Dead Can Dance - DCD II (4LP BOX 180g REMAST VINYL 033)
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Disc 1 - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
1. Anywhere Out of The World
2. Windfall
3. In The Wake Of Adversity
4. Xavier
5. Dawn Of The Iconoclast
6. Cantara
7. Summoning Of The Muse
8. Persephone (The Gathering Of The Flowers)
Disc 2 - Serpents Egg
1. The Host Of Seraphim
2. Orbis De Ignis
3. Severance
4. The Writing On My Father’s Hand
5. In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-eyed Are Kings
6. Chant Of The Paladin
7. Song Of Sophia
8. Echolalia
9. Mother Tongue
10. Ullyses
Disc 3 - Aion
1. The Arrival And The Reunion
2. Saltarello
3. Mephisto
4. The Song of The Sibyl
5. Fortune Present Gifts Not According To The Book
6. As The Bell Rings The Maypole Spins
7. The End OF Words
8. Black Sun
9. Wilderness
10. The Promised Womb
11. The Garden Of Zephirus
12. Radharc
Disc 4 - John Peel Session 02-06-1984
1. Flowers Of The Sea
2. Penumbra
3. Panacea
4. Carnival Of Light
* This the second part of a Limited Edition of TWO DEAD CAN DANCE BOXED SETS. Part 1 featured a newly designed BLACK box containing the debut DCD album, the Garden Of The Arcane Delights EP, the follow up album Spleen & Ideal and for the very first time on vinyl the bands first John Peel Session from 1983.
This second part compliments the first coming in a WHITE box containing Within The Realm Of The Dying Sun, Serpents Egg, Aion and the band second John Peel Session from 1984.
A true cult act, in every sense of the word, DCD are 4AD’s biggest selling act.
In 1980, Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, both of Anglo-Irish extraction, met in Melbourne, Australia. In 1982, they moved to London and the next year sign to 4AD. In March ‘84, they release their first album, a collection of the songs they have written over the previous four years. It is simply entitled Dead Can Dance.
Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun, the bands third album, was originally released in 1987. The eight songs that comprised the set were recorded at Woodbine Studios. This album saw the band reach a much wider audience especially in the USA. 1988’s album Serpents Egg was again another step forward for the band, foreshadowing what was yet to come. Since their 1984 debut their sound was becoming less drilling and pounding and more serene. Nevermore so than on Aion.
Released in 1990 it once again sees its emphasis on the liturgical and secular music of the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, and of the 12 tracks (nine self written) only two, ‘Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book’ (a parable written by Luis De Gongora) and ‘Black Sun’ (a typical apocalyptic tale littered with references to death, disease and famine) are sung in English. The rest (with the exception of three instrumentals) are a mixture of Latin, Spanish dialect, Bulgarian and Arabic stunningly articulated by Lisa Gerrard. Of these ‘As The Bell Rings The Maypole Spins’ complements her tremulous vocals with the mournful skirl of bagpipes, ‘Radharc’ suffused with a heady swirl of Arabian strings and ‘The End Of Words’, a simple chant, stand out as the highlights.
Aion is a sumptuously textured work that deserves to be appreciated by more than just established fans.
The fourth disc of the set features for the very first time on vinyl, the bands second session for the late great BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel. John Peels diversity of choice of bands for his radio show sessions was part of his shows huge appeal and John being a big admirer of Dead Can Dance was one of the first DJ’s to give the band exposure on national radio.
Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4 in London and broadcast on 2nd June 1984 the line up included Brendan Perry on guitar vocals and percussion. Lisa Gerrard on vocals, James Pinker on percussion and Peter Ulrich on drums. The four tracks recorded were Flowers Of The Sea, Penumbra, Panacea and Carnival Of Light.
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