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Melbourne, Australia (1981 – 1998, 2005 – 2005)

Dead Can Dance was a band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1981 by Brendan Perry (baritone) together with Simon Monroe and Paul Erikson later to be joined by Lisa Gerrard (contralto). They disbanded in 1998, and temporarily reunited to do a highly successful world tour in 2005 with a view to recording another studio album together. But due to ongoing personal differences between Perry and Gerrard, Perry decided to finally put to rest any prospect of a future collaboration in order to concentrate on a solo career.

After a somewhat muted response to their music in Australia, Dead Can Dance moved to London in 1982, where they signed up to alternative rock label 4AD, a legendary label on the alternative music scene, where it became one of the most important bands on the label alongside the Cocteau Twins. They continued to work closely together, until later in the 1990s when they started to grow apart following the breakup of their personal relationship. Gerrard returned to Australia, while Perry moved to Ireland, where he had renovated an old church at Quivvy, where he lives and works. It is speculated that the distance between the members was an influence in the band’s eventual break-up, with an argument following the recording sessions for an unreleased album being the final straw, although Perry himself said that distance helped in maintaining a certain individual freedom in creativity.

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olznillz wrote:
yesterday evening

Nikopol_XP - Thanx, good to know.

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Nikopol_XP wrote:
yesterday morning

garden of the arcane delights, dead can dance & spleen and ideal are really worth getting on SACD. The other albums also have a pretty good sound quality on CD. The SACD box set was a little disappointing for 200 euros (and now even more...).

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psychosissun wrote:
Saturday afternoon

I can't stop listening .......

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YamahaP412V wrote:
Saturday afternoon

not gothic [2]

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swr-troll-two wrote:
Saturday morning

not gothic x

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StatelyLover wrote:
Friday evening

Открыл их для себя несколько минут назад. Они просто прекрасны.

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bluesunday wrote:
Friday evening

@Blessedheart: I see, thanks for answering. The only DCD album I've got is "Into the Labyrinth" on SACD, so I didn't have anything to compare with... :P

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Lexpiration wrote:
Friday afternoon

Ничего лучше услышать пока не довелось..

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Blessedheart wrote:
Thursday evening

The SACDs are the definitive versions. The quality is significantly improved, especially on the earlier stuff.

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bluesunday wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Is there a big difference between the audiophile Sacd's and the "normal" Cd versions?

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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
Thursday afternoon

....*♫♪ ♫♪ ♥♥♥

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tenrapid wrote:
Wednesday morning

Brendan really does just have one of the greatest voices ever... brendan, Michael Gira, Ian Curtis, Ian McCulloch and Nick Cave would probably be my top 5 male voices off the top of my head.

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Scissorman_ wrote:
last week

you might want to check out this band http://www.last.fm/music/hyperdream the music is free so there's nothing to lose, you might even like it :)

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eterarnial wrote:
last week

Re-discovered! <3

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10 days ago

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14 days ago

art and democracy make poor bedfellows.......

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15 days ago

Дивовижна музика!!!

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15 days ago

I totally agree.

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Blessedheart wrote:
16 days ago

Agreed. Our votes are useless!

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The image that shows on my page when I view overall top artists isn't the one shown here, but I'm glad it's finally something different. I really hate when artists upload an image and prevent any others from being voted to the top.

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