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Aion

Dead Can Dance

1990 · Electronic, Classical

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Aion by Dead Can Dance

Aion is a Classical album by Dead Can Dance, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 98 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.

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The ethereal duo take yet another strange trip into the neoclassical darkwave sound that they helped pioneer. <i>Aion</i> is more vocally forward than previous efforts: Lisa Gerrard's mournful contralto is the centerpiece of minimal, medieval-style hymns ("The Song of the Sibyl," "The Promised Womb") and a bagpipe-driven Irish ballad that suggests her family roots ("As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins"), while Brendan Perry plays the gothic folk troubadour on ominous epic "Black Sun." Only Dead Can Dance can make a breakup album sound this otherworldly.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1The Arrival And The Reunion1:39
  2. A2Saltarello2:34
  3. A3Mephisto0:54
  4. A4The Song Of The Sybil3:45
  5. A5Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book6:03
  6. A6As The Bell Rings The Maypole Spins5:16

Side B

  1. B7The End Of Words2:05
  2. B8Black Sun4:56
  3. B9Wilderness1:24
  4. B10The Promised Womb3:23
  5. B11The Garden Of Zephirus1:18
  6. B12Radharc2:48

Sound DNA

  • Classical
  • Modern & Contemporary
  • sparse
  • meditative
  • spiritual

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded and produced in Ireland with the exception of track A1 and B7; recorded and produced at Woodbine Studios, Leamington Spa.
Detail from 'The Garden Of Delights', a painting by Hieronymus Bosch
(Courtesy of The Prado Museum, Madrid)
Track A2: (Instrumental Danse·Italian 14th Century)
Track A4: (Traditional Version·Catalan·16th Century) Dedicated to the Memory of Jamie Salas.
Textured sleeve. Textured printed inner sleeve with credits.
Tracks are listed in sequential order from A1 to B12.
No duration times of tracks anywhere on this release.
All runouts are hand etched.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Brendan PerryMUSICIAN, INSTRUMENTS , VOICE PERFORMER , VOICE PERFORMER , INSTRUMENTS , VOICE
  • Lisa GerrardMUSICIAN, INSTRUMENTS , VOICE PERFORMER , VOICE PERFORMER , INSTRUMENTS , VOICE
  • Andrew RobinsonBASS VIOL
  • Andrew RobinsonBASS VIOL DOUBLE BASS DOUBLE BASS , MUSICIAN
  • Anne RobinsonBASS VIOL DOUBLE BASS DOUBLE BASS , MUSICIAN
  • David Navarro SustMUSICIAN, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Honor CarmodyMUSICIAN, TENOR VIOL VIOL , MUSICIAN VIOLIN
  • John BonnarKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, ARRANGED BY MUSICIAN, KEYBOARDS
  • Lucy RobinsonMUSICIAN, TENOR VIOL VIOL , MUSICIAN VIOLIN
  • Robert PerryBAGPIPES, MUSICIAN MUSICIAN, BAGPIPES

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