Anastasis
Dead Can Dance's first new album together in 16 years finds Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard in fine form, seamlessly incorporing sounds from around the world. Despite the long layoff, Anastasis is a logical and satisfying progression from the band's mid-90s albums.
In the 16 years since goth-leaning neo-classical outfit Dead Can Dance last released a studio album, principal members Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard embarked on divergent solo careers. Perry took a streamlined musical approach, releasing two full-lengths and recording several Tim Buckley covers. Gerrard, meanwhile,…
On their first new recording in 16 years, Dead Can Dance seem ready to pick up exactly where they left off.
"We are the children of the sun," sings Brendan Perry, moaning like a half-drunk Vincent Price over a strangely unsettling orchestral trip-hop groove. "There is room for everyone / sunflowers in our hair." But this sure ain't no freaking summer of love. Anastasis , the first studio album in 16 years from Australian duo Dead Can Dance, harnesses the brooding, multi-culti sonic perfectionism you'd expect from these highly regarded veterans (singing multi-instrumentalists Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard), with loads of glowing bagpipes and Chinese hammer dulcimer and operatic chants and ominous synths. B...
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Decent return from an Australian duo who deal in clever, carefully calibrated moodiness. CD review by Thomas H Green