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Within the Realm of a Dying Sun

Dead Can Dance1987

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Artist: Dead Can Dance
Released: 27 July 1987
Label: 4AD
Catalogue number: CAD 705 CD
Format: CD
Country: UK
Tracks: 8, 38:45

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This 1987 record laid the groundwork for neoclassical dark wave, pairing actual chamber instruments and orchestra-derived synthesizer samples with vocals that leaned operatic rather than rock.

The rest is in Darkwave and Synth Goth, a members' issue.

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Track list

1Anywhere Out of the World5:08
2Windfall3:30
3In the Wake of Adversity4:15
4Xavier6:16
5Dawn of the Iconoclast2:06
6Cantara5:58
7Summoning of the Muse4:56
8Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers)6:36

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