Samadhi Sound (or samadhisound) is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

founded by singer and musician

David Sylvian David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan (band), Japan. During his time in Japan, Sylvia ...

after his departure from

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...

in the late nineties. The label mainly serves as a platform for Sylvian to release his own work – the

album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

Blemish Blemish may refer to: * Acne, skin imperfections * Blemish (album), ''Blemish'' (album), a 2003 album by David Sylvian See also

* Flaw (disambiguation) * Imperfect (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

'' was the first to appear on Samadhi Sound in 2003 – and that of artists usually associated to him, like his brother

Steve Jansen Steve Jansen (born Stephen Ian Batt, born 1 December 1959) is an English musician, composer and record producer. Biography Jansen was a founding member of the band Japan (band), Japan, along with his brother David Sylvian (vocals, guitars and ...

and

Harold Budd Harold Montgomory Budd (May 24, 1936December 8, 2020) was an American music composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles and raised in the Mojave Desert, he became a respected composer in the minimal music and avant-garde scene of Southern California ...

. ''

Nine Horses Nine Horses was a musical collaboration between singer/instrumentalist David Sylvian, his brother and frequent collaborator drummer Steve Jansen, and electronic composer/remixer Burnt Friedman. They released the album '' Snow Borne Sorrow'' in ...

'', a collaboration between Sylvian, Jansen, and

Burnt Friedman Bernd Friedmann (also Burnt Friedman) (born 1965 in Coburg, Germany) is a German musician and producer who works under a variety of project names in the fields of electronic music, dub and jazz. Friedmann was raised in Kassel, where he studied ...

, released their 2005 album ''

Snow Borne Sorrow ''Snow Borne Sorrow'' is an album by Nine Horses, released in October 2005. Nine Horses is a collaboration between David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman. Other contributors include Norwegian trumpeter and Supersilent member Arve Henrik ...

'' on Samadhi Sound.

Artists

* Derek Bailey *

Jan Bang Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968) is a Norwegian musician and record producer who has worked with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen, and Erik Honoré. (in Norweg ...

* Thomas Feiner *

Toshimaru Nakamura Toshimaru Nakamura is a Japanese musician, active in free improvisation and onkyokei. He began his career playing rock and roll guitar, but gradually explored other types of music, even abandoning guitar, and started working on circuit bending ...

Akira Rabelais Vincent Akira Rabelais Carté is an American composer, poet, software programmer and experimental multimedia artist. He is most known for his 2004 record on Samadhi Sound, '' Spellewauerynsherde'', as well as his experimental audio processing sof ...

David Toop David Toop (born 5 May 1949) is an English musician, author, curator, and emeritus professor. From 2013 to 2021 he was professor of audio culture and improvisation at the London College of Communication. He was a regular contributor to British ...

Releases

* SS001: David Sylvian – ''

Blemish Blemish may refer to: * Acne, skin imperfections * Blemish (album), ''Blemish'' (album), a 2003 album by David Sylvian See also

* Flaw (disambiguation) * Imperfect (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

'' * SS002: David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – ''

World Citizen Global citizenship is a form of transnationality, specifically the idea that one's identity transcends geography or political borders and that responsibilities or rights are derived from membership in a broader global class of "humanity". This do ...

'' * SS003: Akira Rabelais – '' Spellewauerynsherde'' * SS004: Harold Budd – '' Avalon Sutra / As Long as I Can Hold My Breath'' * SS005: David Sylvian – '' The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes)'' * SS006: Nine Horses – ''

'' * SS007: Nine Horses – ''Wonderful World'' * SS008: Derek Bailey – ''To Play – The Blemish Sessions'' * SS009: David Toop – ''Sound Body'' * SS010: Nine Horses – ''

Money for All ''Money for All'' is an EP released 2007 by the band Nine Horses, featuring David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman. The EP includes three new songs: "Money for All," "Get the Hell Out," and "Birds Sing for Their Lives." The other five t ...

'' * SS011: David Sylvian – '' When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima'' * SS012: Steve Jansen – ''

Slope In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a Line (mathematics), line is a number that describes the direction (geometry), direction of the line on a plane (geometry), plane. Often denoted by the letter ''m'', slope is calculated as the ratio of t ...

'' * SS013: Thomas Feiner & Anywhen – ''

The Opiates – Revised ''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the ...

'' * SS014: ''The World Is Everything'' Tour Book Sampler CD * SS015: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – ''

Twice Born Men ''Twice Born Men'' is an album by English experimental rock band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize, and the Sunday Times named it one of their top 100 albums of 2009. Track listing # "Here It Begins" (2:36) # "T ...

'' * SS016: David Sylvian – ''

Manafon Manafon is a small rural Community (Wales), community located in the hills of Montgomeryshire, the Northern part of the Welsh county of Powys. The Parish focuses on the valley of the River Rhiew that runs west to east into the River Severn". The ...

'' * SS017: Toshimaru Nakamura – ''Egrets'' * SS018: Jan Bang – ''...And Poppies from Kandahar'' * SS019: Akira Rabelais – ''Caduceus'' * SS020: David Sylvian – ''Sleepwalkers (remix compilation CD)'' * SS021: David Sylvian – ''

Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations ''Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations'' is a remix album by English singer and musician David Sylvian, released in May 2011 by Sylvian's independent label Samadhi Sound. The album features six songs from Sylvian's 2009 album ''Manafon'', w ...

'' * SS022: Jan Bang & Erik Honore – ''Uncommon Deities'' * SS023: Stephan Mathieu & David Sylvian – ''Wandermüde'' * SS024: David Sylvian – ''there's a light that enters houses with no other house in sight'' * SOUND-DL001: Harold Budd – ''Perhaps'' * SOUND-DL002: Steve Jansen – ''Swimming in Qualia (Ascent)'' * SOUND-DL003: Steve Jansen – ''Slope Remixes'' * SOUND-DL004: Steve Jansen – ''The Occurrence of Slope'' * SOUND10-001: David Sylvian – ''Do You Know Me Now? (10" Ltd Vinyl)'' * SSDVD01: David Sylvian – ''Amplified Gesture (DVD Documentary)'' * SOUND-OP001: David Sylvian – ''Hypergraphia – The Writings of David Sylvian 1980 – 2014 (Book of lyrics, poems & interviews)''

External links

Official website of samadhi sound
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