Blemish (album)
Encyclopedia
Blemish is the sixth solo album by David Sylvian
. It is experimental in its use of electronics and sound. It features Derek Bailey, an avant-garde
guitarist
, and Fennesz, a guitarist and electronic music
musician. It was released in 2003.
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...
. It is experimental in its use of electronics and sound. It features Derek Bailey, an avant-garde
Avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is a term used to characterize music which is thought to be ahead of its time, i.e. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres....
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, and Fennesz, a guitarist and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
musician. It was released in 2003.
Track listing
- "Blemish" (Sylvian) - 13:42
- "The Good Son" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 5:25
- "The Only Daughter" (Sylvian) - 5:28
- "The Heart Knows Better" (Sylvian) - 7:51
- "She Is Not" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 0:45
- "Late Night Shopping" (Sylvian) - 2:54
- "How Little We Need to Be Happy" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 3:22
- "A Fire in the Forest" (Sylvian, Fennesz) - 4:14
- "Trauma" (Sylvian) - 5:42 (An instrumental remix of the song "Blemish" featured on the Japanese CD Edition)
Personnel
- Derek Bailey – Guitar
- Christian FenneszChristian FenneszChristian Fennesz is an Austrian guitarist active in electronic music, often credited on albums simply as Fennesz....
– Arranger, Electronics - Yuka Fujii – Art Direction, Design
- Atsushi Fukui – Artwork, Cover Art
- Toby Hrycek-Robinson – Engineer
- David Sylvian – vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing