{"title":"Dead Can Dance","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Dead Can Dance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDead Can Dance formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1981 around Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959, in London but raised in Auckland) and Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961, in Melbourne). The duo, who were also a romantic couple in the early years, relocated to London in 1982 and signed with 4AD Records, becoming central figures in the label's distinctive aesthetic alongside Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, and others. After their initial run together (1981-1998), they reunited in 2005 and have continued issuing material periodically across the 2010s and 2020s, with Dionysus (2018) and Anastasis (2012) as notable later releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDead Can Dance's sound combines neoclassical darkwave, world music, ethereal wave, gothic rock, and ambient with extensive incorporation of medieval, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Celtic, and African musical traditions. Gerrard's vocal work, often in invented or non-lexical languages, has been a defining feature; she also has a parallel career composing film scores (Gladiator, with Hans Zimmer, won her a Golden Globe).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead Can Dance (1984, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpleen and Ideal (1985, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithin the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Serpent's Egg (1988, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAion (1990, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto the Labyrinth (1993, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiritchaser (1996, 4AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnastasis (2012, PIAS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDionysus (2018, PIAS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 4AD pressings of the Dead Can Dance catalog are widely collected. Multiple anniversary editions and box sets have been released, including the In Concert live releases and Wake compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Dead Can Dance typically start with Into the Labyrinth (1993) or Aion (1990). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dead-can-dance-self-titled-vinyl","title":"Self-Titled LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eExperience the ethereal soundscape of Dead Can Dance's self-titled LP. 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