David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, February 23 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English singer, musician and composer who first rose to fame as the lead vocalist and main songwriter of the band Japan, and whose subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, ambient music and electronic music.
Japan, which also included Mick Karn, Rob Dean, Richard Barbieri and Sylvian's brother Steve Jansen, started out as a confusing hybrid rock/sleaze outfit in the mould of David Bowie and The New York Dolls. Their music quickly evolved as, at least to begin with, they drew heavily on the influence of Roxy Music's art rock stylings. Their visual image developed in parallel and the band were (unwillingly) tagged as forerunners of the New Romantic movement.
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Stations that played David Sylvian in the last 30 days
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FluxFM traumerei | 64k MP3
Germany · Electronic - 11×
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Germany · Electronic - 10×
FluxFM traumerei | 320k MP3
Germany · Electronic - 10×
DOT Radio
Italy · Rock - 9×
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Slovakia · Classical - 9×
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Germany · Electronic - 7×
EchoBeat FM
Chile · Rock - 7×
UniBg OnAir
Italy · Rock - 6×
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France · Rock - 5×
Радио Эрмитаж Санкт-Петербург 90.1 FM
Russia · Pop - 5×
Радіо Нікополя
Ukraine · Pop - 4×
Asheville WSFM- LP
United States
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