Conference marvin::uk_music

    
    	Dunno 'bout anyone who sounds like DcD, but you might give
    	a listen to a couple of albums by 'This Mortal Coil', who
    	are a mishmash of artists from the 4AD label (Cocteau Twins,
    	Dead can Dance, Xmal Deutschland and others) the first was
    	called 'It'll end in Tears' can't remember the name of the 
    	second (double album) but they are both excellent stuff.
    
    	Doug (Spurtle)

	Everybody on the 4AD label sounds the same :-) so try them.
	Actually, 4AD put out a number of compilations over the
	years. I'd start there...Ed

    
    Try `Les Mysteres Des Voix Bulgares, Vol 1-2'.  Excellent Choir like
    music.  4AD, once again.
    
    	Lee.

    REF.1 It'll end in tears is the 4AD compilation mentioned in .2
    The extremely good double album by This Mortal Coil is "Filigree
    and Shadow". Also at least one 12" "The Sound of the Siren".
    
    You can't realy go wrong with any 4AD band as far as I'm concerned
    but the best in my opinion are
    
    This Mortal Coil
    Colourbox
    The Cocteau Twins
    
    I can give you more info tomorrow if you wish

    Mr. 4 AD,
    
    Thanks for your response!  Any additional Dead can Dance, ect. info
    would be appreciated.  Apart from the DcD theme, have you heard
    any new bands worth listening to?  What are The Wild Flowers like?
    
                                Cheers!     
                                            permafrost 

    Late into this conference....
    
    Ive got all the DCD stuff, and prefer the 'Spleen & Ideal' era.
    The most recent album Aion (spelling ??) is a progression started by
    the Serpent Egg into more historic music.
    Saw them live in Nottingham recently, I have never been at a concert
    where the sound quality was so superb...they really are perfectionists.
    Lisa seems to have become very aloof from the audince from previous DCD
    concerts that I have attended. To hear her sing solo on some of the
    tracks whils having a single light shine on her, in an acoustically
    perfect setting (Albert Hall, Nottingham) was a hair-standing-up on the
    back of the neck experience
    
    Cheers
    Paul

    Does anyone know when DCD originate from. I'm sure that I heard they
    were an Austrailian group, but my girlfriend swears blind that the are
    Irish.
    
    Can anyone clear this up?
    
    Dave.
    
    PS: Their latest album (Labyrinth ?) is sublime!
    

    I have a feeling that there are 2 bands with the same name ' Into the
    labyrinth' is by the DCD on the 4AD label, who have also contributed to
    some of the 'This Mortal Coil' albums. Previous albums were 'Under a
    Dying Sun' and 'The Serpents Egg'. The band are indeed from Australia
    and are largely the brain child of the two vocalists whos names escape
    me. I think they are extremely good . i saw them about 6 years ago at
    saddlers Wells ballet and they are even better live. They had about 30
    musicians on stage with everything from middle Eastern tympani to
    Euphoniums.
    
    I *think* there maybe an Irish folk band of the same name as i read a
    review of an album a few months back which definitely did'nt sound like
    the DCD I know and love.
    
    but then I could be wrong

    Does anyone have an order number for the 'Les Mysteres Des Voix
    Bulgares Vol 1-2' album. Preferably vinyl, but CD will be fine.
    
    Thanks, Dave
    

    I'll look it up for you tonight. If I remember. Then again, you could
    end up with a Heart Throbs reference...
    
    Piers

    OK, so I was lying. The album at home is not Vol 1-2, but is "A
    Cathedral Concert".
    
    If you're interested, the order number for that one is: 
    JARO 04138 CD 26. Jaro are in Bremen, on 1421 7080.
    
    Piers

    Can this be bought in the UK ? My local shop could not find it in their
    catalogue.
    
    Dave.
    

re .-1

Yup, their both available in the UK. I've got vol 1 on vinyl, and vol 2 on CD. 
I'm not sure that Vol 1 was bought out on CD.

Try the 'World Music' section in any decent sized record shop. I think I've even
seen them in Our Price in Basingstoke!

Steve.

I picked up one on Saturday - can't remember the title tho.....

Dave

    
    Last year at the 4AD '13 Year Itch' bash I heard that Brendan Perry was
    to embark on some solo work, anybody heard anything?
    
    Steve.