David Sylvian, Jon Hassell • Steve Jansen, Holger Czukay – Words With The Shaman
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
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| Style: | Ambient, Art Rock, Experimental |
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Tracklist
| Words With The Shaman | |||
| Pt. 1 Ancient Evening | 5:13 | ||
| Pt. 2 Incantation | 3:28 | ||
| Pt. 3 Awakening (Songs From The Tree Tops) | 5:16 |
Credits (14)
- Richard Chadwick (2)Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator]
Sylvian*Design Concept [Concept]
Ken AnsellDesign [At The Clinic]- Amanda FaulknerDesign [Cover Artwork]
Steve JansenDrums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional Keyboards]
Holger CzukayElectronics [Radio]
Notes
Vinyl edition/part of Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities
The compositions compiled for this EP were conceived as musical footnotes to some of the themes started earlier on the album "Brilliant Trees", and were developed as a collaborative group effort for which i am very much indebted to all who took part. D.S.
The compositions compiled for this EP were conceived as musical footnotes to some of the themes started earlier on the album "Brilliant Trees", and were developed as a collaborative group effort for which i am very much indebted to all who took part. D.S.
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP, Partially Mixed, Stereo | Virgin – VS 835-12, Virgin – VS835-12 | UK | 1985 | UK — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | Virgin – 602 066, Virgin – 602 066-213 | Europe | 1985 | Europe — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | Virgin – VSX1297 | Canada | 1985 | Canada — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo | Virgin – 14VA-9004 | Japan | 1985 | Japan — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", EP | Virgin – VS835-12 | New Zealand | 1985 | New Zealand — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP | Virgin – VINX 99 | Italy | 1985 | Italy — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single | Virgin – 008356 | France | 1985 | France — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP | Virgin – 602 066, Virgin – 602 066-213 | Europe | 1985 | Europe — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP | Virgin – 602 066, Virgin – 602 066-213 | Europe | 1985 | Europe — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 2×12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, EP, Partially Mixed, White Label, Stereo | Virgin – VS 835-12 | UK | 1985 | UK — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", Maxi-Single | Virgin – VG 2066-Z | Greece | 1986 | Greece — 1986 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman 12", 45 RPM, EP | Virgin – 14VA-9004 | Japan | 1986 | Japan — 1986 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Words With The Shaman CD, Mini, EP, Reissue | Virgin – CDT 23, Virgin – CDT23 | UK | 1988 | UK — 1988 | Recently Edited |
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Released1984 — UKVinyl —12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
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Reviews
NOTE* song B1 is actually Preparations for a journey, and not songs from the tree tops
I like all these guys, but this never really worked for me, too nice or something, until I played the B side at 33 rather than 45, and suddenly it really opened up some frequencies, and some of the plastic sounding synthesizer sounds got deep and richer. That's just my take, but I'm happy I found that trick and now enjoy at least half of this.- I have this exact copy. The tracklisting is the same, but if you listen to the music, it's actually different tracks. Side A: 'Ancient Evening', that flows into 'Incantation'. Then 'Awakening' follows on the same side. Side B is actually the track 'Preparations For A Journey'! Is this the same on every copy (and nobody seemed to have noticed) or is mine special?
- One of the most interesting and 'unobtrusive' EPs i've ever heard (!)
- I always wondered why Percy Jones' name was left off the front of this. Seems like a crime to me. He's as much a part of this as anyone else.
Note that the track times and titles are misleading here compared to Alchemy - An Index of Possibilities. All three parts of Shaman make up the entire A side of this release, while side B is actually Preparations for a Journey (as titled on Alchemy). The music is entirely identical, fadeouts and all; for some reason, the artwork doesn't accurately reflect the music as pressed.
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