Dead Can Dance

Australian/English goth/new age vocal/instrumental band with influences of ancient and mystic religions, chants and invented languages. 

(Lisa Gerrard has recorded solo)
(Brendan Perry has recorded solo)
(Peter Ulrich has recorded solo)
(In 1979 Dead Can Dance recorded "Frontier" which later resurfaced on the 1987 Album "Lonely Is An Eyesore", an anthology of 4AD artists. The album also had "The Protagonist" by Dead Can Dance)


Albums.

Title.year.Label.number.
Dead Can Dance (10 tracks only)19844AD CAD 404
[Reissue] (vinyl) 2008Vinyl 180 VIN180LP004
[Reissue] (SACD) 20084AD SAD 404
Spleen And Ideal19854AD CAD 512
[Reissue] (CD) 19864AD CAD 512 CD
[Reissue] 19944AD, Warner 9 45557-2
[Reissue] (SACD) 20084AD SAD 2707
Dead Can Dance (14 tracks) (CD) 19864AD CAD 404
[Reissue] 19944AD, Warner 9 45546-2
[Reissue] (vinyl) 2008Vinyl 180 VIN180LP003
Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun (CD)1987 4ADCAD 705
[Reissue]1994Warner 9 45577-2
[Reissue] (SACD) 20084AD SAD 2708
The Serpent's Egg 19884AD CAD 808
Aion19904AD 
Into The Labyrinth19934AD CAD 3013CD
Towards The Within19944AD  
Spiritchaser19954AD CAD 6008CD

Compilations.

Title.year.Label.number.
A Passage In Time 1991 RykodiscRCD-20215 
Wake (2 CDs)2003 4ADDAD2303 

Best Albums(*).

Title.year.
Spleen And Ideal1985
The Serpent's Egg 1988
Into The Labyrinth 1993
Aion 1990
A Passage In Time 1991

(*)Based on critical opinion.

Hit albums.

Title.year.highest position.
Into The Labyrinth1993 47
Spiritchaser1995 43

Popular downloads.

Title.
Cantara
The Host of Seraphim
Saltarello
Anywhere Out of the World
Severance
Crescent
Enigma of the Absolute
The Carnival is Over
Summoning of the Muse

Album tracks.

"The Serpent's Egg" Recorded 1988. Lisa Gerrard (voices), Brendan Perry (voices, hurdy-gurdy), David Navarro Sust (voices), Alison Harling (violin), Rebecca Jackson (violin), Sarah Buckley (viola), Andrew Besley (viola), Tony Gamage (cello). 

Title.

Author.

1. The Host of Seraphim Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
2. Orbis De Ignis Gerrard and Perry
3. Severance Gerrard and Perry
4. The Writing On My Father's Hand Gerrard and Perry
5. In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings Gerrard and Perry
6. Chant Of The Paladin Gerrard and Perry
7. Song Of Sophia Gerrard and Perry
8. Echolalia Gerrard and Perry
9. Mother Tongue Gerrard and Perry
10. Ulysses Gerrard and Perry

"A Passage In Time" All but two tracks are from albums recorded 1985 - 1990. Released on CD in 1991 Lisa Gerrard (voices), Brendan Perry (voices, hurdy-gurdy), David Navarro Sust (voices), Alison Harling (voilin), Rebecca Jackson (voilin), Sarah Buckley (viola), Andrew Besley (viola), Tony Gamage (cello). 

Title.

Author.

Original Album
1. Salrarello Anon medieval dance Aion
2. Song Of Sophia Gerrard and Perry Serpent's Egg
3. Ulysses Gerrard and Perry Serpent's Egg
4. Cantara Gerrard and Perry Within The Realm
5. The Garden Of Zephirus Gerrard and Perry Aion
6. Enigma Of The Absolute Gerrard and Perry Spleen and Ideal
7. Wilderness Gerrard and Perry Aion
8. The Host Of The Seraphim Gerrard and Perry Serpent's Egg
9. Anywhere Out Of The World Gerrard and Perry With The Realm
10. The Writing On My Father's Hand Gerrard and Perry Serpent's Egg
11. Severance Gerrard and Perry Serpent's Egg
12. The Song Of The Sybil Words: Anon Catalan 16th Cent Aion
13. Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book Words: Luis De Gongora Aion
14. In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings Gerrard and Perry Serpent's Egg
15. Bird Gerrard and Perry (new)
16. Spirit Gerrard and Perry (new)

Last updated on 27/03/2010