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Memento: The Very Best of Dead Can Dance (4AD/Rhino)
Think of this as the best of a best of a best-of compilation. The dreamy, atmospheric brainchild of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, Dead Can Dance took 2003’s Wake, which summed up their 2001 box set, 1981-1998, and distilled it even further down to 15 tracks. DCD’s music is as ambient as it is ancient, with Euro flourishes and yearning electronica. The perfect stocking stuffer.
This article appears in December 30 • 2005.
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