On November 25, 1985, “4AD” label released “Spleen and Ideal”, the second Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded September – November 1985, at “Woodbine” in Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
Personnel:
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals, all other instruments
- Brendan Perry – vocals, all other instruments, art direction
- Richard Avison – trombone
- Simon Hogg – trombone
- Carolyn Costin – violin
- Gus Ferguson – cello
- Martin McCarrick – cello
- James Pinker – timpani
- Tony Ayres – timpani
- Andrew Hutton – soprano vocals
- John A. Rivers – engineer
- Jonathan Dee – engineer
- Colin Gray – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
- De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)
- Ascension
- Circumradiant Dawn
- The Cardinal Sin
- Mesmerism
- Enigma of the Absolute
- Advent
- Avatar
- Indoctrination (A Design for Living)
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