Blemish
Studio album by David Sylvian
Released	May 2003
Recorded	February - March 2003, Samadhi Sound Studio
Genre	Alternative rock, Ambient
Length	43:41
Label	Samadhisound
Producer	David Sylvian
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David Sylvian chronology
Camphor (2002) Blemish (2003) The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes) (2005)

Blemish is David Sylvian's first solo album since 1999’s Dead Bees on a Cake. It is experimental in its use of electronics and sound. It features Derek Bailey, an avant-garde guitarist, and Fennesz, a guitarist and electronic music musician. It was released in 2003.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Blemish" (Sylvian) - 13:42
2. "The Good Son" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 5:25
3. "The Only Daughter" (Sylvian) - 5:28
4. "The Heart Knows Better" (Sylvian) - 7:51
5. "She Is Not" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 0:45
6. "Late Night Shopping" (Sylvian) - 2:54
7. "How Little We Need to Be Happy" (Bailey, Sylvian) - 3:22
8. "A Fire in the Forest" (Sylvian, Fennesz) - 4:14

• The Japanese editions also include a track 9:

9. "Trauma" 5:42

[edit] Personnel

• Derek Bailey – Guitar
• Christian Fennesz – Arranger, Electronics
• Yuka Fujii – Art Direction, Design
• Atsushi Fukui – Artwork, Cover Art
• Toby Hrycek-Robinson – Engineer
• David Sylvian – vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing