Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Taken from the album 'Dead Can Dance' (1984)
4AD RECORDS
Frontier was written and produced by Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry. Recorded on 4 track in Belgrave, Melbourne, 1979. Engineered by Ron Stecher; Mixed at Blackwing, London, Nov '86; Egineered by Jonathan Dee.
Dead Can Dance History: 4ad.com/forewords/dcd
The Quietus: "The track ‘Frontier’ shows some evidence that the band were keen on trimming back on some of their more free-form tendencies, where they tried to shorten the track to make it sound more concise - it originally started off as a long improvisation piece fashioned out of banging kerosene cans and a chair leg. Though it’s crucial to note that they didn’t have the backing of a label and so probably had to rely on really basic ‘found’ instruments in order to become less traditional at this point. Still, this is a crucial moment in the band’s development, immediately defining them as musicians with far bigger motives that they’re perhaps slightly reluctant to fully explore."
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Video footage:
- African Musicians (GERARD DE BOE)
- Le Sang 'The Blood' (JEAN-DANIEL POLLET)
Taken from the album 'Dead Can Dance' (1984)
4AD RECORDS
Frontier was written and produced by Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry. Recorded on 4 track in Belgrave, Melbourne, 1979. Engineered by Ron Stecher; Mixed at Blackwing, London, Nov '86; Egineered by Jonathan Dee.
Dead Can Dance History: 4ad.com/forewords/dcd
The Quietus: "The track ‘Frontier’ shows some evidence that the band were keen on trimming back on some of their more free-form tendencies, where they tried to shorten the track to make it sound more concise - it originally started off as a long improvisation piece fashioned out of banging kerosene cans and a chair leg. Though it’s crucial to note that they didn’t have the backing of a label and so probably had to rely on really basic ‘found’ instruments in order to become less traditional at this point. Still, this is a crucial moment in the band’s development, immediately defining them as musicians with far bigger motives that they’re perhaps slightly reluctant to fully explore."
♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️
Video footage:
- African Musicians (GERARD DE BOE)
- Le Sang 'The Blood' (JEAN-DANIEL POLLET)
