As in a thread on his post-Japan work (all that deserves a thread of its own). Anyway, fess up, who else is a fan? I don't think I've seen this guy mentioned around here by members other than my good self, so it'd be nice to know I'm not totally out on a limb here!
Anyway, this man, the former lead singer of Japan, has his fingers in a lot of stylistic pies so to speak, such to the extent that I couldn't really think where to put this thread at first. The albums of his that I've heard incorporate jazz, new wave, ambient and even the odd dash of folk, but when it comes to sticking labels on the guy's work, avante-garde is the one that comes up most often, so this'll have to do (at least for now).
The discography as a whole (whether or not we're talking about his work with Japan as well) is pretty bloody vast, as not only are there scores of bona fide solo albums to David Sylvian's name, but also a host of collaborations with the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Holger Czukay and Robert Fripp. As far as my collection goes, I can only account for a few of the solo albums myself. In a nutshell, these are my two favourites of his solo albums...
...and that's not accounting for the other little gems in back-catalogue like
Dead Bees On a Cake and his latest, very jazzy and avante-garde offering,
Manafon (one of my favourites of 2009). Anyway, anyone who's wondering what the hell I'm on about, have some sneakily-hotlinked songs...
As for me, I've gotta get back to work pretty soonish, so I guess I'm finished.