Dead Can Dance (1981–1998)
Dead Can Dance · 2001
325 min · 67 tracks · ethereal wave · neoclassical dark wave
A haunting blend of ethereal vocals and world music textures that transcends temporal boundaries.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- haunting vocal explorations
- immersive journey through sound
- reflective moments of solitude
- dynamic contrasts in emotion
Maybe skip if you want
- seeking instant gratification
- prefer straightforward song structures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Dead Can Dance (1981–1998)' was released in 2001, the band had already established themselves as pioneers of the ethereal wave genre. This compilation came after their breakup in 1998, serving as both a retrospective of their influential sound and a bridge to their eventual reunion in 2011.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Cocteau Twins· This Mortal Coil· Lisa Gerrard
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Frontier (demo) 3:00
- 2 Labour of Love (radio) 3:56
- 3 Ocean (radio) 3:38
- 4 Orion (radio) 3:28
- 5 Threshold (radio) 4:10
- 6 Carnival of Light (radio) 3:18
- 7 In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated 4:07
- 8 De profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow) 3:59
- 9 Avatar 4:35
- 10 Enigma of the Absolute 4:15
- 11 Summoning of the Muse 4:58
- 12 Anywhere Out of the World 5:08
- 13 Windfall 3:32
- 14 Cantara 5:58
- 15 In the Kingdom of the Blind the One‐Eyed Are Kings 4:12
- 16 Bird 5:00
- 17 The Protagonist 8:54
Disc 2
- 1 Severance 3:23
- 2 The Host of Seraphim 6:19
- 3 Song of Sophia 1:28
- 4 The Arrival & the Reunion 1:41
- 5 Black Sun 4:58
- 6 The Promised Womb 3:26
- 7 Saltarello 2:37
- 8 The Song of the Sibyl 3:46
- 9 Spirit 5:01
- 10 Yulunga 6:56
- 11 The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove 4:35
- 12 Sloth (radio) 2:40
- 13 Bylar 6:42
- 14 The Carnival Is Over 5:45
- 15 The Spider’s Stratagem 6:42
- 16 The Wind That Shakes the Barley (radio) 2:32
- 17 How Fortunate the Man With None 9:09
Disc 3
- 1 I Can See Now 2:56
- 2 American Dreaming 4:29
- 3 Tristan 1:48
- 4 Sanvean 3:46
- 5 Rakim 5:39
- 6 Gloridean 5:51
- 7 Don’t Fade Away 5:10
- 8 Nierika 5:45
- 9 Song of the Nile 8:01
- 10 Sambatiki 7:31
- 11 Indus 9:24
- 12 The Snake & the Moon (edit) 4:13
- 13 The Lotus Eaters 6:43
Disc 4
- 1 [opening credits] 0:13
- 2 Rakim 7:53
- 3 Song of the Sibyl 5:28
- 4 I Can See Now 2:51
- 5 American Dreaming 6:13
- 6 Cantara 6:31
- 7 The Wind That Shakes the Barley 3:16
- 8 I Am Stretched on Your Grave 5:54
- 9 Desert Song 5:33
- 10 Oman 6:14
- 11 Gloridean 6:30
- 12 Tristan 1:49
- 13 Sanvean 4:00
- 14 Don’t Fade Away 5:46
- 15 [closing credits] 2:18
- 16 The Host of Seraphim 7:07
- 17 The Protagonist 8:07
- 18 Frontier 3:03
- 19 The Carnival Is Over 4:31
- 20 Yulunga (Spirit Dance) 6:55
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