''Spiritchaser'' is the seventh studio 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 ...
, and would prove to be the last before the duo reunited fourteen years later for ''
Anastasis''. It expands on its exploration of
world music, and like ''
Into the Labyrinth'', was recorded at Quivvy Church, Perry's personal studio in Ireland.
The album was dedicated to Lisa Gerrard's deceased brother, Mark Gerrard.
The track "Indus" contains a
melody
A melody (from Greek language, Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a Linearity#Music, linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most liter ...
that is very similar to that of "
Within You Without You
"Within You Without You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. Written by lead guitarist George Harrison, it was his second composition in the Indian classical style, aft ...
", a
Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
song that
George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
wrote and recorded with
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
musicians in 1967. Although their use of a similar melody was not deliberate, Perry and Gerrard were asked to contact Harrison for his permission to use it; he granted it, but the record company insisted that they give him partial songwriting credit on "Indus".
Track listing
Release history
Personnel
Personnel adapted from ''Spiritchaser'' liner notes.
;Dead Can Dance
* Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation, production
* Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, production
;Additional personnel
* Robert Perry – percussion
(tracks 1 and 5)
* Lance Hogan – percussion
(tracks 1 and 5)
* Peter Ulrich – percussion
(tracks 1 and 5)
* Rónán Ó Snodaigh – percussion
(tracks 1 and 5)
* Renaud Pion – Turkish clarinet
(track 3)
* Klaus Vormehr – engineering
(tracks 1 and 5)
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
* at the band's official website
*
Spiritchaser' lyrics a
Genius.com*
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1996 albums
Dead Can Dance albums
4AD albums