Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 16:31:27 EST From: Freak4ad@AOL.COM Subject: AP's 25 most anticipated albums of 1999 In the new issue of AP, Dead Can Dance and Red House Painters were on their list of most anticipated albums of 1999 (Breeders declined to participate--they were on last years list anyhow). Dead Can Dance's album was set to be released early Spring (if they are still together). Interestingly, for this album, string players from the National Chamber Orchestra were hired to avoid using samplers. There were two styles for the album: ballads and Far Eastern music. Interesting fans: Days of the New Travis Meeks and Aerosmith Steven Tyler. I hope this new album still comes out. Has anyone heard any other news? Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:31:30 -0800 From: Rik Nicholson Subject: DCD Death Definately Debateable Well, here is some fuel for the "is DCD dead" debate... Reprited without kind permission from Allstar News - November 30, 1998.... http://www3.rocktropolis.com/allstar/database/news/9811/30/story3.asp "Dead Can Dance Cancel Dates; Lisa Gerrard Lands Soundtrack Amid rumors of the band's demise, Dead Can Dance have cancelled a slew of upcoming European tour dates and a proposed North American tour date due to "scheduling conflicts," according to a spokesperson from Sacks and Co., the band's public relations firm. ÊÊ Dead Can Dance were scheduled to kick off a European tour on March 11 in Paris, with dates in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, and the Czech Republic to follow, and winding up in Hamburg, Germany on April 6. At press time, there were no plans to reschedule the tour. A North American tour was to take place following the European dates, but that idea has been sacked as well. ÊÊ Rumors that the band has broken up were denied and, in fact, countered with the fact that the band is currently finishing up the follow-up to 1996's Spiritchaser in Ireland. The as-yet- untitled LP (the band's eighth) is scheduled for a spring 1999 release on 4AD Records. ÊÊ According to the spokesperson, one conflict which contributed to the tour's cancellation is that vocalist Lisa Gerrard was presented with an opportunity to do some soundtrack work on an upcoming film project by director Michael Mann (Heat, The Last of the Mohicans). It was unclear at press time if Mann's upcoming film, tentatively titled Man of the People, is the movie in question. Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:20:01 +0000 From: Tim Hall Subject: DEAD CAN DANCE SPLIT. DEAD CAN DANCE SPLIT. To the 4AD list, Some sad news regarding Dead Can Dance. >Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard have decided to bring to an end their musical >collabaration as Dead Can Dance in order to concentrate on their respective >solo works.They would like to thank all those people who have helped them to >be self sufficient as artists over the years and aided them in the pursuit >of their creative vision.A special word of thanks goes out to all their fans >who have been wonderfully supportive and Brendan and Lisa hope that they >will find great value and worth in future works to come. > Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:03:38 -0500 From: firepile Subject: sorry for the x-post i think this is from sonicnet.com (not sure cause someone forwarded it to me) sorry :) [LINK] Dead Can Dance Split Up After 17 Years Ethereal world-music duo recently decided to call it quits to concentrate on solo projects. Contributing Editor Randy Reiss reports: After nearly two decades of making gothic, ethereal music together, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, collectively known as Dead Can Dance, have decided to part ways to work on solo projects. "They decided ... at the beginning of this month," their 4AD Records publicist Rich Holtzman said Thursday morning. "It was a mutual decision that seemed to be a long time coming." Neither Gerrard nor Perry was available to comment on the split. Multi-instrumentalist Perry and classically trained singer Gerrard met in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 and within a year had moved together to London, England, to pursue their musical dreams. They were signed to 4AD in 1983 -- a label that was home to such moody, ethereal bands as This Mortal Coil and Cocteau Twins. "It's sad to hear this, but I'm sure that their new music will be as powerful and inspiring as [what] they did when they were [Dead Can Dance]." -- Jose Garcia-Camil, fan [INLINE] Dead Can Dance released their self-titled debut in 1984. Perry designed the album's cover, a task he would take on for all of the duo's nine albums. The duo, who were in the process of writing material for a new album when they announced the split, created a signature sound comparable to melodic, Renaissance music, though with a darker edge. From their 1984 debut through such albums as 1987's Within the Realm of a Dying Sun, 1993's Into the Labyrinth and 1996's Spiritchaser, Perry and Gerrard separated themselves from the gothic-rock movement by incorporating such diverse elements as classical music, archaic instruments and, eventually, music tinged with some Middle Eastern flavor. Where other goth-related groups went the industrial-techno route, Dead Can Dance experimented a bit with keyboards and samplers. But they remained true to their classical roots on such songs as "Mephisto" (RealAudio excerpt) and "The Fatal Impact" (RealAudio excerpt). It's a decision that at least some of their fans appreciated. "While their music has changed over time, becoming more world-oriented," fan Aaron Race wrote in an e-mail, "I have never been disappointed with their sound. In fact, I think they had progressed quite well." Fans, however, said they weren't too shocked that the duo had decided to split up. Gerrard had found success as a solo artist with 1995's The Mirror Pool and this year's collaboration with Pieter Bourke, Duality, which featured the song "The Human Game" (RealAudio excerpt). And at least one fan said he found the group's split encouraging. "I think that this split will be positive for both artists ... since their musical styles have been growing apart since 1994's Toward the Within," Jose Garcia-Camil wrote in an e-mail. "Perry is focusing on folk-style songs like 'American Dreaming' and 'Don´t Fade Away' while Gerrard's style is more Middle Eastern-like. "It's sad to hear this," Garcia-Camil continued, "but I'm sure that their new music will be as powerful and inspiring as [what] they did when they were [Dead Can Dance]." "There have been rumors for years that they were breaking up," 23-year-old fan Jessica Pierce said, "but this is the first time we've had official word. They were supposed to have been working on a new record, but I guess that won't happen now." Holtzman confirmed the duo had begun work on a new album, but he also said that no new material had been completed before the decision to dissolve the partnership. "[The album] was in the very early stages," he said. "They were just beginning to write songs, so nothing had been recorded yet." "Their music was a soundtrack for high school and the following college years," Race wrote. "I never tire of it. I am saddened by the break-up, and I think that there will be imitators, but never a band that can truly be them. "I guess it was bound to happen," he continued, "but it was one of those bands that you suspect will never depart." Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:18:23 -0500 From: Jeff Keibel Subject: Last Dance While there is much talk about the break up of Dead Can Dance, it is important to understand that for the fans it will ultimately be a good thing. It's a good thing because of the fact that DCD tended to write separately anyways and more and more veered away from direct collaborative work methods. So as far as the good aspects go, expect more recordings and tours than we'd otherwise get if DCD had "stayed together". 4AD is still the happy benefactor of this new arrangement with both Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry still signed to the label. DCD and now Lisa and Brendan on their own are a music industry rarity, having been signed to 4AD since 1984. That's a long time to be calling one label home! It looks like Lisa and Brendan followed closely by Kristin Hersh and David Narcizo are 4AD's longest current signings. Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:26:00 EST From: Goth10351@AOL.COM Subject: Why does no one care? Fellow DCD fans, where is thy rage? I have heard hide nor hair about the BIG breakup, no indignation, no mourning, no love. Is no one a fan any more? I thought DCD was the 4AD band of choice. How dare you go gentle into that good night, DCD! I can't stop crying since I found out. I sit at home now, and I was a very social goth girl, and cry and pray to Bushniv that they will reunite. DCD are meant to be bound together in spirit and music. They are forever. Don't they understand that? Don't we understand that? We should take drastic action to force them back together--the violence, the gnashing, the spilling of our blood on barren ground. Oh Lord Bushniv, what may we do to reunite them? What are you willing to do to bring them back together? Do you even want them back together? I see no one who cares. The Passing of Decadance These two gentle souls whose darkness melted into pure light as a cup that swallows the blood that we drink in honor of Bushniv. Lisa and Brendan who sang of thy holiness and led us to the wells of the truth of darkness. Let us see and hear. Do not allow their voices to silence into the wall of emptiness but raise the dead so they can dance so they do not sleep in their graves so they sing above the casket. The cobwebs cover me and the spiders eat me as long as cherubic voices are gone from protection. Please do not allow me to mourn. Come together so the dead can dance. Louise Gerkins (You may use this poem for websites and publication freely). Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 18:40:51 -0500 From: Jeff Keibel Subject: The darkest night of all When it comes to the whole Dead Can Dance spliting up issue, it could have been much worse. At least we'll be getting the solo projects of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry in the future. If anything, it should mean a little more regularly in releases from the two artists. Also, the fact that both Lisa and Brendan will continue at 4AD and in the music business is a relief.