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DEAD CAN DANCE - SPIRITCHASER
1996 - 4AD - CAD 6008 CD
Nierika
Song of the Stars
Indus
Song of the Dispossessed
Dedicacé Outò
The Snake and the Moon
Song of the Nile
Devorzhum
All instruments performed by Brendan Perry & Lisa Gerrard
except:
Renaud Pion (Turkish clarinet on Indus)
Peter Ulrich (Percussion on Nierika & Dedicacé Outò)
Lance Hogan (Percussion on Nierika & Dedicacé Outò)
Ronan O'Snodaigh (Percussion on Nierika & Dedicacé Outò)
Robert Perry (Percussion on Nierika & Dedicacé Outò)
Klaus Vormehr (Percussion on Nierika & Dedicacé Outò)
in memory of Mark Gerrard and Eleanor Vormehr
Written, Recorded and Produced by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard at Quivvy Church.
Published by Momentum Music Ltd./Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. adm. by EMI Virgin Music, Inc. ASCAP. "Indus" contains a reference to "Within You Without You" (Maclen Music BMI). Used by kind permission of George Harrison. Lyrics Reprinted by Permission. All Rights Reserved.
Design and Art Direction by Chris Bigg at v23. Photography by Kevin Westenberg.
Thanks to Geoffrey Perrin, Fred Müller, Noel Long, Klaus Vormehr, Peader Gaffney and Andrew Hutton without whom...
harmonies of heaven and earth
Joscelyn Godwin (©1987 Thames & Hudson)
In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator
is of animal origin. In cultures where music is still used as a magical force, the making
of an instrument always involves the sacrifice of a living being. That being's soul then
becomes part of the instrument and in the tones that come forth, the 'singing dead,' who
are ever present with us, make themselves heard.
we are the stars which sing
we sing with our light;
we are the birds of fire,
we fly over the sky.
our light is a voice;
we make a road for the spirit to pass over
{algonquian indian}
outò, ba mwen son ou,e,
outò, ba mwen son ou,e,
tanbouyè, o ba mwen son ou,
solèy lève.
outò, give me your sound,
outò, give me your sound,
drummer, give me your sound,
the sun rises.
{vodun invocation-haiti}
the river is deep and the road is long,
daylight comes and I want to go home.
awoke this morning
to find my people's tongues were tied
and in my dreams
they were given books to poison their minds.
the river is deep and the mountain high,
how long before the other side.
we are their mortar,
their building bricks and their clay.
their gold teeth mirror
both our joys and our pain.
the river is deep and the ocean wide,
who will teach us how to read the signs.
the earth is our mother
she taught us to embrace the light,
now the lord is master
she suffers an eternal night.
you blocked up my ears,
you plucked out my eyes,
you cut out my tongue,
you fed me with lies,
oh lord.
{brendan perry}