Dead Bees on a Cake

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Dead Bees on a Cake
Studio album by David Sylvian
Released	March 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, Jazz
Label	Virgin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
David Sylvian chronology
Damage: Live (1994) Dead Bees on a Cake (1999) Approaching Silence (1999)

'Dead Bees on a Cake' is the title of David Sylvian’s fifth solo album, released in March 1999.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Surrender" - 9:24
2. "Dobro #1" - 1:30
3. "Midnight Sun" - 4:00
4. "Thalheim" - 6:07
5. "Godman" - 4:02
6. "Alphabet Angel" - 2:06
7. "Krishna Blue" - 8:08
8. "The Shining of Things" - 3:09
9. "Cafe Europa" - 6:58
10. "Pollen Path" - 3:25
11. "All of My Mother's Names" - 6:11
12. "Wanderlust" - 6:43
13. "Praise" - 4:02
14. "Darkest Dreaming" - 4:01

[edit] Personnel

• David Sylvian - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboard instruments, bass guitar, programming, samples
• Shree Maa - vocals
• Ingrid Chavez - vocals
• Marc Ribot - acoustic, electric & slide guitars
• Bill Frisell - acoustic guitar, dobro
• Lawrence Feldman - flute
• Deepak Ram - Bansuri flute
• Kenny Wheeler - flugelhorn
• Ryuichi Sakamoto - Fender Rhodes piano, loops, samples
• Tommy Barbarella - Fender Rhodes piano
• Chris Minh Doky - acoustic bass
• John Giblin - bass
• Ged Lynch - drums
• Scooter Warner - drums
• Steve Jansen - cymbals, percussion instruments, loops
• Talvin Singh - tabla, percussion
• Steve Tibbetts - gong

[edit] Production

• David Sylvian - producer, engineer (additional engineering), sound mixing
• Dave Kent - sound engineer
• Jacquie Turner - assistant engineer
• Matt Curry - assistant engineer
• Scott Crane - assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig - audio mastering