David Sylvian – Manafon

LPx2, UMC Records, 2009 / 2022 reissue

featuring Fennesz, Evan Parker, Otome Yoshihide, Keith Rowe, John Tilbury, Polwechsel , Franz Hautzinger, Joel Ryan, Marcio Mattos, Sachiko M, Tetuzi Akiyama


Style: EAI, Experimental Songwriter, Reductionism

Vibes: Sombre, Forest, Depressive, Eerie, Cold, Nocturnal, Introspective, Apathetic, Poetic, Open, Death, Visceral, Mysterious, Anguish, Bleak, Alienation, Ominous, Suspenseful

Musical Qualities: Atmospheric, Sparse, Soft, Glitchy, Improvisation, Atonality, Electro-Acoustic, Dissonant

Instrumentation: Vocals, Sampling, Turntables, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Electronics, Piano, Cello, Laptop, Saxophone, No-Input Mixer, Keyboards, Acoustic Bass, Sine Wave Generator



Further Reading:

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13496-manafon


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