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Aion is the fifth studio album by the Australian band Dead Can Dance, released on 11 June 1990 by 4AD. The first album Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry wrote after the end of their romantic partnership, it was recorded at Perry's new estate, Quivvy Church in Ireland, with additional recording on "The Arrival and the Reunion" and "The End of Words" taking place at Woodbine Street Recording Studios in Leamington Spa.[3]
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| Released | 11 June 1990 8 February 1994 (USA) | |||
| Genre | Neoclassical dark wave, medieval music | |||
| Length | 36:11 | |||
| Label | 4AD 4AD/Warner Bros. Records 45575  | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Select | 4/5[2] |
On this album, Dead Can Dance explored early music to a greater degree, including medieval music and Renaissance music, as Perry noted, "synonymous with the Bosch period"; this included pieces like the 14th-century Italian dance instrumental ("Saltarello") and 16th-century Catalan ballad ("The Song of the Sibyl"), lyrics from 17th-century Spanish baroque poet Luis de Góngora ("Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book"), and instrumentation such as hurdy-gurdy and viols.[4][5] The male soprano David Navarro Sust contributed vocals to tracks 1 and 7.[citation needed]
The album cover shows a detail from the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch's triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights (specifically, its central "Earth" panel).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Arrival and the Reunion" | 1:38 |
| 2. | "Saltarello" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Mephisto" | 0:54 |
| 4. | "The Song of the Sibyl" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book" | 6:03 |
| 6. | "As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins" | 5:16 |
| 7. | "The End of Words" | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Black Sun" | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Wilderness" | 1:24 |
| 10. | "The Promised Womb" | 3:22 |
| 11. | "The Garden of Zephirus" | 1:20 |
| 12. | "Radharc" | 2:48 |
Personnel
Personnel adapted from Aion liner notes.
- Dead Can Dance
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation, production
- Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, production, design
- Additional personnel
- David Navarro Sust – vocals (tracks 1 and 7)
- John Bonnar – keyboards (track 5), co-arrangements (tracks 2 and 5)
- Robert Perry – bagpipes (tracks 2 and 6)
- Andrew Robinson – bass viol (track 10)
- Anne Robinson – bass viol (track 10)
- Honor Carmody – tenor viol (track 10)
- Lucy Robinson – tenor viol (track 10)
- Luis de Góngora – words (track 5)
References
- Raggett, Ned. "Aion – Dead Can Dance". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Terry, Nick (July 1990). "Slavs to the Rhythm". Select (1): 90.
- "Aion - Dead Can Dance | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "Dead Can Dance". Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- "Medievalism and Exoticism in the Music of Dead Can Dance - Medievalists.net". Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
- Aion at the band's official website
- Aion at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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Aion es un álbum de música gótica del grupo australiano Dead Can Dance, publicado en 1990 bajo el sello discográfico 4AD. Es el álbum más representativo del estilo del grupo al contener una amplia gama de melodías, sonidos e instrumentos antiguos, recuperados de la edad media y del renacimiento, con el objetivo de representar la música de esta época. La influencia de las creaciones medievales se hace directa en temas como The Song of the Sibyl, cuya letra es una edición de una canción católica catalana del mismo nombre. Además, otros temas hablan de la fortuna, tópico muy frecuente en el arte renacentista; e incluso, de mitos paganos griegos.[ru] Aion (альбом)
Aion («эо́н», от др.-греч. αἰών «век», «жизненный путь») — пятый студийный альбом группы Dead Can Dance, выпущенный на британском лейбле 4AD в июле 1990 года. Альбом записан на домашней студии Брендана Перри «Quivy Church» в Ирландии. Первый альбом, записанный после прекращения романтических отношений между Перри и Джеррард.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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