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Spiritchaser is the seventh studio album by Dead Can Dance, and would prove to be the last before the duo reunited fourteen years later for Anastasis. It expands on its exploration of world music, and like Into the Labyrinth, was recorded at Quivvy Church, Perry's personal studio in Ireland.
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| Spiritchaser | ||||
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| Studio album by Dead Can Dance | ||||
| Released | 3 June 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Quivvy Church, Ireland | |||
| Genre | Worldbeat, neoclassical dark wave | |||
| Length | 51:57 | |||
| Label | 4AD 4AD/Warner Bros. Records 46230 (US) | |||
| Producer | Brendan Perry | |||
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The album was dedicated to Lisa Gerrard's deceased brother, Mark Gerrard.
The track "Indus" contains a melody that is very similar to that of "Within You Without You", a Beatles song that George Harrison wrote and recorded with Indian musicians in 1967. Although not deliberate, Perry and Gerrard were asked to contact Harrison for his permission to use it; he granted it, but the record company insisted that they give him partial songwriting credit on "Indus".[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Muzik |  [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[5] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nierika" | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Song of the Stars" | 10:13 |
| 3. | "Indus" | 9:23 |
| 4. | "Song of the Dispossessed" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Dedicacé Outò" | 1:14 |
| 6. | "The Snake and the Moon" | 6:11 |
| 7. | "Song of the Nile" | 8:00 |
| 8. | "Devorzhum" | 6:13 |
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Australia | 3 June 1996 |
| United States | 25 June 1996 |
Personnel
Personnel adapted from Spiritchaser liner notes.
- Dead Can Dance
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation, production
- Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, production
- Additional personnel
- Robert Perry – percussion (tracks 1 and 5)
- Lance Hogan – percussion (tracks 1 and 5)
- Peter Ulrich – percussion (tracks 1 and 5)
- Rónán Ó Snodaigh – percussion (tracks 1 and 5)
- Renaud Pion – Turkish clarinet (track 3)
- Klaus Vormehr – engineering (tracks 1 and 5)
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] | 93 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | — | 205,000[7] |
References
- "Global Spirits: Dead Can Dance make world music mystical". Archived from the original on 23 September 2006.
- link
- "Dead Can Dance – Spiritchaser (album review ) – Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
- James, Martin (July 1996). "Dead Can Dance: Spiritchaser" (PDF). Muzik. No. 14. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "Dead Can Dance: Spiritchaser: Pitchfork Record Review". 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 76.
- "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
- Spiritchaser samples
at the band's official website - Spiritchaser lyrics at Genius.com
- Spiritchaser at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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Spiritchaser (в переводе с англ. — «Ловец духов») — седьмой студийный альбом группы Dead Can Dance, выпущенный на британском лейбле 4AD в июне 1996 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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