Dead Can Dance

Years active: since 1981
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Group formed in Melbourne, Australia, originally as a post-punk quartet. Originally identified as a "goth rock band", their sound changed radically after the two founding members Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry moved to England. Gerrard's compositions are often described as "ethereal" and "neo-classical", whereas Perry provided songs and ballads reminiscent of the folk rock and art rock tradition. Completing the picture, the duo's common interest for African rhythms, Irish folk, Medieval music and Eastern instruments.
Members: Brendan Perry
Lisa Gerrard
Scott Rodger
James Pinker
Peter Ulrich (1982-1991)

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	American Dreaming	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	Jarboe & The Black Pearl Society
	Anywhere out of the World	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	(2 artists)
	Avatar	Dead Can Dance	November 25, 1985	Ephemeral Sun
	Bird	Dead Can Dance	October 21, 1991	KOBE
	Black Sun	Dead Can Dance	July 2, 1990	Antimatter
	Cantara	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	(5 artists)
	Cardinal Sin	Dead Can Dance	November 25, 1985	Amber Asylum
	Chant of the Paladin	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	Faith and The Muse
	Desert Song	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	Akrabu Sampled by Delerium
	Enigma of the Absolute	Dead Can Dance	November 25, 1985	(3 artists)
	Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book	Dead Can Dance	July 2, 1990	Black Tape for a Blue Girl
	I Can See Now	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	Jarboe & PBK Uses samples from Vangelis
	In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated	Dead Can Dance	August 17, 1984	(5 artists)
	In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	Ulver
	In the Wake of Adversity	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	Arcana
	Mesmerism	Dead Can Dance	November 25, 1985	(2 artists)
	Musica Eternal	Dead Can Dance	February 27, 1984	Autumn's Grey Solace
	Rakim	Dead Can Dance	September 27, 1994	Grido
	Sanvean	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	(2 artists) Sampled by Taucher
	Severance	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	(2 artists)
	Spirit	Dead Can Dance	October 21, 1991	(2 artists)
	Summoning of the Muse	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	(5 artists)
	The Arcane	Dead Can Dance	August 17, 1984	(2 artists)
	The Carnival Is Over	Dead Can Dance	September 13, 1993	Leather Strip
	The Lotus Eaters	Dead Can Dance	November 19, 2001	Imperia
	The Trial	Dead Can Dance	February 27, 1984	The Prophetess
	The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove	Dead Can Dance	September 13, 1993	(3 artists)
	The Writing on My Father's Hand	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	Mirabilis
	Ullyses	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	Surface 10
i	Windfall	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	(2 artists)
	Xavier	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	Paradise Lost
	Yulunga (Spirit Dance)	Dead Can Dance	September 13, 1993	EXP

Covers by Dead Can Dance

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	How Fortunate the Man with None	Dead Can Dance	September 13, 1993	Lotte Lenya PRF, Hedy Fassler - Chor und Kammerensemble des Orchesters der Wiener Volksoper REL, Ellen Greene REL,PRF Covered by (4 artists)
	I Am Stretched on Your Grave	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	(unknown), Scullion
	Indus	Dead Can Dance	June 17, 1996	The Beatles
i	Persian Love Song	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	(unknown) Sampled by Delerium
i	Saltarello	Dead Can Dance	July 2, 1990	(unknown)
	Song of the Sibyl	Dead Can Dance	July 2, 1990	(unknown), (unknown)
	The Wind That Shakes the Barley	Dead Can Dance	September 13, 1993	(unknown)

Songs with samples

		Title	Performer	Release date	Uses samples from
		I Can See Now	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	Vangelis Covered by Jarboe & PBK

Sampled songs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	Desert Song	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	Covered by Akrabu Sampled by Delerium
i	Persian Love Song	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	Originally by (unknown) Sampled by Delerium
	Sanvean	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	Covered by (2 artists) Sampled by Taucher
	Song of Sophia	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	Sampled by The Dust Brothers [US2]

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Aion	Dead Can Dance	July 2, 1990	4AD
A Passage in Time	Dead Can Dance	October 21, 1991	4AD
Dead Can Dance	Dead Can Dance	February 27, 1984	4AD
Dead Can Dance 1981-1998	Dead Can Dance	November 19, 2001	4AD
Into the Labyrinth	Dead Can Dance	September 13, 1993	4AD
Spiritchaser	Dead Can Dance	June 17, 1996	4AD
Spleen and Ideal	Dead Can Dance	November 25, 1985	4AD
The Serpent's Egg	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1988	4AD
Toward the Within	Dead Can Dance	October 24, 1994	4AD
Within the Realm of a Dying Sun	Dead Can Dance	July 27, 1987	4AD

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Garden of the Arcane Delights	Dead Can Dance	August 17, 1984	4AD

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	All Virgos Are Mad	various artists	September 27, 1994	4AD

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Dead Can Dance Tribute - The Lotus Eaters	various artists	2004	Black Lotus Records
Summoning of the Muse - A Tribute to Dead Can Dance	various artists	September 6, 2005	Projekt Records
The Carnival Within - A Tribute to Dead Can Dance	various artists	October 28, 1997	Cleopatra

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