A Passage in Time by Dead Can Dance - DeepRiffs

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After an astonishing five-album run that lasted from 1984 to 1990, Dead Can Dance released the 1991 career retrospective A Passage in Time. The band—primarily the duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, with a revolving cast of guest musicians—was a surprise success story. No one could have predicted that Dead Can Dance's singular mix of ancient spiritual culture, world music, and rock would in any way catch on, but by the '90s they'd sold hundreds of thousands of albums and amassed a devoted fanbase. These songs show why. “Saltarello” and “The Host of Seraphim” become modern-day standards (and ubiquitous in Hollywood films) because they weren't watered-down imitations of medieval and Celtic music. What Gerrard and Perry did was truly unique, and their conviction and ingenuity was such that the music could actually live up to its intense spiritual implications. That the duo recorded most of these songs before either turned 30 only intensifies the underlying wisdom and imagination of their creation.

14. In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-eyed Are Kings

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

2. Song for Sophia

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

11. Severance

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

5. The Garden of Zephirus

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

6. Enigma of the Absolute

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry
Peter Ulrich
James Pinker
Gus Ferguson
Scott Roger; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
James Pinker
Brendan Perry
Peter Ulrich
Gus Ferguson
Scott Roger; Other

16. Spirit

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

10. The Writing On My Father's Hand

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

13. Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

8. The Host of Seraphim

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry
Rebecca Jackson
Sarah Buckley
Alison Harling
Andrew Beesley
David Navarro Sust
Tony Gamage; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Conductor: Michael Stearns; Conductor
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

9. Anywhere Out of the World

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

15. Bird

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

4. Cantara

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

1. Saltarello

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry
John Bonnar; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry
Traditional; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Traditional
Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

12. The Song of the Sybil

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry
Traditional; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Traditional
Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

3. Ullyses

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

7. Wilderness

by Dead Can Dance

Primary Artist: Dead Can Dance; Main Performer
Performer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Performer
Composer: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Gerrard
Brendan Perry; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 4 minutes and 7 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 4000x4000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

9/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

World, Worldwide, Jazz, New Age, Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, Goth, Medieval

Label

4AD

Music Distribution Service

Beggars Group Digital LTD

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 13, 1991

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

652637101089