DAVID SYLVIAN

Camphor

Label: Venture – CDVEX 962, Venture – CDVEX962, Virgin – 7243 8 12201 2 2, Virgin – 7243 8 12201 22

Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Digipak

Country: UK & Europe

Released: 27 May 2002

TRACK LISTING

1-1 David Sylvian– All Of My Mother's Names 6:06

1-2 Rain Tree Crow– Red Earth (As Summertime Ends) 3:34

1-3 David Sylvian– Answered Prayers 2:45

1-4 David Sylvian– The Song Which Gives The Key To Perfection 5:52

1-5 Rain Tree Crow– New Moon At Red Deer Wallow 5:14

1-6 David Sylvian– Praise (Pratah Smarami) 3:55

1-7 David Sylvian– Wave (Version) 3:58

1-8 David Sylvian– Mother And Child 4:03

1-9 David Sylvian / Holger Czukay– Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) Detail 2:30

1-10 David Sylvian– Upon This Earth 4:14

1-11 Rain Tree Crow– Big Wheels In Shanty Town 6:56

1-12 David Sylvian– The Healing Place 4:52

1-13 David Sylvian– Camphor 3:10

1-14 David Sylvian– A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce 3:27

Bonus CD

2-1 David Sylvian / Holger Czukay– Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) 16:35

2-2 David Sylvian / Holger Czukay– Mutability (A New Beginning Is In The Offing) Detail 5:31

2-3 David Sylvian / Holger Czukay– Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel) 16:34

DESCRIPTION

The 2CD edition of Camphor, issued in May 2002, expands on the single-disc version by digging further into David Sylvian’s instrumental work. Rather than a straight compilation, a number of pieces are reworked or edited, giving the set a more continuous, ambient feel than a typical “best of”.

The second disc brings together Plight & Premonition and Mutability (detail), originally collaborative recordings with Holger Czukay. Their inclusion shifts the balance of the set — less song-based, more about texture, space and atmosphere.

Packaging on this edition is a step up from the standard release. The digipak was designed by Russell Mills (with Michael Webster), continuing his long association with Sylvian. It comes as a three-panel fold-out with an additional sheet that doubles as a poster, featuring photography by Kevin Westenberg. Cover imagery is by Charles Lindsay.

It’s one of those releases where the presentation and the music line up properly — not just an expanded version, but a more complete picture of this side of Sylvian’s work.

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