Into the Labyrinth is the sixth studio album by Dead Can Dance, the duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Released on 13 September 1993 by 4AD, it marked a strong shift from their previous albums, putting ethnic music influences at the forefront, as would be the case in the later albums. It was their first album completed on their own without the aid of guest musicians, and their first album to have a major-label release in the US, thanks to a distribution deal that 4AD had with Warner Bros.
Into The Labyrinth (1993). Released : 13/09/1993. Tracklist: Yulunga (Spirit Dance) The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove The Wind That Shakes The Barley The Carnival Is Over Ariadne Saldek Towards The Within Tell Me About The Forest (You Once Called Home) The Spider's Stratagem Emmeleia How Fortunate The Man With None. Toward The Within (1994). A Passage In Time (1991).
Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard's voices blend beautifully together. Terrific album from a band I have been following for years but never owned any of their music. They transport you out of your own world and into a realm of haunting beauty and wild imagination. Awesome vocals and musicianship combined with unique songwriting make for a must have recording.
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1
Yulunga (Spirit Dance)
6:56
2
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
6:16
3
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Arranged By [Traditional Arrangements] – Dead Can DanceWritten-By – Dr Robert Dwyer Joyce*
2:50
4
The Carnival Is Over
5:28
5
Ariadne
1:54
6
Saldek
1:07
7
Towards The Within
7:06
8
Tell Me About The Forest (You Once Called Home)
5:42
9
The Spider's Stratagem
6:42
10
Emmeleia
2:04
11
How Fortunate The Man With None
Lyrics By – Bertolt Brecht
9:15
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p)
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4AD
Copyright (c)
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4AD
Copyright (c)
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Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.
Copyright (c)
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Momentum Music Ltd.
Engineered At
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Quivvy Church
Produced At
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Quivvy Church
Glass Mastered At
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Nimbus
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A7906
Credits
Artwork [Inside Images]
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Ken Kavanagh
Cover [Front Cover Image]
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Touhami Ennadre
Design
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Chris Bigg
Performer [All Instruments]
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Lisa Gerrard
Performer [All Instruments], Producer, Engineer, Design
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Brendan Perry
Written-By
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Dead Can Dance (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 11)
Notes
Engineered and produced at Quivvy Church. Front cover image is entitled "Hands Of The World".
'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' is dedicated to the memory of Maureen Copper.
No SID Code appears in the matrix of the first pressing ; "Mastered by Nimbus" in the inner ring.
Issued in a standard jewel case with a 16-page booklet.