Editing David Sylvian (section)

===2000 to 2009: Samadhi Sound===
Following ''Dead Bees'', Sylvian released two compilation albums on Virgin Records: a two-disc retrospective, ''[[Everything and Nothing]]'' (2000), and an instrumental collection, ''[[Camphor (album)|Camphor]]'' (2002). Both albums contained previously released material, remixes and several new or previously unreleased tracks which Sylvian finished especially for the projects. Combined, the retrospective releases effectively marked a full stop to Sylvian's association with Virgin, the split coming at the beginning of 2001.

Also in 2001, the track "Linoleum" was released on [[Tweaker (band)|Tweaker]]'s album ''[[The Attraction to All Things Uncertain]]''. Sylvian co-wrote and sang on the collaboration.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-08-01|title=davidsylvian.net|url=https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/linoleum/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020083849/https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/linoleum/ |archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-08-01|title=tweaker-talks|url=https://www.davidsylvian.net/articles-and-interviews/davidsylvian-net-exclusives/tweaker-talks/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805174931/https://www.davidsylvian.net/articles-and-interviews/davidsylvian-net-exclusives/tweaker-talks/ |archive-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

Sakamoto wanted some English lyrics for his project ''[[Zero Landmine]]'', and asked Sylvian to write a simple, tender lyric that could be sung by children. Included on the release were various versions of the song, one being a Sylvian vocal with just the backing of Sakamoto's piano.<ref>{{cite book|last=E. Young|first=Christopher|title=On the Periphery}}</ref>

In September 2001 Sylvian embarked on the 'Everything and Nothing Tour', which kicked off in [[Osaka]] on 17 September, and wound its way through Europe until 27 October that year. The tour continued into 2002, revisiting Japan and taking concerts to the US and Canada. Sylvian was accompanied on stage by Jansen, keyboard player Matt Cooper, guitarist Timothy Young and bassist Keith Lowe.<ref>{{cite book|last=E. Young|first=Christopher|title=On the Periphery|publisher=Malin Publishing Ltd.|year=2013|pages=231}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-07-01|title=David Sylvian: Live Performances|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/discography/other_editions/live_performances.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004135740/http://www.davidsylvian.com:80/discography/other_editions/live_performances.html |archive-date=4 October 2009}}</ref>

After Sylvian left Virgin Records he launched his own independent label, [[Samadhi Sound]]. He released the album ''[[Blemish (album)|Blemish]]'', which included contributions from [[Christian Fennesz]] and [[Derek Bailey (guitarist)|Derek Bailey]]. Sylvian used a different approach with this album, starting each day in the studio with a very simple improvisation on guitar. Once recorded, he would listen back and use cues from the improv—the dynamic and so on—to dictate the structure of the piece. He wrote lyrics and melody on the spot, and would follow that up with the vocal recording.<ref name="Rowe">{{cite web|url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/david-sylvian/|title=David Sylvian by Keith Rowe|work=Bomb Magazine|date=April 2010 |access-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>

Sylvian recorded the EP ''[[World Citizen (EP)|World Citizen]]'' with Sakamoto, which was released in Japan in October 2003, and in Europe in April 2004. Sylvian also collaborated with [[Chris Vrenna]]'s Tweaker again, on the track "Pure Genius", which was released on the album ''[[2 a.m. Wakeup Call]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 August 2021|title=davidsylvian.net|url=https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/pure-genius/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072133/https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/pure-genius/ |archive-date=20 September 2020}}</ref>

In the period 23 September 2003 to 27 April 2004 Sylvian toured in Europe and in Japan, on the "Fire in the Forest Tour" featuring Steve Jansen, with visuals and video images by [[Masakatsu Takagi]].<ref>{{cite web|date=1 August 2021|title=live_performances|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/discography/other_editions/live_performances.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004135740/http://www.davidsylvian.com:80/discography/other_editions/live_performances.html |archive-date=4 October 2009}}</ref>

In 2004, Sylvian was commissioned by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]] to compose the ending theme for the anime adaptation of [[Naoki Urasawa]]'s ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', titled "For the Love of Life", alongside Japanese composer [[Kuniaki Haishima]]. Sylvian said that he was "attracted to the ''Monster'' material by the moral dilemma faced by its central character."<ref>{{cite web|date=22 July 2022|title=davidsylvian.net|url=https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/for-the-love-of-life/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153728/https://www.davidsylvian.net/tracks-poems/tracks-by-with-david-sylvian/for-the-love-of-life/|archive-date=15 February 2022}}</ref>

Simultaneously Sylvian had started a project with Jansen and [[Bernd Friedmann|Berndt Friedman]] called [[Nine Horses]]. They released the album ''[[Snow Borne Sorrow]]'' in October 2005, and mini-album ''[[Money for All]]'' in January 2007.

Sylvian took to the road again on 17 September to 30 October 2007 for 'The World Is Everything' tour, which included concerts in Europe, Hong Kong and Japan, featuring Steve Jansen, Keith Lowe, and Takuma Watanabe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 December 2020|title=Live|url=http://www.davidsylvian.com/discography/other_editions/live_performances.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004135740/http://www.davidsylvian.com:80/discography/other_editions/live_performances.html |archive-date=4 October 2009 }}</ref> A fusion of styles, including jazz and electronica, the tour enabled Sylvian to perform music from the Nine Horses project, as well as various selections from his back catalogue. Jansen also released his solo album [[Slope (album)|''Slope'']] in 2007, with two tracks co-written by Sylvian: "Ballad of a Dead Man" (a duet with singer [[Joan As Police Woman|Joan Wasser]]), and "Playground Martyrs".

A solo album entitled ''[[Manafon (album)|Manafon]]'' was released on 14 September 2009 in two editions – a regular CD/digipak edition and a twin boxset deluxe edition with two books that include the CD and a DVD featuring the film 'Amplified Gesture'. ''Manafon'' featured contributions from leading figures in [[electroacoustic improvisation]], such as saxophonist [[Evan Parker]], multi-instrumentalist [[Otomo Yoshihide]], laptop and guitarist [[Christian Fennesz]], [[Polwechsel]]'s double bassist Werner Dafeldecker and cellist Michael Moser, sinewaves specialist [[Sachiko M]] and [[AMM (group)|AMM]] alumni guitarist [[Keith Rowe]], percussionist [[Eddie Prévost]] and pianist [[John Tilbury]]. In 2010, talking about ''Manafon'', Sylvian said:<blockquote>"What happened with ''Manafon'' was that the work abandoned me. As I was writing and developing the material, the spirit holding all these disparate elements together just left me. I sat stunned for a moment and then realised: It's over; this is as far as it goes…In a sense, I'd been steadily working my way toward Manafon since I was a young man listening to [[Stockhausen]] and dabbling in deconstructing the pop song. Having said that, I don't think we only develop as artists practising in our chosen fields. For me, that meant an exploration of intuitive states via meditation and other related disciplines which, the more I witnessed free-improv players at work, appeared to be crucially important to enable a being there in the moment, a sustained alertness and receptivity."<ref name=Rowe/></blockquote>