Dionysus is the ninth studio album by the British-Australian band Dead Can Dance, officially released on 2 November 2018 by PIAS Recordings, six years after the group's last album, Anastasis.[6][7]
| Dionysus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 November 2018 | |||
| Studio | Ker Landelle Studios (Brittany, France) | |||
| Genre | World music, worldbeat, neoclassical dark wave, pagan rock | |||
| Length | 36:06 | |||
| Label | PIAS Recordings A55 (US) | |||
| Dead Can Dance chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Artwork and title
editThe album cover's artwork features a skull mask made by the Huichol of Mexico.[8] Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine and religious ecstasy.
Critical reception
editDionysus was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dead Can Dance (Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Act I – Sea Borne" | 6:44 |
| 2. | "Act I – Liberator of Minds" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Act I – Dance of the Bacchantes" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Act II – The Mountain" | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Act II – The Invocation" | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Act II – The Forest" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Act II – Psychopomp" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 36:06 | |
All physical versions are indexed as just two tracks respectively.
Personnel
editDead Can Dance
- Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, cover photography and design
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation
Additional personnel
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- DLT – layout
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 55 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 25 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] | 40 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 53 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 8 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] | 29 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] | 7 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] | 12 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 31 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] | 33 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 59 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] | 6 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] | 8 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[26] | 64 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[27] | 55 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dionysus by Dead Can Dance". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Christopher Monger, James. "Dionysus – Dead Can Dance – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Cardew, Ben (5 November 2018). "Dead Can Dance: Dionysus". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Grow, Kory (8 November 2018). "Review: Dead Can Dance Interpret Pagan Fervor on 'Dionysus'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Jason (6 November 2018). "Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Uncut. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Kim, Michelle (6 September 2018). "Dead Can Dance Announce First New Album in 6 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Dionysus (2018)". Dead Can Dance. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "REVIEW – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Chicago Music Guide. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Independent Albums – Week of November 17, 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Top Album Sales – Week of November 17, 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Top Current Album Sales – Week of November 17, 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
External links
edit- Dionysus samples
at the band's official website