Anastasis (album)
2012 studio album by Dead Can Dance
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Anastasis is a 2012 studio album by the British-Australian band Dead Can Dance.[11] It is the eighth studio album by the band and the first after Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard disbanded in 1998. It was officially released on 13 August 2012 by PIAS Recordings, 16 years after the group's last album, Spiritchaser.[12][13][14][15] It is also the band's first album since it left 4AD. "Anastasis" is the Greek word for "resurrection".[16]
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14 August 2012 (US)
| Anastasis | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 August 2012 14 August 2012 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Recorded and produced at Quivvy Studios (Cavan, Ireland), mastered at Masterlabs (Dublin) | |||
| Genre | World music, worldbeat, neoclassical dark wave | |||
| Length | 56:06 | |||
| Label | PIAS Recordings A55 (US) | |||
| Producer | Brendan Perry Lisa Gerrard | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | [4] |
| The Line of Best Fit | [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| The NewReview | [7] |
| Paste | 5.4/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 8/10[9] |
| PopMatters | [10] |
To date, Anastasis sold over 150,000 copies worldwide.[17]
In 2014, it was awarded a double gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 150,000 copies throughout Europe.[18]
Reception
Anastasis received generally favorable reviews based on 16 critics at Metacritic.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dead Can Dance (Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Children of the Sun" | 7:33 |
| 2. | "Anabasis" | 6:50 |
| 3. | "Agape" | 6:54 |
| 4. | "Amnesia" | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Kiko" | 8:01 |
| 6. | "Opium" | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Return of the She-King" | 7:51 |
| 8. | "All in Good Time" | 6:37 |
| Total length: | 56:06 | |
- LP track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Children of the Sun" | 7:34 |
| 2. | "Anabasis" | 6:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Agape" | 6:53 |
| 2. | "Amnesia" | 6:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kiko" | 8:03 |
| 2. | "Opium" | 5:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return of the She-King" | 7:47 |
| 2. | "All in Good Time" | 6:34 |
Personnel
- Dead Can Dance
- Additional musician
- Production
- Dead Can Dance – producer
- Aidan Foley – mastering
- Zsolt Zsigmond – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Poland (ZPAV)[42] | Gold | 10,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
