Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
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Within the Realm of a Dying Sun is the third album recorded by Dead Can Dance
, by now predominantly the duo Lisa Gerrard
and Brendan Perry
along with Peter Ulrich, after the departure of Scott Rodger and James Pinker in 1987.
Lisa Gerrard's vocals feature prominently in the second half of the album, and her singing style often has mellifluous Oriental overtones, especially on the track titled “Cantara.”
The cover's photograph was taken in Paris, at the Père-Lachaise cemetery. It features the family grave of François-Vincent Raspail
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Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...
, by now predominantly the duo Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician, singer, and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with former music partner Brendan Perry....
and Brendan Perry
Brendan Perry
Brendan Michael Perry is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the male half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard.-Early life:...
along with Peter Ulrich, after the departure of Scott Rodger and James Pinker in 1987.
Lisa Gerrard's vocals feature prominently in the second half of the album, and her singing style often has mellifluous Oriental overtones, especially on the track titled “Cantara.”
The cover's photograph was taken in Paris, at the Père-Lachaise cemetery. It features the family grave of François-Vincent Raspail
François-Vincent Raspail
François-Vincent Raspail was a French chemist, naturalist, physiologist, and socialist politician.-Biography:...
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Track listing
- "Anywhere Out of the World" – 5:08
- "Windfall" – 3:30
- "In the Wake of Adversity" – 4:14
- "Xavier" – 6:16
- "Dawn of the Iconoclast" – 2:06
- "Cantara" – 5:58
- "Summoning of the Muse" – 4:55
- "Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers)" – 6:36
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
27 July 1987 |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
8 February 1994 |
Covers and samples
- Gerrard's vocals on Dawn of the Iconoclast were sampled on the electronica track Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea (single)"Papua New Guinea" is a 1991 song by the electronic music group Future Sound of London. It was the group's debut single and later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator. The single reached #22 on the UK singles chart...
by Future Sound Of London. - Persephone (The Gathering Of Flowers) was sampled on GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
technoTechnoTechno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
group Scooter'sScooter (band)Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J....
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album We Bring the Noise!We Bring the Noise!We Bring the Noise! is the eighth studio album by Scooter. Two singles were released from the album: "Posse " on 21 May 2001, and a remix of "I Shot the DJ" entitled "Aiii Shot the DJ" on 13 August 2001...
and is also sometimes played as a live intro for British Gothic metal band Paradise LostParadise Lost (band)Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
. - British Gothic metal band Paradise LostParadise Lost (band)Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
covered the song Xavier as a bonus track on their Symbol of LifeSymbol of LifeSymbol of Life is the ninth studio album recorded by British band Paradise Lost. It marks a departure by the band from their synth-based approach and returning to a much heavier sound, although not abandoning the keyboards altogether.-Track listing:...
album. - Australian Death metal band AbramelinAbramelin (band)Abramelin was an Australian death metal band, notable as one of the first bands of its kind in the country and one of the main influences on the development of Australian heavy metal music in the early 1990s...
covered the song Cantara on their self-titled album.
External links
- Within the Realm of a Dying Sun at Dead-Can-Dance.com
- Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Lyrics at Dead-Can-Dance.com