Description: Dead Can Dance The Serpents Egg Records & LPs New Item Description The fourth Dead Can Dance album, THE SERPENT'S EGG, continues the band's evolution away from tradition rock/pop song structures. The tracks are instead built on sustained chords, vocal harmonizing, and brittle-sounding string instruments. "Orbis de Ignis" is almost a cappella, the only music being a bell struck between verses, with the ethereal voice of Lisa Gerrard (and others) skittering over the surface. Along with the insistent tribal drumming of "Mother Tongue," which eventually evolves into a wordless chant by Lisa Gerrard, the best tracks here are two featuring Brendan Perry's vocals, "Severance" and "Ullyses." The first opens on an ominous drone as the song's narrative tells of a fading community (or civilization, even). The second features some of Perry's most interesting work with the hurdy-gurdy, which is echoed by a string section. Also of note is the creepy vocal interplay in "Echolalia." For fans of This Mortal Coil, "Song of Sophia" distinctly recalls that band's "Song to the Siren." This is maybe not the best Dead Can Dance record to begin with--it is certainly the group's most insular--but for fans it is another fascinating trip to the dawn of Western music. Internal ID: JITRE Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this items shipment.** Format: Vinyl Format Detail: LP standard Jacket Genre: Rock Genre: Pop Released: 3/17/17 Released: 03/17/2017
Price: 27.28 USD
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
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Style: LP
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Material: Vinyl
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Type: Vinyl
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Language: English
Catalog Number: CAD 3638
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Release Year: 2017
Format: Record
Genre: Rock
Artist: Dead Can Dance
Record Label: Four, 4AD
Release Title: The Serpent's Egg