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

Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell album release "BURN"

 

Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell are best known for their work as members of legendary band Dead Can Dance. Gerrard is also celebrated for her contribution to the soundtracks of huge Hollywood blockbusters like 'Gladiator' and independent gems like 'Whale Rider'.

Jules Maxwell is an Irish composer, whose work has featured in London at the Royal Opera House, the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

'Burn' began its journey more than seven years ago, when Gerrard first met and began working with Maxwell. Things really took root when Gerrard and Maxwell began writing songs for the 'BooCheeMish' album by The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares). They were later introduced to Chapman and asked him to produce this album, which represents a stunning departure for all three of them.

"‘Burn’ was never planned to be an album. Like many joyous things in life, it grew slowly and unexpectedly. One song at a time. Lisa Gerrard is in my opinion one of the most important singers of her generation and it continues to be an enormous privilege for me to be working with her. What we have created still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up from time to time," says Jules Maxwell.

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