Samadhi Sound
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Samadhi Sound is an independent record label
founded by singer and musician David Sylvian
after his departure from Virgin Records
in the late nineties.
The label mainly serves as a platform for Sylvian to release his own work – the album
Blemish
was the first to appear on Samadhi Sound in 2003 – and that of artists usually associated to him, like his brother Steve Jansen
and Harold Budd
. Nine Horses
, a collaboration between Sylvian, Jansen, Ryuichi Sakamoto
, Burnt Friedman, Arve Henriksen
and Stina Nordenstam
, released their 2005 album Snow Borne Sorrow
on Samadhi Sound.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
founded by singer and musician David Sylvian
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...
after his departure from 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...
in the late nineties.
The label mainly serves as a platform for Sylvian to release his own work – the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Blemish
Blemish (album)
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...
was the first to appear on Samadhi Sound in 2003 – and that of artists usually associated to him, like his brother Steve Jansen
Steve Jansen
Steve 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....
and Harold Budd
Harold Budd
Harold Budd is an American ambient/avant-garde composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires....
. Nine Horses
Nine Horses
Nine Horses is a musical collaboration between singer/instrumentalist David Sylvian, his brother and frequent collaborator drummer Steve Jansen, and electronic composer/remixer Burnt Friedman....
, a collaboration between Sylvian, Jansen, 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...
, Burnt Friedman, Arve Henriksen
Arve Henriksen
Arve Henriksen is a Norwegian trumpet player, renowned for his distinctive, flute-like sound on the trumpet, inspired by the sound of the Japanese shakuhachi flute. He also sings; his unique wordless vocalising was central to Chiaroscuro, where he often sings in a soprano's range...
and Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam is a singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Nordenstam's voice led to early comparisons with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories of a Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were jazz-influenced with elements of alternative rock...
, released their 2005 album Snow Borne Sorrow
Snow Borne Sorrow
Snow Borne Sorrow is an album by Nine Horses, released in October 2005. Nine Horses is a collaboration between David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman...
on Samadhi Sound.
Artists
- Nine HorsesNine HorsesNine Horses is a musical collaboration between singer/instrumentalist David Sylvian, his brother and frequent collaborator drummer Steve Jansen, and electronic composer/remixer Burnt Friedman....
- David SylvianDavid SylvianDavid 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...
- Harold BuddHarold BuddHarold Budd is an American ambient/avant-garde composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires....
- 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....
- Akira RabelaisAkira RabelaisAkira Rabelais, Los Angeles-based composer and author.Akira is the author of ‘Argeïphontes Lyre’, a software filtering application based on recombination and morphologies. He has collaborated with various musicians, including Björk, David Sylvian, Harold Budd, Nobukazu Takemura, Stephan Mathieu and...
- David ToopDavid ToopDavid Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,...
- Derek Bailey
- Thomas Feiner
- Sweet Billy PilgrimSweet Billy PilgrimSweet Billy Pilgrim are an English Experimental Rock/ Folk band, composed of bassist/banjo player Anthony Bishop, guitarist and singer Jana Carpenter, guitarist and songwriter Tim Elsenburg, and drummer/percussionist Alistair Hamer.-Biography:...
- Jan Bang
Releases
- SS001: David Sylvian - BlemishBlemish (album)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...
- SS002: Sylvian / Sakamoto - World CitizenWorld Citizen (album)World Citizen is an EP by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian. It was released in 2003 in Japan, and in 2004 in UK. The two editions have different track lists and different covers...
- SS003: Akira Rabelais - Spellewauerynsherde
- SS004: Harold Budd - Avalon Sutra / As Long as I Can Hold My BreathAvalon Sutra / As Long as I Can Hold My BreathAvalon Sutra / As Long As I Can Hold My Breath is a double album by Harold Budd which, at the time of its release in 2005, was reported to be his final musical work. However, both Music for 'Fragments from the Inside and Mysterious Skin - Music from the Film, a collaboration with Robin Guthrie,...
- SS005: David Sylvian - The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes)The Good Son vs. The Only DaughterThe Good Son vs. The Only Daughter is a remix album by David Sylvian featuring his previous album Blemish. Despite the title, actually not all the pieces have been remixed; some songs have been re-recorded with new musicians....
- SS006: Nine Horses - Snow Borne SorrowSnow Borne SorrowSnow Borne Sorrow is an album by Nine Horses, released in October 2005. Nine Horses is a collaboration between David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman...
- SS007: Nine Horses - Wonderful World
- SS008: Derek Bailey - To Play - The Blemish Sessions
- SS009: David Toop - Sound Body
- SS010: Nine Horses - Money for AllMoney for AllMoney for All is a 2007 release by the band Nine Horses, featuring David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman. The album includes three new songs: "Money for All," "Get the Hell Out," and "Birds Sing for Their Lives." The others are remixes....
- SS011: David Sylvian - When Loud Weather Buffeted NaoshimaWhen Loud Weather Buffeted NaoshimaWhen Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima is a limited edition CD that was commissioned as an installation piece by the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation on the island of Naoshima, Japan, as part of the "NAOSHIMA STANDARD 2" exhibition which ran from October 2006 to April 2007...
- SS012: Steve Jansen - SlopeSlope (album)Slope is the debut solo album by drummer Steve Jansen, released in 2007 by Samadhi Sound. The album includes guest musicians and was recorded all over the world....
- SS013: Thomas Feiner & Anywhen - The Opiates - Revised
- SS014: The World Is Everything Tour Book Sampler CD
- SS015: Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Twice Born MenTwice Born MenTwice Born Men is an album by English experimental rock band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It is a Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize album of the year 2009, and a Sunday Times top 100 album of 2009.-Track listing:# "Here It Begins"...
- SS016: David Sylvian - ManafonManafon (album)Manafon is a 2009 album by David Sylvian. It is an avant-garde work combining elements of free improvisation, experimental rock and chamber music. It reached rank #6 in the The Wires list of best 2009 albums.- Production :...
- SS017: Toshimaru Nakamura - Egrets
- SS018: Jan Bang - ...And Poppies From Kandahar
- SS019: Akira Rabelais - Caduceus
- SS020: David Sylvian - Sleepwalkers (remix compilation CD)
- SOUND-DL001: Harold Budd - Perhaps
- SOUND-DL002: Steve Jansen - Swimming In Qualia (Ascent)
- SOUND-DL003: Steve Jansen - Slope Remixes
- SOUND-DL004: Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope