Camphor (album)
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Camphor is a David Sylvian
compilation album released in 2002 as a companion to Everything and Nothing
. The focus is on his instrumental work. The album, nonetheless, has two previously unreleased tracks: "The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection" and "Camphor".
"Answered Prayers" is played in a different key; "Wave" has been cut to the last segment of the original song, so that the vocal parts have been deleted, and it has been orchestrated. In "Mother and Child", the vocal parts have been replaced by the trumpet. "Upon This Earth" is shorter and re-recorded. "The Healing Place" is slightly shorter and played in a different key.
It was released in two versions. A standard single disc jewel case (CDVE 962) and as a limited edition 2CD digipak
(CDVEX 962).
Disc one:
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...
compilation album released in 2002 as a companion to Everything and Nothing
Everything and Nothing
Everything and Nothing is a compilation album by David Sylvian. Released in October 2000, the album touches on music from Sylvian's twenty years with Virgin Records.It was released in two versions...
. The focus is on his instrumental work. The album, nonetheless, has two previously unreleased tracks: "The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection" and "Camphor".
"Answered Prayers" is played in a different key; "Wave" has been cut to the last segment of the original song, so that the vocal parts have been deleted, and it has been orchestrated. In "Mother and Child", the vocal parts have been replaced by the trumpet. "Upon This Earth" is shorter and re-recorded. "The Healing Place" is slightly shorter and played in a different key.
It was released in two versions. A standard single disc jewel case (CDVE 962) and as a limited edition 2CD digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...
(CDVEX 962).
Disc One
- "All Of My Mother's Names"
- "Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)"
- "Answered Prayers"
- "The Song Which Gives The Key To Perfection (Siddha Kunjika Stotram)"
- originally featured on the CD accompanying the 2002 "Everything & Nothing" Tour Programme
- "New Moon At Red Deer Wallow"
- "Praise (Pratah Smarami)"
- "Wave [Version]"
- "Mother & Child [Version]"
- "Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) [Detail]"
- "Upon This Earth [Remix]"
- "Big Wheels In Shanty Town"
- "The Healing Place"
- "Camphor"
- originally featured on the CD accompanying the 2002 "Everything & Nothing" Tour Programme
- "A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce"
Disc Two (Limited Edition Only)
- "Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) [Remixed Version]"
- "Mutability (A New Beginning Is in the Offing) [Detail]"
- "Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel) [Remixed Version]"
Disc one:
- Tracks 1, 6 from Dead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a CakeDead Bees on a Cake is the fifth solo album by David Sylvian, released in March 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Sylvian, except where noted.#"I Surrender" – 9:24#"Dobro #1" – 1:30...
. - Tracks 2, 5, 11 from Rain Tree CrowRain Tree CrowRain Tree Crow was the name used by the English New Wave band Japan when they briefly reformed for this one-off project, which would be their final album...
. - Track 14 from Alchemy: An Index of PossibilitiesAlchemy: An Index of PossibilitiesAlchemy - An Index of Possibilities is David Sylvian's second solo album, released in 1985 on cassette only and produced by Sylvian and Nigel Walker...
.
Personnel
Exclusively about the unreleased or re-recorded tracks.- "Answered Prayers": Bill NelsonBill Nelson (musician)Bill Nelson is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter and experimental musician...
(acoustic guitar), David Sylvian (guitar, voice). - "The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection": Shree Maa (composer, tambura), 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...
(vocals, electric piano, guitar, bass, arrangement). - "Wave (Version)" 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....
(drums), Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
(guitar), Simon JeffesSimon JeffesSimon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...
(orchestration), David Sylvian (Hammond, synth, bass, remixing). - "Mother and Child": David TornDavid TornDavid Torn is an American composer and guitarist.He is known for the organic blending/manipulation of electronic and acoustic instruments and performance techniques that have an atmospheric or textural quality and effect, along with a particular harmonic richness...
(acoustic guitar), Danny ThompsonDanny ThompsonDaniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
(double bass), Danny CummingsDanny Cummings-Musical biography:The first Latin percussion instrument that Danny Cummings ever acquired was a second-hand conga he persuaded his parents to buy him for his 21st birthday. "I remember thinking that black fiberglass drum marked the beginning of a new era for me," says Cummings...
(percussion), Ryuichi SakamotoRyuichi SakamotoAfter 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...
(piano, Hammond), Erik Honoré (remixing, sampler), Jan Bang (remixing, sampler, synth), Nils Petter MolværNils Petter MolværNils Petter Molvær also known as NPM is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer. Molvær is considered a pioneer in fusing jazz and electronic music, showcased on his best-selling album Khmer, released by the German record label ECM in October 1997 in Europe and early 1998 in North...
(trumpet, effects). - "Plight (The Spiralling of Winter Ghosts) Detail": Holger CzukayHolger CzukayHolger Czukay is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. Described by critic Jason Ankeny as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde," Czukay is also notable for creating early important examples of ambient music, for exploring...
(electronics, organ, piano, orchestra, effects), David Sylvian (harmonium, guitar, synth, remixing). - "Upon This Earth": Robert Fripp (guitar), David Sylvian (guitar, piano, synth, remixing).
- "The Healing Place": Bill Nelson (guitar solo), David Sylvian (guitar, synth).
- "Camphor": David Sylvian (all instruments).
Additional personnel
- Kevin Westenberg - photography
- Russell Mills - design
- Michael Webster - assistant designer