" The mask, though once a living part of a tree is dead; nevertheless it has, through the artistry of its maker, been imbued with a life force of its own. To understand why we chose the name, think of the transformation of inanimacy to animacy…. Think of the processes concerning life from death and death into life.." ~ Brendan Perry

1981-1998 compiles the output of Dead Can Dance from their seven studio albums, live performances, and sundry collections. Through their many stylistic shifts, it reveals the music of ecstasy, a state of spiritual release that can be as serene as a Gregorian chant and as intense as a Persian dervish. But then, Dead Can Dance always had two sides. There were Perry's Jim Morrison-meets-Sinatra vocal croons, and there was the uncanny and passionate Gerrard, whose Middle Eastern, Bulgarian, and Gregorian singing styles created a transcultural dialect of the imagination.
1981-1998 follows the pair from their beginnings in Australia to their final studio album, the African-Indian derived Spiritchaser. Among the gems are their last song together, "The Lotus Eaters," recorded just before their final split, and a Gerrard composition called "Bylar". ~ amazon.com

Террор породил новую волну жесткого EBM из Северной Америки. Dawn Of Ashes – возможно самая брутальная группа этой волны, взошедшая на dark electro сцену и обозначившая стиль своей музыки не иначе как «Horror-Electro». Взяв за основу песен тему всеобщей ненависти, нанизав ее на кровавое насилие и приправив бесчеловечным ужасом, группа создала композиции, разрывающие танцпол в клочья вместе с остатками брутальных дэнсеров.