Summoning Of The Muse: A Tribute To Dead Can Dance

Various (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2007)
• Original Release Date: July 16, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Projekt Records
• ASIN: B000AMJDP6
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,586 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Arcana The Arcane*

2. Dark Sanctuary Summoning of the muse

3. Autumn's Grey Solace Musica Eternal*

4. Faith & the Muse Chant Of The Paladin*

5. Black tape for a blue girl Fortune presents gifts not according to the book

6. Rajna Cantara

7. Mirabilis The Writing On My Father's Hand*

8. Chandeen In power we entrust the love advocated

9. Arcana Enigma of the Absolute*

10. Athan Maroulis with Surface 10 Ulysses

11. Stoa Cantara*

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Can Still Dance, May 20, 2006

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Zekeriyah (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summoning Of The Muse: A Tribute To Dead Can Dance (Audio CD)

Let me start out by saying that I have been a fan of DCD since I was in high school, I own all their recordings, and have seen them perform live. This CD is perhaps the greatest tribute that could be given to Lisa and Brendan, and I strongly suggest that anyone who likes Dead Can Dance go out and buy this CD. It's dark, haunting and beautiful, and it's put out by the Projekt label, which is really good at that sort of thing.

Some of the best bands step up to perform songs done by Dead Can Dance on this CD - Faith & the Muse, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Mirabilis, Arcana, Rajna, Chandeen, Autumn's Grey Solace.... The artists clearly respect DCD and have a sensitive ear for their music. It's not copying, but rather a tribute, and it serves very well in that regard. From Rajna's "Cantara" to BTfaBG's "Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Books" to Arcana's "Engima of the Absolute", every single song on here is worth hearing. I have since bought Arcana's CD Le Serpent Rouge and several Rajna CDs, also available from Projekt. Trust me, if your a fan of DCD, you can't go wrong with this CD.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best DCD tribute so far, September 7, 2005

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Scott Sweet "Music Freak" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summoning Of The Muse: A Tribute To Dead Can Dance (Audio CD)

I only hit "skip" twice, and that ain't bad for a full-length CD. Many of the songs don't deviate a lot from the original versions. Several tracks are exclusive to this CD.

Overall, the songs are tribal/folk/ethereal with a "Heavenly Voices" aesthetic. Arcana's cover of "The Arcane" sets the mood perfectly. The person who reviewed this album before me is a member of Rajna ("Cantara"), which is another highlight of the album. Good work, Fabrice.

Autumn's Grey Solace gives "Musica Eternal" the Cocteau Twins treatment, while Faith and The Muse sticks closely to the letter and spirit of "Chant of The Paladin." With Monica Richards' voice, it sounds like music for an ancient wedding *or* sacrificial rite. Athan Maroulis is still one of my favorite male "goth"-identified singers.

Mirabilis brings a gorgeous, solemn vocal harmony to "The Writing on My Father's Hand". It gets harder and harder to tell which one is Dru Allen, and which is Summer Bowman. Chandeen's "In Power We Entrust...I Wish These Songs Had Shorter Titles" has a Loreena McKennitt appeal. Stoa's piano-intensive take on "Cantara" is a fitting closure to the compilation. The low horns on this one stir the blood.

My only gripe with DCD tributes: FOR GOD'S SAKE, WILL SOMEONE PLEASE COVER "XAVIER", ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER? If no one else does it, I'm gonna do it. Do we really want that hanging over our heads?

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Murky shadows of the real thing, February 22, 2007

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CAS "gospyro" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summoning Of The Muse: A Tribute To Dead Can Dance (Audio CD)

I love DCD and have since the mid 80's. Maybe I am missing the point of a tribute album, because this album, while okay, offers nothing new, musically or emotionally. I was hoping that some talented artist world interpret the music and soul of these songs for themselves - and in turn share with us a new perspective and a new experience. But instead all that is here are some simplistic renditions and uninviting covers. What bothered me the most are the pieces where the tribute band did everything they could (vocals and instruments) to sound just like DCD. My first comment would be... `not possible', and the second would be `Why' even if you could??? I can see the enjoyment from the musician's point of view of playing the music the same as DCD did, but not as the one who is listening! The few songs where the artists took the music and made it their own were much more enjoyable for me, but there is just not enough of that here. Mostly the music is just murky shadows of the real thing.