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Garden of the Arcane Delights
Rock · 1984 · 3 tracks

Garden of the Arcane Delights

Dead Can Dance

August 1984 · 4AD

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A somber and ritualistic exploration of spiritual blindness and the weight of choice.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
01
Carnival of Light
3:33
03
The Arcane
3:48
04
Flowers of the Sea
3:27
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the tribal, driving rhythm of The Arcane where the atmosphere shifts from ethereal to urgent.
Brendan Perry's resonant baritone cutting through the thick wash of reverb on In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated.
The swirling, psychedelic guitar textures in Carnival of Light that mimic the gathering storm clouds described in the lyrics.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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Dusk+3.1σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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