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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1958-02-23 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Known for
- The Collector (2002) — Music
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory (2018) — Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
- The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005) — Self (segment "Red Guitar")
- async - first light (2017)
- Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope (2008)
- A Gentle Glow (2017) — (Voice)
- Japan: Oil On Canvas (1982)
- Preparations For A Journey (1984)
- Steel Cathedrals (1985) — Self
- David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan (1995)
- Sleeping Dragon (2024)
- Japan - The Very Best Of (2006)
- Brilliant Trees Sessions (2021)
- Time Spent (1997) — Himself
- Riverside (1982) — Self