Garden of the Arcane Delights
| Garden of the Arcane Delights | ||||
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| Released | August 1984 | |||
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| Length | 14:59 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry | |||
| Dead Can Dance chronology | ||||
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Garden of the Arcane Delights is the first
Background
The cover art is a sketch done by Brendan Perry and represents the themes of the song "The Arcane". As Perry explains:
The naked blindfolded figure, representing primal man deprived of perception, stands, within the confines of a garden (the world) containing a fountain and trees laden with fruit. His left arm stretches out – the grasping for knowledge – towards a fruit bearing tree, its trunk encircled by a snake. In the garden wall – the wall between freedom and confinement – are two gateways: the dualistic notion of choice. It is a Blakean universe in which mankind can only redeem itself, can only rid itself of blindness, through the correct interpretation of signs and events that permeate the fabric of nature's laws.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
AllMusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dead Can Dance (Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Carnival of Light" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated" | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Arcane" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Flowers of the Sea" | 3:28 |
References
- ^ Martin Aston. "Anywhere Out Of The World: The Unique Vision of Dead Can Dance". 4AD.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
- Garden of the Arcane Delights at Discogs (list of releases)
