Call Grabow & Associates Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard are Dead Can Dance. Both of Anglo-Irish descent, the two met in Melbourne, Australia in 1980. A move to London in 1982 resulted in a 4AD record deal. Their output prior to A Passage in Time consisted of five albums and an EP, available in America only as expensive imports. Dead Can Dance find inspiration in the music of the Middle Ages through the early Renaissance, from the 12th century through the 15th century. (Still, their name continues to cause them to be misconstrued as a "gothic" rock band by many potential fans who have never heard their music.) Perry and Gerrard have carved out a truly unique musical niche well outside any conventional popular genre without forfeiting their massive appeal among fans of "alternative" rock music. Dead Can Dance also can be heard on the soundtrack to the film Baraka, where their original song "The Host of the Seraphim" can be heard. From Into the Labyrinth, "Yulinga", is the duo's video that features scenes from the critically acclaimed film. Dead Can Dance toured America for the first time in the fall of 1990 and reviewers across the country raved about the sold out performances.
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