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With this amazing album, Dead Can Dance fully took the plunge into the heady mix of musical traditions that would come to define its sound and style for the remainder of its career. The straightforward goth affectations are exchanged for a sonic palette and range of imagination. Calling it "haunting" and "atmospheric" barely scratches even the initial surface of the album's power. The common identification of the duo with a consciously medieval European sound starts here -- quite understandable, when one considers the mystic titles of songs, references to Latin, choirs, and other touches that make the album sound like it was recorded in an immense cathedral. Opening number "De Profundis" sets this mood so thoroughly, with bells and drones and more supporting another bravura performance from Gerrard, while the immediately following "Ascension" builds on this initial effort with further style and grace. It's limiting to think of either album or band strictly in terms of simple revivalism of old music. While the elements being drawn on are certainly of an older range, the results owe as much to the technologies of arrangement and production and a consciously cinematic feeling as much as they do antique pasts. Similarly, the feeling is not simply European but worldwide, with Gerrard's glossolalia intentionally reaching beyond easy understanding. Perry's vocal efforts are no less compelling, his own high point occurring with the vast-sounding "Enigma of the Absolute," as a steady, massive drum pound echoes behind a similarly treated guitar/harpsichord combination, tinged with a striking string arrangement. The overall feeling is of an ancient religious service suddenly brought to life in a truly modern way, with stunning results.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Peter Ulrich, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Hutton, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Hogg, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Avison, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Tony Ayres, AssociatedPerformer - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Carolyn Costin, AssociatedPerformer - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Hogg, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Avison, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Carolyn Costin, AssociatedPerformer - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Perry, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Peter Ulrich, Composer - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Carolyn Costin, AssociatedPerformer - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Carolyn Costin, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Ayres, AssociatedPerformer - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Perry, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Peter Ulrich, Composer - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gus Ferguson, Composer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Dead Can Dance, MainArtist - Lisa Gerrard, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - James Pinker, Composer - Brendan Perry, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Scott Rodger, Composer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
2007 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
Album review
With this amazing album, Dead Can Dance fully took the plunge into the heady mix of musical traditions that would come to define its sound and style for the remainder of its career. The straightforward goth affectations are exchanged for a sonic palette and range of imagination. Calling it "haunting" and "atmospheric" barely scratches even the initial surface of the album's power. The common identification of the duo with a consciously medieval European sound starts here -- quite understandable, when one considers the mystic titles of songs, references to Latin, choirs, and other touches that make the album sound like it was recorded in an immense cathedral. Opening number "De Profundis" sets this mood so thoroughly, with bells and drones and more supporting another bravura performance from Gerrard, while the immediately following "Ascension" builds on this initial effort with further style and grace. It's limiting to think of either album or band strictly in terms of simple revivalism of old music. While the elements being drawn on are certainly of an older range, the results owe as much to the technologies of arrangement and production and a consciously cinematic feeling as much as they do antique pasts. Similarly, the feeling is not simply European but worldwide, with Gerrard's glossolalia intentionally reaching beyond easy understanding. Perry's vocal efforts are no less compelling, his own high point occurring with the vast-sounding "Enigma of the Absolute," as a steady, massive drum pound echoes behind a similarly treated guitar/harpsichord combination, tinged with a striking string arrangement. The overall feeling is of an ancient religious service suddenly brought to life in a truly modern way, with stunning results.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:54
- Main artists: Dead Can Dance
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: World
2007 4AD Ltd 2007 4AD Ltd
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