Dead Can Dance - BBC Radio Peel Sessions 1983 & 1984

Dead Can Dance's BBC Radio Peel Sessions on 19 November 1983 and 2 June 1984.

[@samtlachiquero5227]

Meeting one girl who listen to dead can dance it would be so much to ask :c never in life!

[@brianlarkin9160]

My wife loves and sings DCD songs 😍

[@samtlachiquero5227]

that´s all, champ

[@PravdaKatyusha]

Met one in Poland, most amazing woman in the world.

[@HeWhoIsNothingness]

Here you are: 00:00 Flowers Of The Sea 03:28 Labour Of Love 07:10 Ocean 10:35 Threshold 14:30 Instrumental 17:48 Penumbra (Avatar) 21:48 Panacea (In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated) 25:26 Carnival Of Light

[@acidangel3158]

THANKS

[@missives6261]

HeWhoIsNothingness How to find the instrumental from 14:30, i couldn't find it. Thank you very much :) Greatings for every Dead can Dance fan from Serbia

[@missives6261]

E1O G Der Tod tanzt mit uns :) Ich liebe dich, Ender. People, we met true the Dead can dance, and now we are married :)))

[@IWANTMYMOVIE]

They played on soundtrack for a movie I was in in 90s I fell in love with them ever since. I listen to them everyday or I start jonesin:)))

[@arq.abrahamgrajeda9143]

Ocean... Best piece ever !!!!

[@Kikaki79]

The breathtaking music of #deadcandance , their melodies just make me gap, magnificent voices, music that stays with you all day long...

[@tonylangmach9535]

Just such a wonderful Album..;o) Thx so much - Have A nice evening..;O))

[@claudiocordero7599]

Excelente. No lo conocia. 〰️👍🐲

[@ignaciomayorga1942]

Beautiful

[@JsRf13]

one of the best recordings ever.

[@geoffaldwinckle1096]

Brendan was previously in a punk band in New Zealand. If I recall correctly, it was the Suburban Reptiles.

[@nikzane]

He was vocalist for Kiwi band The Scavengers. ☺ kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYioXqKQnbB1m9Usi=-2c0WBwv4ubaC626

[@romansukac4271]

Absolutely brilliant. Remembering my teenage times.

[@sandiflow]

3:28 I've never heard this song before and now it's my favorite

[@JsRf13]

agree, this whole session is filled with great songs :)

[@FabioMattiuz]

great song

[@KibyNykraft]

most of their songs are best at 1,10 x speed. Try through VLC if u know how to or in another way. Exception Saltarello and Bird that are already very fast

[@zombiewarfare2360]

It's a beautiful song..always on heavy rotation

[@bobbishopinsurance2493]

The track is called Labor of Love. It was unreleased, but you can get the track on CD with the 81-98 box set Rhino release.

[@madeye51]

I remember taping the 1983 sessions from john peel - I couldn't work them out musically, they were much too broad creatively to be labelled under the Gothic tag. Initially tracks from the 1st LP like Threshold and the cover art work made me think they could be. The subsequent EP Garden of Arcane Delights put me straight

[@carlsedon2571]

a unique band indeed!! they always marched to their own beat and we are forever grateful

[@SlimyboyDave]

Awesome!

[@Isma-fn6tk]

I love you DCD for forever

[@johnk6312]

love the 1st album and its good to hear some different peel versions too. i think i'll dig out the album an listen to it on the way to work n back tomorrow.

[@dabram1707]

absolutely brilliant, thanks for sharing. So many good memories with this track.

[@steveanderson2148]

superb

[@juannavarro5487]

Interesante, nunca habìa escuchado tales sesiones. Suenan geniales.

[@garybennett2926]

listening to it now I am

[@pressureworks]

Search YT for their Bradford rehearsal video, really cool stuff !

[@regisalves.c4544]

Simplesmente d+ velhos tempos de Madame adoro Dead Can Dance Brendan Perry e Lisa Gerrard long live to forever !!

[@skozra]

absolutely superb stuff !

[@mesmoland]

I love Panacea, reminds of times now gone.

[@Mr22thou]

I never heard any of this early stuff before. I hear Souxsie and the Banshees all over it. I like this and I love how they've evolved.

[@pressureworks]

I don't recall ever hearing a hammer dulcimer or male vocalist on any Souxsie records.

[@pressureworks]

I don't recall ever hearing a hammer dulcimer or male vocalist on any Souxsie records.

[@hcv7697]

Simon Kelly: una mirada pobre tienes sobre DCD, aqui en latinoamerica son muy bien reconocidos, merecen mas que tus palabras, su musica es indefinible, estas acostumbrado a que el mercado te imponga los rotulos sobre los estilos de la musica, DCD esta mas allá de toda clasificacion.

[@ragnar010162]

@ 7:15, is my favorite DCD song ever.

[@carlaschantl2858]

whats his name?, i want the lyrics!!

[@Babazukk]

Ocean

[@luther_const]

ГОСПОДИ!

[@copencat]

14:31 instrumental is a rarity. they must have taken it out early. I've never heard it, and I have been listening since 1985!

[@senateguard33]

The band officially named it "Orion". This track and several of the other Peel Sessions are part of the 1981-1998 CD box set.

[@stadavsten]

Yeah, I've heard them a lot too and that song was a so cool, and new to me!

[@GudieveNing]

The only band that i discovered thanks to a (terrifying and outstanding) horror movie.

[@salomebatsarah5528]

So young and alrady at the top... 🐟

[@ricardoroberto100]

Excellent stuff thanks!

[@OrdoNekro]

3:26 (labouir of love)

[@marcorobertini6358]

è vero dead can dance

[@danielpayne500]

classic

[@Pighood]

Holy Meade Tankards....Lisa sounds just like Stevie Nicks.

[@tbeat03]

Dead Can Dance Videos , any chances that you could upload the entire peel sessions on flac? Don't know where it appeared, it's hard to find. Thanks for posting this, anyway!!

[@tedtrager9560]

I'm blown away by the stuff that's showing up on KZbin over the last couple of years. An explosion of rare stuff. I had no idea DCD did Peel sessions!

[@keithbate9405]

Ted Trager John Peel supported new music all his life and the number of bands and artists' he played first on the radio (BBC /USA and Pirate) is a who's who of music . A legend and much missed !

[@doncaviness7961]

Where's the flipping time stamps. Nice album.

17:48 this version is amazing!

[@micheliszlena6018]

avatar

nope. Penumbra

[@fabiomendesdeborba9442]

sons do madame satã, sons dos anos 80, sons dos tempos q éramos jovens e curtíamos a verdadeira balada alternativa, pobres dos jovens de hoje sem acesso a dead can dance e afins

[@cuiperindy2120]

pobres os nostalgicos. Sos velho voce, no llores pra gente. Eu seu mas velho de edade que voce, probablemente, mas nao tan pretencioso. os jovens hoje ten mas aceso a boa musica. nao llorres. pasaron tus tiempos, parece (segun lo que escribes).

[@Ignatius1972]

@@cuiperindy2120 jovens de hoje são retardados. Não leem bons livros, não escutam boa música. Nem sexo fazem. São apenas uns imbecis pálidos com suas caras grudadas nas telas dos seus smartphones. Um geração inútil que não serve pra nada

[@metaljaime]

Was this ever released on cd?

[@undrentide1972]

yes, but only November this year! the peel sessions got a release along with the garden of arcane delights on cd and vinyl

[@pietervandoorn4778]

28-11-83 13-06-84

[@roxanatolozalatorre]

[@takiripiumpium6]

!!!!!

[@juannavarro5487]

minute 10:35. it`s my favorite.

[@mariajosegonzalez7522]

conoces el nombre de casualidad?

[@juannavarro5487]

Se llama threshold...

[@schauvorschrift]

It sounds a bit like Joy Division

[@TheEarthling2]

I don`t think Dead Can Dance is the "purest form of goth" stereotypical thinking

[@donnybrooklads]

Exactly

[@warriorsoflego]

What is then ?

[@jayro3931]

I read a magazine about the history of Goth and there was no mention of DCD any where , just only the Cocteau twins by comparison .This group is better than most of all those bands put together.

[@armandochavez1117]

Yes, this is much better than that.

[@prettylagoon]

Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry reject the 'Goth' labeling of their music. Lisa said (at the time) the Goths attending their concerts were quite intelligent but I think were expecting something other than they got (in terms of style of music).

[@mimik5856]

Reminds me of Kristen Hersch s voice

[@ButterflyRoseX]

*♥*

[@CatoMinor]

I always preferred the songs sung by Brendan Perry than the ones sung by Lisa Gerrard.

[@denverpotts3928]

i like them both, so contrasting and enchanting

[@louiserb]

Goth? I think they only thing goth about them were the dark album sleeves and what they looked like... their music is far to unique and complex to be dropped into the Goth genre; leave that for the likes of Xmal Deutschland, Christian Death and such like. Just my 2cents.

[@keithbate9405]

Simon Kelly Agree about the album sleeves and maybe Lisa's appearance (and her red lipstick) but Brendan never looked like a goth . Far from it (LOL)

[@HaleG9]

Simon Kelly well if this recording is not 'goth' in the line of the bands you mentioned (plus a hint of Diamanda Galas in a soft version and minimalist synths and guitar hooks), I really have no clue. I agree with you as to what they came up with later on in the 1990ies, but their start was at least very close to Dark Wave or post punk as it was called then - 'gothic' is a term I only heard about in the later years anyways, when the good music was gone and only kitsch was left...

[@keithbate9405]

dustinzk I can only imagine that your comment is made "with the benefit of hindsight" . I was around in the punk new wave era. I never heard the term "post punk " at the time in the UK. We called it "new wave " (of rock music ) . Dark wave is another expression that appeared years later. But I remember the term goth around 1981. It applied to bands like Bauhaus and it followed from that. To me DCD were and are too varied and complex to have been included in that genre. But there is no doubt that at the gigs in the 1980's goths were the primary audience. I was there myself and as a non goth was out numbered. I know Lisa and Brendan were bemused by their "goth audience" !

[@HaleG9]

Keith Bate Benefit of hindsight: Post Punk yes - Dark Wave no (that is how we called it in 1983ff. - so, yes, I was around at that time, too. As to DCD, I know that they were amused by the categorisation right from the start, but the mixture of their music (including the medieval elements) fit the scene perfectly fine at that time, if they like it or not is a different cup of tea.

[@keithbate9405]

dustinzk I had never heard the term Dark wave until much later in the 1980's and the term "new wave" I first heard and used by late 77/78 eg Magazine/ The only ones. Goth to me was Bauhaus/ Sisters/X mal etc. but not DCD even though they attracted a goth audience. But people like to "re write history" . I have heard Joy Division described a s goth- Even though they predated goth . The best band I have ever seen was the USA new wave/electronic band Wall of Voodoo. They have been described by some as Goth too. Nonsense ! Re goth many say Siouxisie as the "original goth queen" but she denies the term too . But in my opinion the Banshees had far more in common with that scene than DCD.

[@TheEarthling2]

Classic goth?? Comsat Angels? Early Cure`? Oh dear..

[@cuiperindy2120]

Early Cure? ahh, please, early Cure were interesting and fascinating in those times..ok, more or less so. Still deserving some merit. But Dcd were on another planet. By far more profound and interesting than Cure

[@rochefort82]

C'est franchement très mauvais, du moins les trois premières chansons, je n'ai pas écouté la suite, désolé... Et la voix de lisa gerard, c'est pas loin de la catastrophe... la crise d'hystérie et le chant c'est pas la même chose...

[@manuelplez1923]

J ' serais curieux de savoir quelle genre de merveilles tu écoutes , toi .. à mon avis j ' vais bien rigoler !

[@manuelplez1923]

Et avant d ' te la péter avec je ' sais pas quels trucs de merde t ' as fait dans ta vie pour te permettre de te la ramener comme ça sur une des plus grandes artistes au monde , saches que j ' ai fait du conservatoire pro ! ( CMA de valenciennes )

[@rochefort82]

qu'est-ce tu viens me les casser toi, vas voir mon profil si tu veux savoir ce que j'écoute ducon, dead can dance ont fait 3 chansons écoutables sur leur premier album (the trial/treshold/a passage in time), le reste c'est foireux et ça me semble pas être de la grande musique, et c'est un conaisseur qui te parle, un mec qui écoute du classique, du jazz et de la cold wave, entre autres... alors viens pas me faire la leçon dugenou.

[@manuelplez1923]

c ' est bien ce que je pensais .. c ' est pas aux non - musiciens de faire l ' apologie ( ou non ) de la musique ! c ' est le rôle des musiciens ( des vrais ) , ça ! pas le rôle des pignoufs ! le CMA de valenciennes , c ' est une des écoles de musique les plus réputées en europe ! ( chez les musiciens ... pas chez les pignoufs .. ) retournes écouter ce que tu veux , parce que c ' est TOUT ce que t ' es capable de faire ... connaisseur de mes couilles ! un mec te dit qu ' il est professionnel de la musique & tu persistes dans ton erreur !? .. y ' a rien à faire pour toi ...

[@manuelplez1923]

Tu serais bien capable d ' aller donner des conseils en guitare à paco de lucia , toi ...