专辑中文名: A Passage in Time
歌手: Dead Can Dance
资源格式: MP3
发行时间: 1991年
地区: 澳大利亚
语言: 英语
简介:
It was only a matter of time before some sort of introduction to American audiences came about, especially following the band's successful tour of the States, so Rykodisc did the honors with this excellent compilation — if there's one thing anyone needs to get from the duo, it's unquestionably this. While there's no chronological order to the collection, and the sequencing and arrangement from the original albums are unfortunately if inevitably lost, the choice of songs to feature is completely spot on. The biggest gap is the lack of anything from the self-titled debut and the Garden of the Arcane Delights EP, including the track the collection takes its title from. As such songs would jarringly stand out sonically from the rest, though, it's an understandable omission. Nearly every undisputed highlight from the band is included, covering both Perry's and Gerrard's contributions in equal measure. "The Host of Seraphim" here forms the centerpiece of an album rather than the start, and two new tracks help to round things out — while they aren't among the most deathless numbers the band has created, they're still worth listening to. "Bird" piles on the ambient jungle noises and animal calls and cries, but is saved from neo-New Age bathos by both its arrangement and the central combination of drumming and Gerrard's singing, here a touch lighter than normal. "Spirit," in contrast, predominantly features electric guitar and strong bass pulse, feeling a bit like a number from the very first album heavily stripped down with a new tension and beauty. Perry's singing suits the performance well, another excellent effort.
Dead Can Dance(以下简称DCD)-死神之舞，这个在黑暗中婀娜多姿起舞的乐队，以最大的可能表现了黑暗乐风独具特色的魅力，即无限优美的施律，不食人间烟火的主音空灵飘荡和中东色彩的神秘乐声层层浸染于西塔琴落寞的抽泣中，响板孤独而轻盈的点击，使你置身于明暗世界。 真正灵魂的东西是隐藏在音乐中深厚的文化和宗教底蕴以及不可避免的缥缈黑暗的氛围。
DCD于1981年成立于澳大利亚，成立之初，除了两位核心舞者，主音Lisa Gerrard, 吉他手Brendan Perry之外，还有两位成员Paul Erikson和Simon Monroe. Brendan Perry在这之前一直是澳大利亚著名朋克乐队the Scavengers的主音吉他手。而在82年前不久，Brendan Perry和Lisa Gerrard决定前往伦敦发展，不到一年，他们就和英国最著名的独立唱片公司4AD签了约。1984的春天，他们将以前四年写的一些作品集结成了一张同名专集发行。年末时，又为4AD旗下另一乐队的首This Mortal Coil的首张专集“It’ll End in Tears”, 贡献了两首作品。自1985年的一张EP“Garden of the Arcane Delights”之后，DCD发行了他们的第二张专集“Spleen and Ideal”，在英国拿到NO。2的同时，也为他们建立起了对宗教的疯狂热爱。
随后的几年，两张出色的专集 “Within the Realm of a Dying Sun” 和“ Serpent’s Egg”的发行 不仅使DCD成为电影配乐的热门，Lisa Gerrard也开始涉足影坛。1900年，DCD发行了他们的第五张专集Aion，也是在这一年，DCD在美国开始了他们的第一次巡演，获得了相当大的好评。因此在1991年一张类似于精选的“A Passage in Time”在美国首次发行。而93年秋天发行的 “Into the Labyrinth ”无论在美国还是欧洲都取得空前成功。DCD在巡演中的LIVE专集“Toward the Within”于1995年发行。DCD的世界性巡演则是在他们的最后一张专集“Spiritchaser”发行之后。
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