A Passage in Time

4ad / Ada, 1998, Audio CD

Product Description

Out of print in the U.S.! Import pressing of this classic 1991 compilation album from one of the 4AD label's most popular and influential bands. At the core of Dead Can Dance is guitarist Brendan Perry and vocalist Lisa Gerard, who created a body of work that remains invigorating and uniquely their own. 16 tracks. 4AD.

Tracks Information

Saltarello
Song of Sophia
Ullyses
Cantara
The Garden of Zephirus
Enigma of the Absolute
Wilderness
The Host of Seraphim
Anywhere Out of the World
The Writing on My Father's Hand
Severance
The Song of the Sibyl - Dead Can Dance, Traditional
Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book - Dead Can Dance, De Gongora, Luis
In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings
Bird
Spirit

Product Details

Title: A Passage in Time
Sales Rank: 44654 in Music
Artist: Dead Can Dance
Label: 4ad / Ada, 1998-07-07, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews

Dead Can Dance : Passage In Time: Excellent CD with many titles that are from previous releases and a few that are new. A great sampling of the many superb works by this band.. More reviews

Alternative? New age? Folk?: Your pick. But this is a unique collection that takes traditional sounds and expands on them to include different instrumentation, a really exotic voice, and a feel to take you to alternate realities.
The music is not consistent from one track to the next but it is all in the umbrella of Dead Can Dance. To extract what you really want you may need… More reviews

A fantastic Collection: This CD is one of the best to introduce your friends and family to Dead Can Dance. The wide variety of music is more than 'background music'. The pieces grab hold of you for the first time and you become so moved by the music. This CD got me hooked on Dead Can Dance and I have searched for so many of their other pieces to add… More reviews

From a first listen...: My daughter brought the CD on a recent road trip, hoping I would like it as much as she does. While this disk isn't one I would be likely to choose for driving tunes, when I got it home and could listen to it more carefully, I discovered a rich sound full of movement and color for the imagination.
The mixture of music types flows from culture to culture,… More reviews

Before Enigma/Deep Forest/Delerium there was... DCD!!: Took me a while to really get into Dead Can Dance but now I can't imagine not having them in my CD collection. I've always loved exotic, ambient and meditative music and Dead Can Dance are unlike anything else I've heard. This compilation consists of a rich mixture of tribal, choir, medievil gothic, world and ambient soundscape. I don't feel it's… More reviews