David Sylvian

Biography

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

7.8

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Movie2005

7.2

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory

Movie2018

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async - first light

Movie2017

8.0

A Gentle Glow

Movie2017

Japan - The Very Best Of

Movie2006

David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan

Movie1995

Japan: Oil On Canvas

Movie1982

Brilliant Trees Sessions

Movie2021

Filmography