Dead Can Dance
Melbourne, Australia (1981 – 1998, 2005 – present)
Dead Can Dance was a band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1981 by Brendan Perry (baritone) together with Simon Monroe and Paul Erikson later to be joined by Lisa Gerrard (contralto).
They disbanded in 1998, and temporarily reunited to do a highly successful world tour in 2005 with a view to recording another studio album together. But due to ongoing personal differences between Perry and Gerrard, Perry decided to finally put to rest any prospect of a future collaboration in order to concentrate on a solo career.
After a somewhat muted response to their music in Australia, Dead Can Dance moved to London in 1982, where they signed up to alternative rock label 4AD, a legendary label on the alternative music scene, where it became one of the most important bands on the label alongside the Cocteau Twins. They continued to work closely together, until later in the 1990s when they started to grow apart following the breakup of their personal relationship.
Gerrard returned to Australia, while Perry moved to Ireland, where he had renovated an old church at Quivvy, where he lives and works. It is speculated that the distance between the members was an influence in the band’s eventual break-up, with an argument following the recording sessions for an unreleased album being the final straw, although Perry himself said that distance helped in maintaining a certain individual freedom in creativity.
Artist – Lisa Gerrard
Album – The Black Opal
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
01 Red Horizon
02 The Messenger
03 Tell It From the Mountain
04 In Search of Lost Innocence
05 The Crossing
06 Redemption
07 The Serpent & the Dove
08 Black Forest
09 All Along the Watchtower
10 Solace
11 The Maharaja
12 Sleep
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Lisa Gerrard – The Black Opal Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Spleen and Ideal
Release Date – 1985
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
A1 De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow) 3:58
A2 Ascension 3:04
A3 Circumradiant Dawn 3:16
A4 The Cardinal Sin 5:27
B1 Mesmerism 3:50
B2 Enigma of the Absolute 4:13
B3 Advent 5:17
B4 Avatar 4:34
B5 Indoctrination (A Design for Living) 4:14
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Dead Can Dance – Spleen and Ideal Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Release Date – 1987
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
A1 Anywhere Out of the World 5:08
A2 Windfall 3:30
A3 In the Wake of Adversity 4:14
A4 Xavier 6:16
B1 Dawn of the Iconoclast 2:06
B2 Cantara 5:58
B3 Summoning of the Muse 4:55
B4 Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers) 6:36
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Dead Can Dance – Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – The Serpent’s Egg
Release Date – 1988
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
01 The Host of Seraphim 6:18
02 Orbis de Ignis 1:35
03 Severance 3:22
04 The Writing on My Father’s Hand 3:50
05 In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings 4:11
06 Chant of the Paladin 3:48
07 Song of Sophia 1:24
08 Echolalia 1:17
09 Mother Tongue 5:16
10 Ullyses 5:09
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Dead Can Dance – The Serpent’s Egg Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Aion
Release Date – 1990
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
01 The Arrival and the Reunion 1:38
02 Saltarello 2:33
03 Mephisto 0:54
04 The Song of the Sibyl 3:45
05 Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book 6:03
06 As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins 5:16
07 The End of Words 2:05
08 Black Sun 4:56
09 Wilderness 1:24
10 The Promised Womb 3:22
11 The Garden of Zephirus 1:20
12 Radharc 2:48
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Dead Can Dance – Aion Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Into the Labyrinth
Release Date – 1993
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
01 Yulunga (Spirit Dance) 6:55
02 The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove 6:16
03 The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2:49
04 The Carnival Is Over 5:28
05 Ariadne 1:53
06 Saldek 1:07
07 Towards the Within 7:06
08 Tell Me About the Forest (You Once Called Home) 5:42
09 The Spider’s Stratagem 6:42
10 Emmeleia 2:04
11 How Fortunate the Man With None 9:15
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Dead Can Dance – Into the Labyrinth Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Toward the Within
Release Date – 1994
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
01 Rakim 6:25
02 Persian Love Song 2:56
03 Desert Song 4:20
04 Yulunga (Spirit Dance) 7:12
05 Piece for Solo Flute 3:34
06 The Wind That Shakes the Barley 3:12
07 I Am Stretched on Your Grave 4:38
08 I Can See Now 2:56
09 American Dreaming 4:55
10 Cantara 5:15
11 Oman 5:49
12 Song of the Sibyl 4:31
13 Tristan 1:48
14 Sanvean 4:05
15 Don’t Fade Away 6:12
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Dead Can Dance – Toward the Within Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Spiritchaser
Release Date – 1996
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
1 Nierika 5:47
2 Song of the Stars 10:14
3 Indus 9:25
4 Song of the Dispossessed 4:57
5 Dedicacé Outò 1:16
6 The Snake and the Moon 6:13
7 Song of the Nile 8:02
8 Devorzhum 6:13
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Dead Can Dance – Spiritchaser Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – A Passage in Time
Release Date – 1991
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Tracklist
01 Saltarello 2:36
02 Song of Sophia 1:23
03 Ullyses 4:53
04 Cantara 5:52
05 The Garden of Zephirus 1:19
06 Enigma of the Absolute 4:12
07 Wilderness 1:23
08 The Host of Seraphim 6:17
09 Anywhere Out of the World 5:05
10 The Writing on My Father’s Hand 3:50
11 Severance 3:21
12 The Song of the Sybil 3:45
13 Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book 6:03
14 In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-eyed Are Kings 4:09
15 Bird 5:00
16 Spirit 4:59
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Dead Can Dance – A Passage in Time Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Dead Can Dance
Album – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip )
Release Date – 1994
Genre – Etheral, Darkwave, Experimental
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 01
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 02
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 03
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 04
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 05
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 06
Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within ( DVD Rip) – Pt 07
Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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(6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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(4.91 out of 5)
John April 29th, 2009 at 7:20 am
IMO Dead Can Dance are one of the two most original and influential bands to ever come out of Australia. The other being Punk Rock pioneers The Saints.
The discography of DCD is of the highest quality from the 2nd release to the last. The only criticism I have is that the production on the first self titled release is very poor and distracts from the music, One of my likes regrets is never seeing DCD live though I had the pleasure of a Lisa Gerrard solo performance that was spellbinding.
If readers of this excellent have not given DCD or the solo output of both Gerrard and Perry a listen I suggest that they do as they should not be disappointed if they like high quality individualistic music.