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David Sylvian

Feb 23, 1958 (67 years old) in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

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

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Steel Cathedrals
Self
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David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
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Preparations For A Journey
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Japan: Oil On Canvas
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A Gentle Glow
(Voice)
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Riverside
Self
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Japan - The Very Best Of
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory
Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
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Time Spent
Himself
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async - first light

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