performance, and live electronics. From Evan Parker
and Keith Rowe, to Fennesz and members of Polwechsel, to Sachiko M
and OtomoYoshihide, the musicians provide both a backdrop and a
counterweight to his own vocal performances – which, minus one
instrumental, are nakedly the center of each piece. Intuition drew
Sylvian to these pieces and these players, and the surprises they
bring: a cello visiting like a warm hand on a forehead, the
unpredictable use of unadulterated sine waves, the brassy path of
Evan Parker's soprano sax solo. 'Manafon' has a forbidding core, but
aesthetically, each piece is an engrossing discovery. Presented in a
beautiful digipak picture sleeve, with deletion mark through barcode,
that remains factory sealed from new)
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