''Memento'', subtitled ''The Very Best of Dead Can Dance'', is a compilation album by
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance are an Australian music duo first established in Melbourne. Currently composed of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, the group formed in 1981. They relocated to London the following year. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane des ...
, released 25 October 2005, shortly after their US tour. Designed for the American market, this compilation focused on the second half of the band's musical career, when the duo were at their most successful in that country.
Track listing
#"Nierika" – 5:47 – from ''
Spiritchaser'' (1996)
#"The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove" – 6:16 – from ''
Into the Labyrinth'' (1993)
#"Cantara" – 5:59 – from ''
Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
''Within the Realm of a Dying Sun'' is the third studio album by Australian band Dead Can Dance. It was released on 27 July 1987 by 4AD.
Background
By this time, Dead Can Dance were predominantly a duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, al ...
'' (1987)
#"The Carnival is Over" – 5:26 – from ''Into the Labyrinth'' (1993)
#"Ariadne" – 1:55 – from ''Into the Labyrinth'' (1993)
#"Enigma of the Absolute" – 4:14 – from ''
Spleen and Ideal'' (1985)
#"The Lotus Eaters" – 6:42 – from ''
Dead Can Dance (1981–1998)'' (2001)
#"In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings" – 4:12 – from ''
The Serpent's Egg'' (1988)
#"Sanvean" – 3:48 – from ''
Toward the Within
''Toward the Within'' (1994) is the first official live album of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard's group 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 inc ...
'' (1994)
#"Yulunga" – 6:57 – from ''Into the Labyrinth'' (1993)
#"The Song of the Sibyl" – 3:47 – from ''
Aion'' (1990)
#"I Can See Now" – 2:56 – from ''Toward the Within'' (1994)
#"American Dreaming" – 4:31 – from ''Toward the Within'' (1994)
#"The Host of Seraphim" – 6:20 – from ''The Serpent's Egg'' (1988)
#"How Fortunate the Man With None" – 9:11 – from ''Into the Labyrinth'' (1993)
Dead Can Dance albums
2005 greatest hits albums
4AD compilation albums
Rhino Records compilation albums
Atlantic Records compilation albums
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