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Wikipedia article'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. 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# "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 ReferencesCategory:1985 singles Category:David Sylvian songs Category:Songs written by David Sylvian Category:Songs written by Jon Hassell Category:1985 songs Category:Virgin Records singles | |
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