Samadhi Sound (or samadhisound) is an independent record label founded by singer and musician David Sylvian[1] after his departure from Virgin Records in the late nineties.[2]

The label mainly serves as a platform for Sylvian to release his own work – the album Blemish was the first to appear on Samadhi Sound in 2003 – and that of artists usually associated to him, like his brother Steve Jansen and Harold Budd. Nine Horses, a collaboration between Sylvian, Jansen, and Burnt Friedman, released their 2005 album Snow Borne Sorrow on Samadhi Sound.

Artists

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Releases

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  • SS001: David Sylvian – Blemish
  • SS002: David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – World Citizen
  • SS003: Akira Rabelais – Spellewauerynsherde
  • SS004: Harold Budd – Avalon Sutra / As Long as I Can Hold My Breath
  • SS005: David Sylvian – The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes)
  • SS006: Nine Horses – Snow Borne Sorrow
  • SS007: Nine Horses – Wonderful World
  • SS008: Derek Bailey – To Play – The Blemish Sessions
  • SS009: David Toop – Sound Body
  • SS010: Nine Horses – Money for All
  • SS011: David Sylvian – When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima
  • SS012: Steve Jansen – Slope
  • SS013: Thomas Feiner & Anywhen – The Opiates – Revised
  • SS014: The World Is Everything Tour Book Sampler CD
  • SS015: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Twice Born Men
  • SS016: David Sylvian – Manafon
  • SS017: Toshimaru Nakamura – Egrets
  • SS018: Jan Bang – ...And Poppies from Kandahar
  • SS019: Akira Rabelais – Caduceus
  • SS020: David Sylvian – Sleepwalkers (remix compilation CD)
  • SS021: David Sylvian – Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations
  • SS022: Jan Bang & Erik Honore – Uncommon Deities
  • SS023: Stephan Mathieu & David Sylvian – Wandermüde
  • SS024: David Sylvian – there's a light that enters houses with no other house in sight
  • SOUND-DL001: Harold Budd – Perhaps
  • SOUND-DL002: Steve Jansen – Swimming in Qualia (Ascent)
  • SOUND-DL003: Steve Jansen – Slope Remixes
  • SOUND-DL004: Steve Jansen – The Occurrence of Slope
  • SOUND10-001: David Sylvian – Do You Know Me Now? (10" Ltd Vinyl)
  • SSDVD01: David Sylvian – Amplified Gesture (DVD Documentary)
  • SOUND-OP001: David Sylvian – Hypergraphia – The Writings of David Sylvian 1980 – 2014 (Book of lyrics, poems & interviews)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cowley, Jason (9 April 2005). "Turning Japanese". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ Roberts, Chris (10 August 2023). "David Sylvian 'Samadhisound 2003-2014: Do You Know Me Now?' (Universal/Samadhisound)". Electronic Sound. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ^ Georgievski, Nenad (2 November 2006). "Derek Bailey: To Play: The Blemish Sessions". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Simon (10 December 2020). "Harold Budd's Music Was Heaven On Earth". NPR. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ^ Walters, John L. (7 December 2007). "Steve Jansen, Slope". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  6. ^ Chinen, Nate (25 September 2009). "David Sylvian". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2025.