Dead Can Dance – A Passage In Time (1991 compilation)

 

Dead Can Dance are a British-Australian neoclassical darkwave band founded in Melbourne in 1981 by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard before the pair relocated to London the following year. They signed with independent label 4AD and were initially associated with the United Kingdom's gothic scene before developing a style that incorporated European medieval and Renaissance music traditions alongside ambient pop, darkwave, and world music elements. Beginning with their 1985 album Spleen and Ideal, the band helped to pioneer the neoclassical darkwave subgenre.

The band reached their commercial peak with 1993's Into the Labyrinth, which appeared in the Billboard 200 and made the group 4AD's highest-selling act. Having temporarily disbanded in 1998, they reunited in 2005 for a world tour, and again in 2011 to release and tour the album Anastasis. They released their most recent album, Dionysus, in 2018, and toured Europe in 2022.

"A Passage In Time", released in 1991, is a collection of previously released works, which includes two new pieces specially recorded for this compilation, and is an excellent introduction to their music.

1 Saltarello 2:36

2 Song Of Sophia 1:23

3 Ullyses 4:53

4 Cantara 5:53

5 The Garden Of Zephirus 1:18

6 Enigma Of The Absolute 4:12

7 Wilderness 1:24

8 The Host Of Seraphim 6:21

9 Anywhere Out Of The World 5:05

10 The Writing On My Fathers 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 4:58

Dead Can Dance – A Passage In Time

EPIC Tracks Vol.7: Jazz and Soul #1 - various artists (A Music From Our World Original Compilation)

 

As the title suggests, this compilation is a collection jazz, soul and soul-jazz tracks from an eclectic range of artists, with the emphasis on lengthy productions.

1 Hey Jude - Clarence Wheeler and The Enforcers 8:00

2 Samba Do Suenho - Cal Tjader 5:49

3 You Can't Love Me If You Don't Respect Me - Lyn Collins 5:35

4 Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder 4:56

5 That's My Purpose - Ike & Tina Turner 4:41

6 Dujii - Kool & The Gang 6:04

7 The Selma March - Grant Green 8:27

8 You Keep Me Hanging On - Booker T. & The MG's 4:51

9 That's The Way God Planned It (Parts 1 And 2) - Billy Preston 5:35

10 I'm Trying To Overcome (This Girl's In Love With You / Spirit In The Dark Outtake) - Aretha Franklin 5:06

11 Something - Isaac Hayes 11:46

12 That Kaycee Thing - Nathan Davis Quintet 7:55

13 Get Out Of My Life, Woman - Dee Dee , Barry And The Movements 5:15

14 Zabuda - Junior Mance 5:05

15 Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett 6:25

EPIC Tracks Vol.7: Jazz and Soul #1

Omar Musa - Dead Centre (EP) - Australian rap/hip hop artist

 

Omar Musa, born Omar bin Musa, is a Malaysian-Australian author, poet, rapper, and visual artist, born 9 January 1984, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. Musa's career began in poetry, and he gained national attention as a runner-up in the 2007 Australian Poetry Slam. He won the competition the following year, performing at the Sydney Opera House. He also won the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam in 2009.

Much of Musa's early work explores themes of migration, Australian racism, violence, masculinity and loneliness. Musa has collaborated with various musicians and hip-hop artists, including Kae Tempest, Horrorshow, Kate Miller-Heidke, L-FRESH the Lion, Marc E. Bassy, Lior, Hau Latukefu from Koolism, Joelistics, The Last Kinection, Daniel Merriweather, Akala and Soweto Kinch.

Dead Centre is a 7-track EP released in 2016.

1 Freedom

2 Dead Centre

3 Lak$a

4 The Fisherman Song

5 The Past Becomes You

6 Strong Soul

7 The Razor's Edge

https://www.omarmusa.com.au/