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For fans of: Cocteau Twins, Scott Walker, Bel Canto
It's been more than 10 years since Brendan Perry's last album, and even longer since one from Dead Can Dance, but as Scott Walker's proved, it's better to wait and create a fully fleshed out album, then to rush through it and release something that's lacking in some way. The former seems to be just what Perry's done here. Several of the songs themselves are not really new, but were written throughout the last decade, some of which were created for Dead Can Dance's 2005 tour. His singing is as ethereal as ever, and the instrumentation behind it really soars. It's very orchestral with beautiful melodies that build with power as the tracks progress. The album was created fully by Perry in isolation, which can explain why it sounds so "pure" or "full" to me. I think this is close to as great as anything he or Lisa Gerrard have produced. - Matthew Foster
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