This week we "Gather" for #AlternateFridayMusic
This 80s-90s Aussie band is fronted by the incomparable Lisa Gerrard. Even if you've never heard of her, you've probably heard her voice in a million places. Her full bodied contralto voice has an astounding range, able to hit controlled notes octaves above the expected. Semi operatic with a splash of eastern Europe and a healthy dose of melancholy. Brendan Perry's instrumentation for this band fuses themes and instruments from the middle ages to the baroque, which compliments her sound perfectly.
Dead Can Dance - Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers)
https://youtu.be/xGDxnRMNJTQ?si=M29r3PvLjNMBZDkA
@bborn oooo, dark, pre-'world' DCD. 4AD was a MOOD.
@bborn I’m a big fan. I saw them live in the late 90s, after “Toward the Within” came out.