- neoclassical dark wave, rock, electronic, alternative rock
- 38 min
- 9 tracks
- 4AD
Spleen and Ideal is the second studio album by Australian band Dead Can Dance. It was released on 25 November 1985 by 4AD. The album spearheaded the group's sonic transition from their post-punk and gothic rock-influenced roots towards a neoclassical dark wave style.
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Character-led, grave, contemplative and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)3:59
- 2Ascension3:05
- 3Circumradiant Dawn3:18
- 4The Cardinal Sin5:28
- 5Mesmerism3:52
- 6Enigma of the Absolute4:14
- 7Advent5:17
- 8Avatar4:34
- 9Indoctrination (A Design for Living)4:12
9 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dead Can Dance
- Label
- 4AD
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- US
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