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Spleen and Ideal
World · 1985 · 9 tracks

Spleen and Ideal

Dead Can Dance

A transition from gothic rock into a monastic, neoclassical world. Heavy with timpani, cellos, and liturgical reverb that feels ancient and subterranean.

November 25, 1985 · MG Records (2)

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A profound, ritualistic solemnity that balances intellectual rigor with emotional haunting.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
De profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)
4:00
02
Ascension
3:06
03
Circumradiant Dawn
3:17
04
The Cardinal Sin
5:29
05
Mesmerism
3:54
06
Enigma of the Absolute
4:14
07
Advent
5:19
08
Avatar
4:35
09
Indoctrination (A Design for Living)
4:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The booming timpani entrance on 'De Profundis' that signals the band's shift from rock to ritual.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Spleen and Ideal sound next to the rest of Dead Can Dance's catalogue?

Cello+2.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds cello far more than the catalogue usually does.

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