EVERYTHING AND NOTHING

An excellent introduction to the work of David Sylvian, this doubled cd set gather together tracks from his most recognised solo records and a bunch of rare and previously unreleased tracks. It doesn't much include, for obvious reasons, the long ambient works, often over 20 minutes, of albums like approaching silence, plight and premonition or flux and mutability but it does tastefull lift from Brilliant Trees, Gone to Earth, Secrets of the Beehive, some of the Fripp collaborations and from Dead Bees on a Cake. It's a great place to start and ion tandem with the Camphor collection of instrumental works and rarities could well be all the Sylvian you'll need unless you suddenly find yourself becoming a major fan, which could very well be the case if you get this.