''Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations'' is a

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by English singer and musician

David Sylvian David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan (band), Japan. During his time in Japan, Sylvia ...

, released in May 2011 by Sylvian's independent label

Samadhi Sound Samadhi Sound (or samadhisound) 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 features six songs from Sylvian's 2009 album ''Manafon'', which have been remixed by Dai Fujikura. The new songs are heavily influenced by Fujikura, who conducted, arranged and composed the prevalent strings sections. "I Should Not Dare" and "A Certain Slant of Light" are poems by

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, set to music and sung by Sylvian. The second CD is a 18-minute long stereo mix extract from the 2008–09 Biennial of Canaries, for which Sylvian, with Fujikura, wrote a piece of music as a

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. The instrumental piece was over 50 minutes long and was recorded on

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of the

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. It was mixed by Sylvian in 5:1 surround sound and mastered by Steve D’Agostino. It was inspired by a 2003 article on

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research in the Canary Islands. "A Certain Slant of Light" is a remix of the Sylvian's 2010 release for the

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Appeal, which is referenced in this version with the bracketed "For M.K".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals, sampling (2, 6, 10), electronics (2, 6), electric guitar (3), keyboards (4, 7), acoustic guitar (4, 6) * Keith Rowe – guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 11) * Erik Carlson – violin (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) * Jennifer Curtis – violin (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) * Margaret Dyer –

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

(1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) * Christopher Gross – cello (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) * Marcio Mattos – cello (6) * Dai Fujikura – strings conductor (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), sampling (2, 11), strings arrangement (4, 6, 10, 12), strings composer (7, 9), flute conductor and arrangement (10, 12) *

Steve Jansen Steve Jansen (born Stephen Ian Batt, born 1 December 1959) is an English musician, composer and record producer. Biography Jansen was a founding member of the band Japan (band), Japan, along with his brother David Sylvian (vocals, guitars and ...

–

cymbal A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sou ...

s (2) *

Eddie Prévost Edwin John Prévost (born 22 June 1942) is an English percussionist who founded the free improvisation group, AMM. Early years Of Huguenot heritage, Prévost's silk weaving ancestors moved to Spitalfields in the late 17th century. He was born ...

– percussion (2, 2–1) * Kate Romano –

clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore (wind instruments), bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a Family (musical instruments), family of instrume ...

samples (2) * John Butcher – saxophone (2, 2–1) *

Erik Honoré Erik Honoré (born 11 December 1966) is a Norwegian writer, musician, record producer and sound engineer. As a musician, he has collaborated with Jan Bang, David Sylvian, Brian Eno/ Peter Schwalm, Jon Hassell, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriks ...

– sampling (2, 5, 11), electronics (1–2), arrangement (5, 11), synthesiser (5) *

Toshimaru Nakamura Toshimaru Nakamura is a Japanese musician, active in free improvisation and onkyokei. He began his career playing rock and roll guitar, but gradually explored other types of music, even abandoning guitar, and started working on circuit bending ...

– no-input

mixing board A mixing console or mixing desk is an electronic device for Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing audio signals, used in sound recording and reproduction and sound reinforcement systems. Inputs to the console include microphones, signals fro ...

(2, 6, 2–1) *

Jan Bang Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968) is a Norwegian musician and record producer who has worked with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen, and Erik Honoré. (in Norweg ...

– sampling (2, 3, 5, 8, 11), arrangement (3, 5, 8, 11) *

Fennesz Christian Fennesz (born 25 December 1962) is an Austrian producer and guitarist active in electronic music since the 1990s, often credited mononymously as Fennesz. His work utilizes guitar and laptop computers to blend melody with treated samp ...

– guitar (3, 4, 7), laptop (3, 4, 7) *

Evan Parker Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation. Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free ja ...

– saxophone (3, 6, 10) * Werner Dafeldecker –

acoustic bass The acoustic bass guitar (sometimes shortened to acoustic bass or initialized ABG) is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually larger than, a steel-string acoustic guitar. Like the traditional electric bass guitar an ...

(4, 7) * Michi Wiancko – violin (4) * Wendy Richman – violin (4) * Katinka Kleijn – cello (4) * Michael Moser – cello (4, 7) *

John Tilbury John Tilbury (born 1 February 1936) is a British pianist. He is considered one of the foremost interpreters of Morton Feldman's music, and since 1980 has been a member of the free improvisation group AMM. Early life and education Tilbury s ...

– piano (4, 6, 7) * Franz Hautzinger – trumpet (4, 11) * Helge Sten – guitar samples (5) *

Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda Municipality and educated on the Jazz program at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studie ...

– trumpet samples (5), trumpet (2–1) * Sachiko M –

sine wave A sine wave, sinusoidal wave, or sinusoid (symbol: ∿) is a periodic function, periodic wave whose waveform (shape) is the trigonometric function, trigonometric sine, sine function. In mechanics, as a linear motion over time, this is ''simple ...

sampling (6) *

Christian Wallumrød Christian Wallumrød (born 26 April 1971 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ and electronic keyboards) and composer, and is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the younger Norwegian generation, known from ...

– piano samples (8) * Tetuzi Akiyama – electric and acoustic guitars (9) * Otomo Yoshihide –

turntables A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound. The sound vibration Waveform, waveforms are recorded as correspond ...

(9) *

Claire Chase Claire Chase (born 1978) is a soloist, collaborative artist, curator and advocate for new and experimental music. Chase has won the Avery Fisher Prize, which recognizes musical excellence, vision, and leadership. In 2012, Chase was awarded a MacA ...

–

bass flute The bass flute is a member of the flute family pitched one octave below the concert flute. The tubing length is twice as long at , which requires a J-shaped head joint to bring the embouchure hole within reach of the player. Despite its name ...

(10, 12) * Laura Moody – cello (2–1) * Günter Müller –

effects Effect may refer to: * A result or change of something ** List of effects ** Cause and effect, an idiom describing causality Pharmacy and pharmacology * Drug effect, a change resulting from the administration of a drug ** Therapeutic effect, ...

(2–1) * Emma Smith – violin (2–1) * Jennymay Logan – violin (2–1) * Ros Stephen – violin (2–1) * Charlie Cross – viola (2–1) * Vince Sipprell – viola (2–1) Technical * David Sylvian –

art direction Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to super ...

, record producer, mixing (all except 4) * George Bolster –

cover art Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product, such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper ( tabloid), comic book, video game ( box art), music album ( album ar ...

work * Chris Bigg – design * Dai Fujikura – mixing (1, 4, 9, 10, 12) * Erik Honoré – mixing (5, 11) * Jan Bang – mixing (5, 8, 11) * Fred Kevorkian – mastering * Ted Young – strings recording (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), flute recording (10, 12) * Rupert Coulson – recording (2–1)

References

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