YOUR SHOUT!

They’ve rubbed shoulders with Cocteau Twins, their music has been sampled by Steven Wilson, and they’ve played an important role in influencing the current crop of otherworldly bands, but are Dead Can Dance prog? It’s over to you!

“Fascinating group, and I would consider them progressive. Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard are as unique together as they are solo. They made some of the most stunningly beautiful music out there.”

ERVINE GROENEVELD

“They’re progressive in the true meaning of the word, but probably not really under the prog musical genre. Can’t wait to see them later this year, if the world can hold together long enough.”

VUJA DAV

“Definitely progressive, melding all sorts of sounds and textures in a hypnotic mix all their own. Difficult to dance to though, I found!”

LEO TRIMMING

“Goth. Not prog.” MATTHEW NORTH

“A lovely band, prog or not, and certainly a big influence on the early sounds of my own band White Willow. Probably the coolest mash-up of medieval and modern sounds since Gryphon.”

JACOB HOLM-LUPO

“My ex dragged me to their concert back in the 90s. We had front row seats. They were good but not so much that I sought out their records.”

ALAN WILLIAMS

“They’ve got a unique sound and some brilliant songs – Rakim, I Can See Now/American Dreaming, Ulysses – and have nearly as many instruments onstage as Änglagård, so there we have it.”

TONY BURTON

“Truly progressive – nobody fuses so many different genres of world music like these two (are we not allowed to call Peter Gabriel prog now?). So, so much more than the goth label they’ve been saddled with. Listen to, say, Summoning Of The Muse or Persephone – if you’re not blown away, you have no ears.”

MARK TIPLADY

“Everyone should listen to them at least once. A Passage In Time for starters.”

JACOB THOMPSON

“The first time I heard The Host Of The Seraphim in the film Baraka it was incredible, a beautiful piece of music. I can hear elements of Scott Walker with Brendan Perry’s vocals, lots of European folk and world music influences in there as well. I’d say they were progressive but they also transcend all genres and exist in a world of their own.”

ANDREW PRESTIDGE

“Always on my radar as a bit goth. Doubt many of their original fanbase would want to be dubbed as prog rockers to be honest.”

CHRIS BEMBRIDGE