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David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) [5] is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. [6] The band's androgynous look and increasingly electronic sound made them an important influence on the UK's early-1980s new wave scene. [7]
She also has two daughters, Ameera and Isobel, with English singer and musician David Sylvian, whom she married in 1992 and divorced in 2003; the disintegration of the marriage informed Sylvian's 2003 studio album Blemish. [8] Chavez currently lives in New Hampshire [9] focusing on photography, writing and new recording projects.
Blemish follows David Sylvian's protracted legal wranglings with Virgin Records, which ended when Sylvian was released from his contract. [1] During his later days on the label, Sylvian was seen as "a historical oddity" on their roster as opposed to "a sound business investment," seeing as he had a developed cult following but had very limited commercial success. [2]
Jansen was a founding member of the band Japan, along with his brother David Sylvian (vocals, guitars and keyboards) and Mick Karn (bass guitar), having met in Catford. [2] [3] Japan began as an amateur band in 1974, and the trio were later joined by Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Rob Dean (guitar). [2]
Japan were an English new wave band formed in 1974 in Catford, South London by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums) and Mick Karn (bass guitar), joined the following year by Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Rob Dean (lead guitar).
A double single EP was also released including two exclusive tracks, "The Width of a Room", the only Japan track written by Rob Dean, and a version of "Burning Bridges" produced by David Sylvian. [6] The cover featured a photo of David Sylvian and the gatefold doublepack showed a colour photo of the band when unfolded. [6]
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Sylvian started out working with Ryuichi Sakamoto in New York and they did three weeks work together. Initially Ryuichi was co-producing the project with Sylvian, and after three weeks work they had about three days work down and it was obvious things weren't working as well as they usually were between the two; thus, they decided to retire the project.