Dead Can Dance, the British-Australian duo of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, forged hypnotic soundscapes from Melbourne's post-punk underbelly in 1981 before decamping to London.
Blending dark wave, ethereal wave, and neoclassical strains with African polyrhythms, Gregorian chants, Gaelic folk, and…
13 roots·13 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Dead Can Dance; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
Start with the roots
Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard, Bauhaus, Bon Iver + 9 more
Follow the thread
6 releases·1988-2018
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