Audio Cassette review:
Dead Can Dance - Aion

Dead Can Dance - Aion

Band: Dead Can Dance Title: Aion Rating: Release Date: 15 February, 1994 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Arrival and the Reunion 2: Saltarello 3: Mephisto 4: Song of the Sibyl 5: Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book 6: As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins 7: End of Words 8: Black Sun 9: Wilderness 10: Promised Womb 11: Garden of Zephirus 12: Radharc

Editoral Review How early? Try the Renaissance. Long before No Doubt brought back ska and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy resurrected swing, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry were making music that recalled an earlier time. Everything old--really old--is new again on Aion, the band's fifth and arguably finest album. Like DCD's other discs, Aion revolves around the interplay between Gerrard's soaring glossolalia and Perry's baritone crooning. A range of styles are explored, from the polyphonic choral heights of "The Arrival and the Reunion" to the smooth balladry of "Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book" to the Middle Eastern sensuality of "Radharc. " Other standout tracks include the playful "Saltarello," a traditional 14th-century instrumental dance piece, and "As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins," a strikingly melodic song carried by bagpipes and Gerrard's angelic voice. --Steve Landau .. You can see a complete list of all Dead Can Dance discography, or go back to the Dead Can Dance tabs