With this sensational debut album Dead Can Dance 1984 marked its fantastic rise to a musical and philosophical legend. This unique CD led the astonished listeners on a dreamy and adventurous musical journey with ebbs and tides like the waves of a Ozeans.Jedes song pulsates differently, each has its own individual ups and downs, the increase the fascination for this masterpiece yet. Who Dead Can Dance knows only from the later albums, will find even in the first work to the that the beginnings of innovative duo rougher and gloomier were when in the later Werken.Dies is especially evident in Lisa Gerrard's voice in the early days of Dead Can Dance considerably rougher and rockier was - while the later works (about Aion) were built more melodic and mystic. Pregnant for this CD, and therefore an unconditional reason to buy for all fans of sophisticated and dreamy music is unique for Dead Can Dance Songs mixture - there are even quieter tracks with Lisa's wonderful mystical voice, yet the aggressive pieces predominate such as "The fatal impact" , "The Trial" and "A Passage in Time". Conclusion: Just buy and enjoy - just because of the melodic contrast to the later albums makes this the fascination from.