David Sylvian / The Good Son vs The Only Daughter & Died in the Wool

David Sylvian’s The Good Son vs The Only Daughter – The Blemish Remixes and Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations will be released on vinyl for the first time in January. 

The former Japan frontman has established a longstanding solo career since the dissolution of the band in 1982, moving from the art-pop sound that saw them gain success and into experimental, ambient, and freeform work. These albums are from the latter period of that career, having been released on Sylvian’s own Samadhisound label in 2005 and 2011 respectively, but were previously only available on CD.

The Good Son vs The Only Daughter was the follow-up and companion to Sylvian’s 2003 album Blemish. For these remixes Sylvian worked with a number of collaborators including Ryoji Ikeda, Burnt Friedman, and Readymade FC, although some songs were re-recorded rather than remixed.

Died in the Wool features six songs from Sylvian’s 2009 album Manafon which were reworked by composer Dai Fujikura. Alongside this, the album also features a few non-album tracks, including ‘I Should Not Dare’ and ‘A Certain Slant of Light’ which are Emily Dickinson poems which have been set to music and sung by Sylvian, and a stereo mix of ‘When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us’, a semi-improvised sound installation commissioned for the 2008-09 Biennial of Canaries. 

The Good Son vs The Only Daughter – The Blemish Remixes will come as a single LP, whereas Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations will be a double LP. 

Both albums will be released on 31 January 2025 via Universal Music.

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The Good Son vs The Only Daughter vinyl LP

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Died in the Wool - 2LP set

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Tracklisting

David Sylvian

• The Good Son vs The Only Daughter – The Blemish Remixes LP Vinyl
  • Side One
    1. The Only Daughter (Remixed by Ryoji Ikeda)
    2. Blemish (Remixed by Burnt Friedman)
    3. The Heart Knows Better (Remixed by Sweet Billy Pilgrim)
    4. A Fire In The Forest (Remixed by Readymade FC)
    5. The Good Son (Remixed by Yoshihiro Hanno)

     

  • Side Two
    1. Late Night Shopping (Remixed by Burnt Freidman)
    2. How Little We Need To Be Happy (Remixed by Tatsuhiko Asano)
    3. The Only Daughter (Remixed by Jan Bang and Erik Honoré)
    4. Blemish (Remixed by Akira Rabelais)
• Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations 2LP Vinyl
  • Side One
    1. Small Metal Gods
    2. Died In The Wool
    3. I Should Not Dare (for N.O.)
    4. Random Acts of Senseless Violence
  • Side Two
    1. A Certain Slant of Light (for M.K.)
    2. Anomaly At Taw Head
    3. Snow White In Appalachia
    4. Emily Dickinson
  • Side Three
    1. The Greatest Living Englishman (coda)
    2. Anomaly At Taw Head (a haunting)
    3. Manafon
    4. The Last Days of December
  • Side Four
    1. When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us