David Sylvian

David Sylvian

David Sylvian, born David Alan Batt, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and film director who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. On his solo records of the '80s, Sylvian's explorations in music took him from the pop-funk, stylish jazz and windswept exotica of 1984's Brilliant Trees; the ambient landscapes and epic ballads of 1985's Gone to Earth; and the romantic orchestrations of 1987's Secrets of the Beehive.

  • Title: David Sylvian
  • Popularity: 0.1661
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1958-02-23
  • Place of Birth: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://www.davidsylvian.com/
  • Also Known As: David Alan Batt
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David Sylvian Movies

  • 2008
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    Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope

    Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope

    6.5 2008 HD

    Steve Jansen's live performance in Tokyo Feb 29th 2008 - filmed in high definition.

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  • 1982
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    Japan: Oil On Canvas

    Japan: Oil On Canvas

    1 1982 HD

    Successful British band Japan filmed live in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 16th November 1982.

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  • 1984
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    Preparations For A Journey

    Preparations For A Journey

    1 1984 HD

    Original music by David Sylvian. Performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen, Masami Tsuchiya.

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  • 1985
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    Steel Cathedrals

    Steel Cathedrals

    1 1985 HD

    20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.

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  • 1995
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    David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan

    David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan

    1 1995 HD

    The duo caught on film during their Road To Graceland '93 tour.

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  • 2018
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    Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

    7.2 2018 HD

    A live performance film capturing an intimate concert by composer, pianist and music producer Ryuichi Sakamoto in New York City. The performance marked the first public unveiling of Sakamoto’s new opus, async, hailed as one of the best albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

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  • 2024
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    Sleeping Dragon

    Sleeping Dragon

    1 2024 HD

    The death in May 2023 of George Hodson, artist, writer and long-term HIV/AIDS survivor, leaves a legacy of inspiration, unique visual art and unforgettable writing, drawn from direct experience. Surviving HIV/AIDS for some 45 years, cancer, loss, stigma, alienating family bigotry and racism, for some of the Queer Elder generation like George, triple combination therapy threw a lifeline that also became a lifetime of onward challenge.

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  • 2005
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    The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    7.9 2005 HD

    Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and important images of the past two and a half decades. His recently released book U2 & I is a photographic retrospective of his 25 year collaboration with U2. Later this year, Anton will direct his first feature film, Control, based on the life of the late Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.

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  • 2017
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    async - first light

    async - first light

    6 2017 HD

    A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film are all his friends, he sent cameras to friends and asked them to shoot. Apichatpong often carries Digital Harinezumi camera with him, and completing a lot of works with this camera. This work was first exhibited at the WATARI Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo (Japan, 2017).

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  • 2006
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    Japan - The Very Best Of

    Japan - The Very Best Of

    1 2006 HD

    Japan's 2006 DVD release, which includes seven promo videos as well as the Oil on Canvas concert recorded in 1982.

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  • 2017
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    A Gentle Glow

    A Gentle Glow

    8 2017 HD

    The camera floats quietly to capture the beauty that emerges from the mundane. Accompanied by Ryuichi Sakamoto's composition, Arseny Tarkovsky's poem celebrates life.

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  • 2021
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    Brilliant Trees Sessions

    Brilliant Trees Sessions

    1 2021 HD

    A video documenting the making of David Sylvian's 1984 Lp "Brilliant Trees" within Berlin. Unknown to the world until David's surprise releasing of it on VIMEO July 15, 2021.

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  • 1984
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    Red Guitar

    Red Guitar

    1 1984 HD

    Promotional music video for the 1984 David Sylvian single. Inspired by Angus McBean's photography & directed by Anton Corbijn.

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  • 1997
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    Time Spent

    Time Spent

    1 1997 HD

    A short film by David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez about their lives before recording Dead Bees on a Cake, posted by Ingrid. It was originally supposed to be on an EPK of Dead Bees on a Cake, yet it wasn't put out as such

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  • 1984
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    Preparations For A Journey

    Preparations For A Journey

    1 1984 HD

    Original music by David Sylvian. Performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen, Masami Tsuchiya.

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  • 1985
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    Steel Cathedrals

    Steel Cathedrals

    1 1985 HD

    20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.

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  • 1985
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    Steel Cathedrals

    Steel Cathedrals

    1 1985 HD

    20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.

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  • 2002
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    The Collector

    The Collector

    5.7 2002 HD

    This is a documentary about a passionate collector. A man who has been collecting for 70 years, collecting everything one can imagine. A man who lives in his own house like a guest of his collections. A man who tries to freeze time, as if to hold on to present. In this documentary, you will follow this passionate collector through the vivid streets of Istanbul, among the crowd, in search of new collection items while trying to understand his perception of life and collection.

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  • 1982
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    Riverside

    Riverside

    1 1982 HD

    Riverside was a TV series broadcast on BBC2 in the United Kingdom featuring musicians, bands, actors, fashion designers, artists and comedians. It consisted of sketches, interviews and live performances. Guests included Alice Cooper, Steve Strange, Martin Rushent, Alan Adler, Clare Grogan, Paul Weller, Martin Fry, The Cure, The Smiths, New Order and Pauline Black.

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