Blemish (album)

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Blemish
Studio album by David Sylvian
Released May 2003
Recorded February - March 2003, Samadhi Sound Studio
Genre Alternative rock, Ambient
Length 43:41
Label Samadhisound
Producer David Sylvian
Professional reviews
David Sylvian chronology
Camphor
(2002)
Blemish
(2003)
The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes)
(2005)

Blemish is David Sylvian's first solo album since 1999’s Dead Bees on a Cake. It is experimental in its use of electronics and sound. It features Derek Bailey, an avant-garde guitarist, and Fennesz, a guitarist and electronic music musician. It was released in 2003.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Blemish" (Sylvian) - 13:42
  2. "The Good Son" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 5:25
  3. "The Only Daughter" (Sylvian) - 5:28
  4. "The Heart Knows Better" (Sylvian) - 7:51
  5. "She Is Not" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 0:45
  6. "Late Night Shopping" (Sylvian) - 2:54
  7. "How Little We Need to Be Happy" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 3:22
  8. "A Fire in the Forest" (Sylvian, Fennesz) - 4:14
  • The Japanese editions also include a track 9:

9. "Trauma" 5:42

[edit] Personnel

  • Derek Bailey – Guitar
  • Christian Fennesz – Arranger, Electronics
  • Yuka Fujii – Art Direction, Design
  • Atsushi Fukui – Artwork, Cover Art
  • Toby Hrycek-Robinson – Engineer
  • David Sylvian – vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing