Blemish (album)

Blemish
Studio album by David Sylvian
Released	May 2003
Recorded	February - March 2003, Samadhi Sound Studio
Genre	Alternative rock, ambient, electronic, avant-garde
Length	43:41
Label	Samadhisound
Producer	David Sylvian
David Sylvian chronology
Camphor (2002) Blemish (2003) The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes) (2005)

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Allmusic	[1]

Blemish is the sixth solo album by David Sylvian. It is experimental in its use of electronics and sound. It features avant-garde guitarist Derek Bailey, and Austrian guitarist and electronic musician Fennesz. The album was released in May 2003, and documents the disintegration of Sylvian's relationship with his wife, Ingrid Chavez.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by David Sylvian, except where noted.

1. "Blemish" – 13:42
2. "The Good Son" (Derek Bailey, Sylvian) – 5:25
3. "The Only Daughter" – 5:28
4. "The Heart Knows Better" – 7:51
5. "She Is Not" (Bailey, Sylvian) – 0:45
6. "Late Night Shopping" – 2:54
7. "How Little We Need to Be Happy" (Bailey, Sylvian) – 3:22
8. "A Fire in the Forest" (Sylvian, Christian Fennesz) – 4:14

Japanese edition bonus track

9. "Trauma" – 5:42 (an instrumental remix of "Blemish")

Personnel

• David Sylvian – vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
• Derek Bailey – guitar
• Christian Fennesz – arranger, electronics
• Toby Hrycek-Robinson – engineer
• Yuka Fujii – art direction, design
• Atsushi Fukui – artwork, cover art

References

1. Blemish (album) at AllMusic
2. "David Sylvian Interview: From Japan To Manafon, The Man Revealed", The Quietus, 12 October 2009