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Words with the Shaman

Words with the Shaman

1985 single by David Sylvian

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.[2]

Quick Facts Single by David Sylvian, from the album Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities ...

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, first only released on cassette 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

  1. "Pt. 1 Ancient Evening" (Sylvian/Hassell) 5:14
  2. "Pt. 2 Incantation" (Sylvian/Hassell) 3:31
  3. "Pt. 3 Awakening (Songs from the Tree Tops)" (Sylvian/Hassell/Jansen) 5:19

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 November 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "David Sylvian - Words With The Shaman". officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
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