Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance is a band that comprises Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Formed in Melbourne in 1981 and initially based in Australia, they disbanded temporarily in 1998

Dead Can Dance is a band that comprises Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Formed in Melbourne in 1981 and initially based in Australia, they disbanded temporarily in 1998 and have reunited for a world tour in 2005.

After being relatively unsuccessful in Australia, they moved to London where after one year they signed up to alternative rock label 4AD, a legendary label on the alternative music scene, where they became one of the most important bands on the label. They continued to work closely together, until later in the 1990s when they started to grow apart. Lisa Gerrard returned to Australia, while Brendan Perry moved to Ireland, where he bought an old church, Quivy Church, where he lives and works. It is speculated that the distance between the members was an influence in their eventual break-up, although Perry himself said that distance helped in maintaining a certain individual freedom in creativity.