Mystical and magical

ok, ok ... this double CD is 'only' a best of. And for fans who have the box set, this CD offers musically nothing new.
BUT: for all others who have Dead Can Dance discovered later, this release is highly recommended. 2 CDs and 26 tracks long DCD present a showcase of their musical work. The two protagonists - Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard - always follow any current trends, but act free of commercial specifications.
Musically only difficult to classify the wide-ranging spectrum of sound art is unique. Similar bands and artists or influences? Deep Forest, Cocteau Twins, Clannad, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Tangerine Dream, Gregorian chants, Brian Eno. Something like that, maybe, but really only about ...
The duo celebrated with 'Wake' a very own unique style and created his own cosmos, threatening and gloomy, but at the same time almost majestic and solemn. Fascinating singing; Texts full geheimnisumwobener stories and strange mysticism; the music also enriched by world beat influences, medieval church choirs, like ambient soundscapes, didgeridoo and / or Asian stringed instruments.
Combined arises with the diverse ethnic elements and electronic Zeitgeist wonderful music full of magic, which one must the predicate 'timeless' miss. There is hardly a more beautiful praise.