Dead Can Dance

 

Dead Can Dance is a new group to me. Heard them for the first time a couple days ago. When it played I couldn’t speak. I was lost in the odd combination of melody, words and harmony. It was very strange, like two different songs playing at the same time. But somehow it made sense.

There is a Baroque feel to some of their music. Sometimes they sing hymns from the 1400’s. That’s just too cool.

There are plenty of videos of them on YouTube.com so you can check them out. I would describe it as dark, Euro-world music. The male singer sounds like a ringer for Jim Morrison of the doors. The female vocalist has more of an Enya quality in some songs.

DEAD CAN DANCE

Assigning a musical genre to Dead Can Dance is difficult, as its style is particularly eclectic. However, its early work could be considered “darkwave”. In their later work, including and subsequent to the release entitled 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. As a result, their later albums sound quite different from the first three. Various sources have labelled those latter releases as neo-classical, ethereal or dark world music

Dead Can Dance Discography

1984 – Dead Can Dance / 01 – Dead Can Dance – The Fatal Impact.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 02 – Dead Can Dance – The Trial.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Frontier.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Fortune.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Ocean.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 06 – Dead Can Dance – East Of Eden.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Threshold.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 08 – Dead Can Dance – A Passage In Time.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Wild In The Woods.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Musica Eternal.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Carnival Of Light.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 12 – Dead Can Dance – In Power We Trust The Love Advocated.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 13 – Dead Can Dance – The Arcane.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 14 – Dead Can Dance – Flowers Of The Sea.mp3
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1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 01 – Dead Can Dance – De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow).mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Ascension.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Circunradiant Dawn.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Cardinal Sin.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Mesmerism.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Enigma Of The Absolute.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Advent.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Avatar.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Indoctrination (A Design For Living).mp3
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1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Anywhere Out Of The World.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Windfall.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 03 – Dead Can Dance – In The Wake Of Adversity.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Xavier.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Dawn Of The Iconoclast.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Summoning Of The Muse.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Persephone (The Gathering Of Flowers).mp3
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1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 01 – Dead Can Dance – The Host Of Seraphim.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Orbis De Ignis.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Severance.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Writing On My Father’s Hand.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 05 – Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One Eyed Are Kings.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Chant Of The Paladin.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of Sophia.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Echolalia.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Mother Tongue.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Ullyses.mp3
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1990 – Aion / 01 – Dead Can Dance – The Arrival And The Reunion.mp3
1990 – Aion / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Saltarello.mp3
1990 – Aion / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Mephisto.mp3
1990 – Aion / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
1990 – Aion / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book.mp3
1990 – Aion / 06 – Dead Can Dance – As The Bell Rings The Maypole Spins.mp3
1990 – Aion / 07 – Dead Can Dance – The End Of Words.mp3
1990 – Aion / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Black Sun.mp3
1990 – Aion / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Wilderness.mp3
1990 – Aion / 10 – Dead Can Dance – The Promised Womb.mp3
1990 – Aion / 11 – Dead Can Dance – The Garden Of Zephirus.mp3
1990 – Aion / 12 – Dead Can Dance – Radharc.mp3
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1991 – A Passage In Time / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Saltarello.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of Sophia.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Ullyses.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 05 – Dead Can Dance – The Garden Of Zephirus.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Enigma Of The Absolute.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Wilderness.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 08 – Dead Can Dance – The Host Of Seraphin.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Anywhere Out Of The World.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 10 – Dead Can Dance – The Wrtiting On My Father’s Hand.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Severance.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 12 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 14 – Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One Eyed Are Kings.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 15 – Dead Can Dance – Bird.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 16 – Dead Can Dance – Spirit.mp3
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1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Yulunga (Spirit Dance).mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 02 – Dead Can Dance – The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 03 – Dead Can Dance – The Wind That Shakes The Barley.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Carnival Is Over.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Ariadne.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Saldek.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Tell Me About The Forest (You Once Called Home).mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 09 – Dead Can Dance – The Spider’s Stratagem.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Emmeleia.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 11 – Dead Can Dance – How Fortunate The Man With None.mp3
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1994 – Toward The Within / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Rakim.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Persian Love Song.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Desert Song.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Yulunga (Spirit Dance).mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Piece For Solo Flute.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 06 – Dead Can Dance – The Wind That Shakes The Barley.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 07 – Dead Can Dance – I Am Stretched On Your Grave.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 08 – Dead Can Dance – I Can See Now.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 09 – Dead Can Dance – American Dreaming.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Oman.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 12 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Tristan.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 14 – Dead Can Dance – Sanvean.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 15 – Dead Can Dance – Don’t Fade Away.mp3
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1995 – The Mirror Pool / 01 – Lisa Gerrard – Violina (The Last Embrace).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 02 – Lisa Gerrard – La Bas (Song Of The Drowned).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 03 – Lisa Gerrard – Persian Love Song (The Silver Gun).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 04 – Lisa Gerrard – Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 05 – Lisa Gerrard – The Rite.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 06 – Lisa Gerrard – Ajhon.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 07 – Lisa Gerrard – Glorafin.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 08 – Lisa Gerrard – Majhnavea’s Music Box.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 09 – Lisa Gerrard – Largo.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 10 – Lisa Gerrard – Werd.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 11 – Lisa Gerrard – Laurelei.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 12 – Lisa Gerrard – Celon.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 13 – Lisa Gerrard – Venteles.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 14 – Lisa Gerrard – Swans.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 15 – Lisa Gerrard – Nilleshna.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 16 – Lisa Gerrard – Gloradin.mp3
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1996 – Spiritchaser / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Nierika.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Stars.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Indus.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Dispossessed.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Dedicacé Dutò.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 06 – Dead Can Dance – The Snake And The Moon.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Nile.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Devorzhum.mp3
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1998 – Duality / 01 – Lisa Gerrard – Shadow Magnet.mp3
1998 – Duality / 02 – Lisa Gerrard – Tempest.mp3
1998 – Duality / 03 – Lisa Gerrard – Forest Veil.mp3
1998 – Duality / 04 – Lisa Gerrard – The Comforter.mp3
1998 – Duality / 05 – Lisa Gerrard – The Unfolding.mp3
1998 – Duality / 06 – Lisa Gerrard – Pilgrimage Of Lost Children.mp3
1998 – Duality / 07 – Lisa Gerrard – The Human Game.mp3
1998 – Duality / 08 – Lisa Gerrard – The Circulation Of Shadows.mp3
1998 – Duality / 09 – Lisa Gerrard – Sacrifice.mp3
1998 – Duality / 10 – Lisa Gerrard – Nadir (Synchronicity).mp3
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1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 01 – Brendan Perry – Saturday’s Child.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 02 – Brendan Perry – Voyage Of Bran.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 03 – Brendan Perry – Medusa.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 04 – Brendan Perry – Sloth.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 05 – Brendan Perry – I Must Have Been Blind.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 06 – Brendan Perry – The Captive Heart.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 07 – Brendan Perry – Death Will Be My Bride.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 08 – Brendan Perry – Archangel.mp3
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2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Frontier.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Labour Of Love.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Ocean.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Orion.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Threshold.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Carnival Of Light.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 07 – Dead Can Dance – In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 08 – Dead Can Dance – De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow).mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Avatar.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Enigma Of The Absolute.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Summoning Of The Muse.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 12 – Dead Can Dance – Anywhere Out Of The World.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Windfall.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 14 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 15 – Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One Eyed Are Kings.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 16 – Dead Can Dance – Bird.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 17 – Dead Can Dance – The Protagonist.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Severance.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 02 – Dead Can Dance – The Host Of Seraphim.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of Sophia.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Arrival & The Reunion.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Black Sun.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 06 – Dead Can Dance – The Promised Womb.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Saltarello.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 08 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Spirit.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Yulunga.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 11 – Dead Can Dance – The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 12 – Dead Can Dance – Sloth.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Bylar.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 14 – Dead Can Dance – The Carnival Is Over.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 15 – Dead Can Dance – The Spider’s Stratagem.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 16 – Dead Can Dance – The Wind That Shakes The Barley.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 17 – Dead Can Dance – How Fortunate The Man With None.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 01 – Dead Can Dance – I Can See Now.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 02 – Dead Can Dance – American Dreaming.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Tristan.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Sanvean.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Rakim.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Gloridean.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Don’t Fade Away.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Nierika.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Nile.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Sambatiki.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Indus.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 12 – Dead Can Dance – The Snake & The Moon.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 13 – Dead Can Dance – The Lotus Eaters.mp3