Track Listing

1. Yulunga (Spirit Dancer) - Dead Can Dance, Gerrard, Lisa
2. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - Dead Can Dance, Gerrard, Lisa
3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Dead Can Dance, Traditional
4. The Carnival Is Over - Dead Can Dance, Gerrard, Lisa
5. Ariadne - Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance
6. Saldek - Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance
7. Towards the Within - Dead Can Dance, Gerrard, Lisa
8. Tell Me About the Forest (You Once Called Home) - Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance
9. The Spider's Stratagem - Dead Can Dance, Gerrard, Lisa
10. Emmeleia - Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance
11. How Fortunate the Man with None - Dead Can Dance, Brecht, Bertolt

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86426 in Music
• Published on: 1993
• Released on: 1993-09-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Album Description
SACD Hybrid Remastered CD of the1994 album, Into The Labyrinth by Dead Can Dance. It contains 15 songs, of which only four appeared on their previous albums, and two of which were later re-recorded and included on Lisa Gerrard's first solo album, The Mirror Pool. The others previously existed only in live performances and unofficial bootlegs, but were not officially released until Toward the Within. Along with Perry and Gerrard were a number of musicians who had performed with them on other occasions.

Amazon.com
Their goth-sounding name and dour visual image aside, the prolific duo of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard produce wildly eclectic but utterly unique music. Their painstakingly crafted albums encompass numerous arcane genres, from European classical music to ancient Celtic and Middle Eastern folk styles, often employing authentic antique instruments to achieve their ambitious, emotive soundscapes. The 1993 effort Into the Labyrinth found Dead Can Dance mixing their medieval leanings with more exotic Eastern influences on "Saldek" and "Yulunga," while exploring Celtic balladry on the traditional "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" and theatrical songcraft in their interpretation of Bertolt Brecht's "How Fortunate Is the Man with None." --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Re-Master SACD
The SACD remastered by MFSL is amazing. In fact, after receiving this disc I promptly went Into The Labyrinth where I'm still lost to this day. Luckily it has WiFi and I have a laptop with a body motion charger so I can still write reviews. Although it will be tough to give Amazon my address when ordering from now on. Of course I'm probably gonna die of starvation anyway. Bummer.

Not my favorite DCD
This album is less compelling for me than some of their others. The tracks are mostly spacey vocals, and I miss the duo's fine instrumentals.

Into the Labyrinth
I'm relatively new to Dead Can Dance's music. I have heard only a couple of their albums. I can't really say I became a massive DCD fan but I certainly have enjoyed their music from what little I have heard. I recently found a copy of INTO THE LABYRINTH at my library and decided to check it out. I am very glad that I did get the cd. I felt like I was in another world whenever I listen to the cd. The Middle Eastern influences certainly gives the music an international flair. The production is immaculate. I can hear every single word that comes floating out of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry's voices. There is also a live vibe. I almost feel as if I am in the recording studio watching the duo sing. While I do enjoy Brendan Perry's vocals, I have to admit I like Lisa's vocals a bit more. Her vocalizations often reminds me of one of my all time favorite sings, Loreena McKennitt. I liked most of INTO THE LABYRINTH. The only track I wasn't too keen on was "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove". I didn't particularly care for the melody or Brendan's vocals. Overall, INTO THE LABYRINTH is a lush soundscape of Middle Eastern melodies suitable for listening after a long day at the office.