- tribal ambient
- 49 min
- 7 tracks
- Virgin
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities is a collection of instrumentals by David Sylvian, first released in December 1985 on cassette-only as a limited edition, accompanying the instrumental suite Words With The Shaman, a 12" Ep released as a stop-gap between his first solo album Brilliant Trees and his next solo album Gone to Earth released in 1986.
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Character-led, grave, contemplative and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Words With the Shaman, Part 1: Ancient Evening5:16
- 2Words With the Shaman, Part 2: Incantation3:30
- 3Words With the Shaman, Part 3: Awakening (Songs From the Treetops)5:18
- 4Preparations for a Journey3:41
- 5The Stigma of Childhood (Kin)8:30
- 6A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce3:31
- 7Steel Cathedrals18:58
7 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Sylvian
- Label
- Virgin
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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