Words with the Shaman
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| Single by David Sylvian | ||||||||||
| from the album Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities | ||||||||||
| Released | December 1985 | |||||||||
| Format | 12", CD | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1985, London | |||||||||
| Genre | Ambient | |||||||||
| Length | 14:06 | |||||||||
| Label | Virgin | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | David Sylvian, Jon Hassell, Steve Jansen | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | David Sylvian, Nigel Walker | |||||||||
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Words with the Shaman is a three-part instrumental suite by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian. It was recorded in London in 1985 and released as an EP the same year on Virgin Records. It peaked at #72 in the UK single charts.[1]
As Sylvian described in a liner note, Words with the Shaman was "conceived as musical footnotes of themes started earlier on the album Brilliant Trees and [...] developed as a collaborative group effort."
Words with the Shaman was subsequently re-released with two additional instrumental tracks on Sylvian's compilation album Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities. In 1989, the suite appeared on the second of four CDs in the Weatherbox set. The 1991 US-reissue of Sylvian's Brilliant Trees album also contained Words with the Shaman.
Track listing
- "Pt. 1 Ancient Evening" (Sylvian/Hassell) 5:14
- "Pt. 2 Incantation" (Sylvian/Hassell) 3:31
- "Pt. 3 Awakening (Songs from the Tree Tops)" (Sylvian/Hassell/Jansen) 5:19
Personnel
- David Sylvian – keyboards, guitar, tapes
- Steve Jansen – drums, percussion, additional keyboards
- Jon Hassell – trumpet
- Holger Czukay – radio
- Percy Jones – fretless bass
References
- ↑ "David Sylvian - Words With The Shaman". chartarchive.org. Retrieved October 14, 2012.