![]() ![]() The set's finest moment is "Return of the She-King," whose drones, and the processional multi-tracked vocals by Gerrard, are matched by strings, deep tom-toms, swooping ethereal guitars, ouds, and numerous instruments. For Gerrard, her instantly recognizable instrument shines forth on "Agape" and "Kiko," with their Arab-scaled strings, dumbeks, ouds, and cymbaloms. He and Gerrard rarely sing on the same tune. Immediately noticeable is Perry's voice (which holds forth on the fine meta-mystical opener "Children of the Sun" and the hollowed-out bliss of "Opium") it is deeper, richer, more restrained in its delivery, but more powerful because of it. The musical tenets here derive from near-Eastern Mediterranean sources (mainly Greek and Turkish folk forms), and some from the various nations of North Africa. This is surprising given Gerrard's vast soundtrack experience and Perry's solo albums, various collaborative contributions, and film work. In fact, Anastasis can be called, for the most apart, an album of tropes it is much more a tour through much of the band's previous history than an exercise in delivering anything new. The trace elements will be very familiar to DCD fans. Self-produced and released by PIAS, Anastasis features eight songs, and clocks in at just under an hour. They incorporated cutting-edge production techniques and also folded in - mostly accurately - several international musical traditions combined, they created a deeply atmospheric, lushly textured, dramatic brand of post-gothic pop. Coming from the fringes of the gothic music world on the iconic 4AD label, they brought a sense of near classical discipline (and pretension) into their sound. Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry established a well-deserved global reputation for pushing boundaries in popular music. In English, the Greek word "anastasis" is literally translated as "resurrection." The definition is apt as the title to Dead Can Dance's reunion offering, their first recording of new studio material since 1996's Spiritchaser. ![]() On sale -30% Buy the album Starting at 7.49€ Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. ![]()
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