David Sylvian as a Philosopher: Forays in Postmodern Rock

by Leonardo Vittorio Arena

David Sylvian may be seen as a philosopher, accordingly to the postmodern spirit, who invalidates identity, while preserving it at the level of "non-sound," in a troubled relationship between the ego and the others. His most recent songs have been analyzed, as well as the lyrics and Sylvian's way of life. Music is the goal of a path of self-realization, which brought Sylvian to conceive a new view of arrangement, increasingly deprived of its frills and capable of magnifying his voice, which that it is uncontainable. Sylvian shows everybody that silence may become an integral part of music towards nonsense, or the recovery of existential nudity.

66 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2015