Warren- Better get your hanky out! Try not to get any tears about those lovely Caravelle's you are going on about all the time.
Let us know if it moves you as much as it does me. It'd be one of my desert island CD's for sure.
Marco |
dont forget this one has the first dcd takes in the garage, |
Marco, you are so damn passionate, I couldn't resist. Hard to find the Alia Vox, but it's done. Just ordered that baby. I took a gander at your system, to see if you are a serious audiophool. lol.. Arkive Music said that they would refund my money if I don't cry. Eyes welling up?-- no refund.. Can't beat that deal...I'll keep you posted. |
You should give immortal memory by Lisa Gerrard a listen. 4ad had many great bands-this mortal coil, lush, cocteau twins and still has a lot of new releases worth giving a spin. |
Into the Labyrinth is wonderful. If you get a chance to see Lisa Gerard perform live, don't miss it. If you want to enjoy some of the early music that infleuences her world music, and hear, if you can believe it, an even MORE remarkable voice than Lisa's with an even greater range, check out the stunning recording on Alia Vox of "El Cant De La Sibil-La", Montserrat Figueras & Jordi Savall in
La Capella Reial De Catlunya. Make sure to get the Alia Vox version as there are two and the AV version is superior in every way. I'd recommend this recording to anyone who likes Gerard, as well as anyone who is passionate about music. It is a stunning recording, done in a stone church in Paris. The ambience, soundstage, and the sheer beauty of this piece and Figueras performance is enough to bring tears from a rock!
Marco |
"Into the Labyrinth" is the last listenable release by this band.I personally prefer first 3 records.Also,never watch thei video on VHS/DVD.This will ruin it for you and turn everything into new age shmaltz. |
Oh yeah, this is one of the "staples" of cd's in rotation every few months for the past several years... their other work is quite decent too... worth looking into. |
I liked the phenomenal dynamics and purity of the sonics so much, that it is truly a "show off" your system CD. The quality for an early 90's CD, is particulary outstanding.
I thank Slipknot for introducing it to me.
Most pleasantly surprising, although Albert has now explained it, are the vocals. Great stuff and a must buy. |
No further mention of "Toward The Within"? This live set is well-recorded, and gives nothing away in terms of the music IMO.
Rakim and Yulunga are standouts there, but all the songs are good.
Also, Lisa Gerrard has done some solo music aside from the soundtrack work. Peter Nooten (sp?) and Patrick Cassidy musical partners come to mind, not sure of others.
Brendan Perry has also done work outside DCD since its ending. The one thing I heard reminded me of DCD - without Lisa :-)
Good luck, and good listening! |
Albert, and the rest: A big thank you. I'm going to check out a couple more of DCD's cds. I knew my rig had a deep soundstage, but playing Into the Labyrinth? It was ridiculous. Beautifully recorded. Only 2,maybe 3 tracks that didn't rock me. I'm not a big fan of synthesized music, but Into the Labyrinth was warm and toasty. thanks again. peace, warren |
Wow Albert, very nice suggestions. Looks like I have to upgrade my Dead can dance collection. I noticed Lisa's voice in Whalerider but did not know the connection to Dead can dance. Thanks for the post Warren. I had complete forgotten about this CD, not listened to it in two years and your post got me to pick it up again.
Rene |
The mysterious voice of "Dead Can Dance" is Lisa Gerrard, the same voice heard in the motion picture "Gladiator" and "Whale Rider".
Her first album is simply titled "This Mortal Coil," produced in 1983 and available in the USA on LP in 1984. It's a compilation of artists on the 4AD record label.
Shortly after that release, she became part of "Dead Can Dance, " supplying her magic on the following LP's.
1984. "Dead Can Dance" 4AD
1985 "Spleen and Ideal" 4AD
1987 "Within the Realm of a Dying Sun" 4AD
1988 "Serpent's Egg" 4AD
1999 "Aion" 4AD
1993 "Into the Labyrinth" 4AD
1994 "Toward the Within" [live] 4AD
1996 "Spiritchaser" 4AD
Lisa's success caused her to go out on here own but rumors are the group will get back together, including a USA and European tour this year. I saw them live about 1989 and was overwhelmed by their talent and musical performance.
The 1984 release of "This Mortal Coil", is worth looking for, here is the track line up for that album, the artists and the length of play.
1 "Kanga-Roo," Chilton (3:30)
2 "Song to the Siren," Beckett, Buckley (3:30)
3 "Holocaust," Chilton (3:38)
4 "Fyt," Fryer, Watts-Russell (4:23)
5 "Fond Affections," Rema, Rema (3:50)
6 "The Last Ray." Guthrie, Raymonde (4:08)
7 "Another Day," Harper (2:54)
8 "Waves Become Wings," Gerrard (4:25)
9 "Barramundi," Raymonde (3:56)
10 "Dreams Made Flesh." Gerrard (3:48)
11 "Not Me," Newman (3:44)
12 "A Single Wish." Raymonde, Sharp, Young (2:26)
As you can see, Lisa is responsible for only track 8 and contributions to other cuts, with fellow 4AD artists.
If you like this type of sound, these other artist have struggled along, making magic and mystical music like LIsa but failed to catch as much attention as "Dead Can Dance", which if you consider Lisa's recent motion picture music success as 'arriving', it took 20 years for much of the general public to know who she was.
Here are but a few of the other 4AD artists:
MODERN ENGLISH *
BAUHAUS
DIF JUZ *
IN CAMERA
COCTEAU TWINS *
COLOURBOX
XMAL DEUTSCHLAND *
CLAN OF XYMOX *
RICHENEL *
THROWING MUSES
XYMOX *
PIXIES
LUSH
PALE SAINTS
SPIREA X
RED HOUSE PAINTERS
I have all the starred (*) titles on LP and in general, the recordings are absolutely superb. Nice to see a thread about music. |
Spirit Chaser and Into The Labyrith are excellent on vinyl. I recomend all of their vinyl output. |
First off...I'm not trying to be mean but I just hate it when bands I've been listening to now for nearly 20 years are the cool new thing at these audio shows. It's like how can someone have NOT heard of Dead Can Dance? If you have ANY sort of interest in music I just don't see how you would never be exposed to their music. The "I have $4000 speaker wire and 12 cds" crowd just sucks. |
I had it since it came out in "93"
Great recording and demo disc.
I like "Tell Me More About The Forest" & "How Fortunate The Man With None"
Brendan's vocals are awsome, try listening at night with the *lights out* !! |
I have "Into The Labyrinth", "In the Realm..." and "Toward The Within" on LD.
Lisa Gerrard's voice can shove easily all Grammy contenders at once. |
"Yulunga" from "Into The Labyrinth" is a demo quality track. Actually the entire CD is very well recorded. I can highly recommend the vinyl version of this as well. Kind of hard to find, but new copies of it surface from time to time, fifty to sixty bucks a pop though.
The live "Toward The Within" has live tracks of most of ITL as well as a couple of others. |
Into the Labyrinth is the best one I think and the vinyl is supposed to be even better sounding. Spiritchaser is pretty good and the sound is very good. DCD is no longer together. There is a box set available with a DVD. |
I can tell you a little bit about them. I have 2 cd's - "Aion", and "Within the Realm of the Dying Sun". Both very good, and interesting, though probably not among my favorite cd's. The one thing I'll say is they are unique.
There are many musicians playing on the cd's, but the primary members are Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Lisa Gerrard is now solo and has done a lot of movie soundtracks, inclding "Gladiator" and "Whale Rider". I have her cd "Mirror Pool" which is better than either of the DCD cd's I have. One track on it, "Sanvean" is the reason I bought it and was played in a West Wing episode last year. It's a beautiful, haunting piece.
I've only heard sample from "Into the Labarynth", enough to confirm it's pretty similar to their other stuff which I already have.
hope that helps . . . |
Warren,
Start from the end of this band's career and work backward. Lots of great stuff recorded quite nicely. Also, their solo projects are worth the money. You might find the soundtrack to the movie "Insider" at a pretty cheap price, and it's good stuff.
Brad Day
Atlanta, GA |
Check out the DCD "Spiritchaser" as well. Excellent dynamics with exciting, surprising sounds. Each cut is unique. Start with the spacey & brilliant 'Song of the Stars'.
***I urge you to turn off the lights, light a candle (or whatever your pleasure may be) and listen LOUDLY from start to finish.***
BTW, their CD "Within the Realm of of a Dying Sun" was a dissapointment to me.
In a similar vein, try to locate the oop Beasts of Paradise "gathered on the edge" CD. |
