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Dead Can Dance

Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Ethereal Wave
Dream pop
Worldbeat
Darkwave
New Age/Ethnic Fusion
Goth rock
Years active 1981–1998
2005
Label(s) 4AD Records (world)
4AD/Warner Bros. Records (US)
Website Official Website
Former members
Brendan Perry
Lisa Gerrard

Dead Can Dance is a band comprising contralto Lisa Gerrard and baritone Brendan Perry. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Ethereal Wave, also called Ethereal Darkwave or Etheric Wave in Europe and simply Ethereal in the US, is a term that describes Dream pop is a type of Alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions In Popular music, worldbeat refers to any style of music which fuses folk music, often from non-traditional sources (essentially outside the Appalachian folk Dark Wave, also written as Darkwave, is an Umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s coinciding with the popularity of New Wave New Age music is peaceful Music of various styles which is intended to create inspiration relaxation and positive feelings often used by listeners for Yoga, This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a Singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian Musician, Singer and Composer who rose to prominence as part of This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian Musician, Singer and Composer who rose to prominence as part of This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a Singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the Formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 and initially based there, it disbanded in 1998 but reunited temporarily for a world tour in 2005. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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Career

Though the band was formed in Australia, Gerrard and Perry moved soon after to London, where after one year they signed up to alternative rock label 4AD Records, a legendary label on the alternative-music scene. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still They continued to work closely together until the late 1990s when they started to grow apart. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Gerrard returned to Australia, while Perry moved to Ireland, where he bought the old Quivvy Church in which he lives and works. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world It is speculated that the distance between the members was an influence in the duo's eventual break-up, although Perry himself said that distance helped in maintaining a certain individual freedom in creativity.

Assigning a musical genre to Dead Can Dance is difficult, as its style is particularly eclectic. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other However, its early work could be considered a mix between post-punk and goth rock. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. In their later work, including and subsequent to the release titled The Serpent's Egg, Dead Can Dance would take ancient or various musics from around the world as primary sources, with Gerrard singing glossolalia, giving it a very distinctive style. The Serpent's Egg is the fourth album recorded by the Dead Can Dance duo Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Glossolalia is commonly called "speaking in tongues" For other uses of "speaking in tongues" see Speaking in Tongues (disambiguation. As a result, their later albums sound quite different from the first three. Various sources have labeled those latter releases as neo-classical, ethereal, or dark world music. Neoclassicism in music was a 20th century development particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century Ethereal Wave, also called Ethereal Darkwave or Etheric Wave in Europe and simply Ethereal in the US, is a term that describes

Dead Can Dance cover, 1984
Dead Can Dance cover, 1984
The album artwork [of their self titled first album], a ritual mask from New Guinea, provides a visual interpretation of the meaning of the name Dead Can Dance. Dead Can Dance is the debut album recorded by the Dead Can Dance in 1984 A mask is an artefact normally worn on the face typically for protection concealment performance or amusement New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known The mask, though once a living part of a tree is dead; nevertheless it has, through the artistry of its maker, been imbued with a life force of its own. To understand why we chose the name, think of the transformation of inanimacy to animacy. Think of the processes concerning life from death and death into life. So many people missed the inherent symbolism, and assumed that we must be morbid gothic types, a mistake we deplored and deplore. [1][2]

In the United States, the group’s albums were not released until the mid-1990s, when 4AD had a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. After this deal ended, 4AD allied itself with the Beggar’s Banquet Group, which included that eponymous label and XL Recordings in the USA, but the band’s recordings remained distributed through Warner Bros. Subsequent releases, however, have been licensed to Rhino/Atlantic Records, a sister label within Warner Music. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal A Passage in Time remains with 4AD independently of the Rhino and Warner Bros. deals.

A 1998 follow-up album to their last album Spiritchaser was planned, but the band separated before it was largely realized. Spiritchaser (1996 was the last studio album of Dead Can Dance before Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard went their separate ways One song that was to have appeared on it was fully recorded in the studio and is titled The Lotus Eaters. Though the album was never completed, it was eventually released on the box set Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) as well as the 2-disc Wake.

2005 tour logo
2005 tour logo

Many unofficial live bootlegs exist of concerts spanning their career, which contain several rare songs that were only performed live. Though Toward the Within is the duo's only official live album, Dead Can Dance released limited-edition recordings of 13 shows from its 2005 European tour, as well as a compilation titled Selections from Europe 2005. Toward the Within (1994 is the only official live album of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard 's Dead Can Dance. These concerts were recorded and released by The Show.

Dead Can Dance in films and TV

One of the band's more noteworthy tracks features in Episode 1, Season 5 of The West Wing. Sanvean can be heard during the poignant final scene when members of the Bartlett family are attending a private church service following the kidnapping of the youngest daughter, Zoey.

Another poignant scene can be found in the movie Unfaithful where two songs from Spiritchaser are played simultaneously: "Devorzhum" is a soft, lullaby song that is transposed over "Dedicacé' Outò," which contrastingly is filled with various up-tempo percussion. Unfaithful is a 2002 American Drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, and adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Together the two songs create a visceral tension that complements well the visual stress on the screen of how Diane Lane's character is fighting her will to stay faithful, yet still gives into the passion of adultery.

Additionally, one can find snippets of Dead Can Dance's music permeating popular culture, such as

Cover versions of Dead Can Dance songs

Shoegaze band Ride recorded a version of "Severance," which was released on the 2003 album Waves. Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Ride were a British Shoegazing band The band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, and officially broke up in 1996 Australian death metal band Abramelin covered the "Cantara". Bauhaus performed "Severance" during its 1998 reunion tour, and included a studio version on the album Gotham. Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978 Czech folk/doom metal band Silent Stream of Godless Elegy released their version of "Summoning of the Muse" and "Cantara" in 1998 on the "Behind the Shadows" album. Silent Stream of Godless Elegy is a Moravian Folk metal band from the Czech Republic that was formed in 1995 Behind the Shadows is an Album by Moravian Folk metal band Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy, originally released in 1998 by The band still sometimes performs "Cantara" during their live shows. Helena Iren Michaelsen's band Imperia covered "The Lotus Eaters" in 2004 on the tribute album, The Lotus Eaters. Trail of Tears is a Norwegian Gothic / Symphonic black metal band originally formed in 1994 under the name of Natt. Imperia is a Gothic metal band with opera influences from the Netherlands. Progressive doom rock band Noekk covered the song "How Fortunate the Man With None" which also appeared on The Lotus Eaters. Empyrium started as German symphonic folk / Doom metal and later Neofolk band founded in 1994 by Markus Stock (mostly Gothic Metal band Paradise Lost covered "Xavier" in 2002, which appeared as a bonus track on the limited edition version of the Symbol of Life album. Paradise Lost is an Epic poem in Blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. Symbol of Life is the ninth studio Album recorded by British band Paradise Lost. Dutch rockers The Gathering released their cover of "In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated" in 2005, on a compilation of B-sides, live material and other rarities Sarah Brightman covered the song "Sanvean" on her 2008 album Symphony. The Gathering is a Dutch band which came to fame in the second half of 1990s with vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. Garden of the Arcane Delights (1984 was released by the group Dead Can Dance on 4AD. A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra.

Samples of Dead Can Dance tracks in other works

The Future Sound of London used samples taken from "Dawn of the Iconoclast" as core elements in their 1992 track "Papua New Guinea". The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated to FSOL) are a prolific British Electronic music band comprised of Garry Cobain and Brian [3]

Discography

Albums

Live albums (limited editions)

EPs

Promotional CDs

Compilations

Tribute Albums

Contributions

Movie scores

Videography

Live performances

Contributions

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ Buskin, R: "CLASSIC TRACKS: The Future Sound of London 'Papua New Guinea'" [3]

External links

Wake is a compilation from previous albums of Dead Can Dance released in 2003 Memento, subtitled The Very Best of Dead Can Dance, is a compilation from previous albums of Dead Can Dance released the 25th of October 2005 shortly after It'll End in Tears was an album released in 1984 by 4AD using the name This Mortal Coil as an umbrella title for a loose grouping of guest musicians This Mortal Coil was a musical Dream pop project of Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British 4AD Records label Lonely Is an Eyesore is a compilation of music by artists on the 4AD label released in June 1987 Dèmoni 2 ( Demons 2) is a 1986 Italian Horror film directed by Lamberto Bava and co-written and produced by Dario Baraka ( 1992) is a Todd-AO ( 70 mm) non-narrative film directed by Ron Fricke, cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi Toward the Within (1994 is the only official live album of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard 's Dead Can Dance. Toward the Within (1994 is the only official live album of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard 's Dead Can Dance. Lonely Is an Eyesore is a compilation of music by artists on the 4AD label released in June 1987 Lastfm is a UK -based Internet radio and Music Community website, founded in 2002
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