Dead Can Dance
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Dead Can Dance are an Australian neoclassical darkwave band from Melbourne. Currently composed of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, the group formed in 1981. They relocated to London the following year. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance's style as "constructed soundscapes of mesmerising grandeur and solemn beauty; African polyrhythms, Gaelic folk, Gregorian chant, Middle Eastern music, mantras, and art rock."[3]
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Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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Years active | 1981–1998, 2005, 2011–present |
Labels | 4AD, Warner Bros., Rhino/Atlantic, Rykodisc, PIAS |
Members | Lisa Gerrard Brendan Perry |
Past members | Paul Erikson Simon Monroe James Pinker Scott Rodger Richard Yale Peter Ulrich |
Website | deadcandance |
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.