David Sylvian: The Good Son Vs. The Only Daughter - The Blemish Remixes

David Sylvian: The Good Son Vs. The Only Daughter - The Blemish Remixes (2005, Samadhisound)
1. The Only Daughter (Remixed By Ryoji Ikeda) 5:49
Composed by David Sylvian
Cello – Jean-Paul Zanutel
Flute – Fabienne Dussenwart
French Horn – Pascal Moreau
Piano – Ryoji Ikeda
Remix [Remixed By] – Ryoji Ikeda
Viola – Dominica Eyckmans
Violin – Wilbert Aerts

2. Blemish (Remixed By Burnt Friedman) 4:50
Composed by David Sylvian
Clarinet – Hayden Chisholm
Remix [Remixed By] – Burnt Friedman*

3. The Heart Knows Better (Remixed By Sweet Billy Pilgrim) 4:50
Composed by David Sylvian
Clarinet – Alphonse Elsenburg
Remix [Remixed By] – Sweet Billy Pilgrim

4. A Fire In The Forest (Remixed By Readymade FC) 5:05
Composed by David Sylvian
Remix [Remixed By] – Readymade FC*

5. The Good Son (Remixed By Yoshihiro Hanno) 4:33
Composed By – Derek Bailey
Remix [Remixed By] – Yoshihiro Hanno

6. Late Night Shopping (Remixed By Burnt Friedman) 2:51
Composed by David Sylvian
Clarinet – Hayden Chisholm
Remix [Remixed By] – Burnt Friedman*

7. How Little We Need To Be Happy (Remixed By Tatsuhiko Asano) 4:35
Composed By – Derek Bailey
Remix [Remixed By] – Tatsuhiko Asano

8 The Only Daughter (Remixed By Jan Bang And Erik Honoré) 5:28
Composed by David Sylvian
Remix [Remixed By] – Erik Honoré, Jan Bang
Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær

9. Blemish (Remixed By Akira Rabelais) 10:11
Composed by David Sylvian
Remix [Remixed By] – Akira Rabelais

Art Direction: David Sylvian
Art Direction [Artist Liaison] : Yuka Fujii
Producer: David Sylvian

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これはBlemishのremix盤で、シルヴィアン本人のプロデュース。だからか、どうだか分からないが、誰がどう触ってもシルヴィアンの音楽そのものでしかない、というのが面白い。

むしろシルヴィアンの翳のようなものが増幅され、異界との境界で呟くような乾いた空気感が凄まじい。

ベイリーの参加が気になって、もとのアルバムを入手したのだけど、ベイリーの音を綺麗に装飾タイルのような嵌め込んだ歪んだ世界観、のようなものに惹かれて止まない。

（とうとう再発レコードを沢山買ってしまった。。。）

やはりいいなあ。