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{{Short description|1994 live album by Dead Can Dance}}
'''''Toward the Within''''' (1994) is the only official live album of [[Brendan Perry]] and [[Lisa Gerrard]]'s [[Dead Can Dance]]. It contains 15 songs, of which only a few appeared on their previous albums, and two of which were later re-recorded and included on Lisa Gerrard's first solo album, [[The Mirror Pool]]. The others previously existed only in live performances and unofficial bootlegs, but were not officially released until Toward the Within. Along with Perry and Gerrard were a number of musicians who had performed with them on other occasions.
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{{Infobox album
| name = Toward the Within
| type = live
| artist = [[Dead Can Dance]]
| cover = Toward_the_within.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| released = 24 October 1994
| recorded = 16–17 November 1993
| venue = [[Mayfair Music Hall|Mayfair Theatre]] (Santa Monica, California)
| genre = * [[World music|World]]
* [[neoclassical dark wave]]
* [[gothic rock]]
| length = 67:56
| label = [[4AD]]
| producer = * [[Brendan Perry]]
* [[Lisa Gerrard]]
| prev_title = [[Into the Labyrinth (Dead Can Dance album)|Into the Labyrinth]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Spiritchaser]]
| next_year = 1996
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Ned Raggett |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/toward-the-within-mw0000119830 |title=Toward the Within - Dead Can Dance &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=1994-10-25 |access-date=2013-07-26}}</ref>
}}


'''''Toward the Within''''' is the first live album by Australian band [[Dead Can Dance]], released on 24 October 1994 by [[4AD]]. It contains 15 songs, of which only four appeared on their previous albums, and two of which were later re-recorded and included on Lisa Gerrard's first solo album, ''[[The Mirror Pool]]''. The others previously existed only in live performances and unofficial bootlegs, but were not officially released until ''Toward the Within''. Along with Perry and Gerrard were a number of musicians who had performed with them on other occasions.
Toward the Within was recorded in [[1994]] at the [[Mayfair Theatre]] in [[Santa Monica]], [[California]] and was released by [[4AD]] as an album and a video. The video was filmed by [[Mark Magidson]] and contains interviews with Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, as well a music video for "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)", composed of clips from the film [[Baraka (movie)|Baraka]].


== Overview ==
While the CD functions as the soundtrack to the video, neither contain the entire show in itself. The CD lacks "Gloridean", as well as the song played over the ending credits of the video, and the video lacks "Persian Love Song" and concert footage of "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)".
''Toward the Within'' was recorded in one take in November 1993 at the [[Mayfair Music Hall|Mayfair Theatre]] in [[Santa Monica]], [[California]] and was released by 4AD as an album and a video ([[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]]) a year later. It was the last major event to take place in the Mayfair Theatre before it was severely damaged in the [[1994 Northridge earthquake|Northridge earthquake]] in January 1994 and had to be closed indefinitely. The video was filmed by producer Mark Magidson, known for his work on the 1992 film ''[[Baraka (movie)|Baraka]]''. It contains interviews with Gerrard and Perry, as well as a music video for "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)", composed of clips from ''Baraka''.


While the CD functions as the soundtrack to the video, neither contain the entire show. The CD lacks "Gloridean" as well as the song played over the ending credits of the video, while the video lacks "Persian Love Song" and concert footage of "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)".
In [[2001]], Toward the Within was re-released on DVD and included in the box-set [[Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)]]. In addition to the original content, the DVD release contains a few extras: A discography, music videos for "Frontier", "The Protagonist", and "The Carnival Is Over", and a chapter from [[Baraka (movie)|Baraka]] entitled ''Calcutta Foragers/Homeless'', which is set to Dead Can Dance's "The Host of Seraphim". In [[2004]], the DVD was released in a stand-alone package.


In 2001, ''Toward the Within'' was re-released on DVD and included in the box set ''[[Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)]]''. In addition to the original content, the DVD release contained a few extras: a discography; music videos for "Frontier", "The Protagonist" and "The Carnival Is Over"; and a chapter from ''[[Baraka (movie)|Baraka]]'' titled "Calcutta Foragers/Homeless", which is set to Dead Can Dance's "The Host of Seraphim". In 2004, the DVD was released in a stand-alone package.
==Track listing ==


=== Performers ===
# "Rakim"
List of musicians who performed in the ''Toward the Within'' live concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=652637271225 |title=Toward the Within by 4ad / Ada, Dead Can Dance &#124; 652637271225 &#124; CD &#124; Barnes & Noble |publisher=Borders.com |date=2013-06-24 |access-date=2013-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423162608/http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=652637271225 |archive-date=23 April 2009}}</ref>
# "Persian Love Song"
* [[Brendan Perry]] (voice, percussion, guitar, tin whistle, [[yangqin]])
# "Desert Song"
* [[Lisa Gerrard]] (voice, yangqin, percussion)
# "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)"
* [[Lance Hogan]] (guitar)
# "Piece for Solo Flute"
* Andrew Claxton<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Claxton |url=https://www.oxfordschoolofmusic.org.uk/andrew.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.oxfordschoolofmusic.org.uk}}</ref> (keyboard, percussion)
# "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
* John Bonnar<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Bonnar |url=http://www.deadcandance.info/john.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.deadcandance.info}}</ref> (keyboard, percussion)
# "I Am Stretched on Your Grave"
* [[Rónán Ó Snodaigh]] (percussion)
# "I Can See Now"
* Robert Perry (percussion, flute, low D whistle, guitar)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadcandance.info/robert.html |title=Robert Perry |publisher=Deadcandance.info |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref>
# "American Dreaming"
# "Cantara"
# "Oman"
# "The Song of the Sibyl"
# "Tristan"
# "Sanvean"
# "Don't Fade Away"


== References ==
== Track listing ==
* ''Toward the Within'' liner notes
* [http://www.dead-can-dance.com/disco/dcd/toward/index.htm Dead Can Dance | Il Sito Italiano]
* ''Baraka'' CD & DVD liner notes
* ''Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)'' liner notes
* ''The Mirror Pool'' liner notes
* ''Toward the Within'' CD liner notes
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Songs composed by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, except as noted
[[Category:Dead Can Dance albums]]
[[Category:1994 albums]]


{{Track listing
{{album-stub}}
| title1 = Rakim
| length1 = 6:25
| title2 = Persian Love Song
| writer2 = Traditional, arranged by Gerrard
| length2 = 2:56
| title3 = Desert Song
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Yulunga (Spirit Dance)
| writer4 = from ''[[Into the Labyrinth (Dead Can Dance album)|Into the Labyrinth]]''
| length4 = 7:12
| title5 = Piece for Solo Flute
| writer5 = Robert Perry
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = [[The Wind That Shakes the Barley (song)|The Wind That Shakes the Barley]]
| writer6 = [[Robert Dwyer Joyce]]; from ''[[Into the Labyrinth (Dead Can Dance album)|Into the Labyrinth]]''
| length6 = 3:12
| title7 = [[I Am Stretched on Your Grave]]
| writer7 = Words by unknown, translated by [[Frank O'Connor]], music by [[Philip King (musician)|Philip King]]
| length7 = 4:38
| title8 = I Can See Now
| writer8 = Brendan Perry
| length8 = 2:56
| title9 = American Dreaming
| writer9 = Brendan Perry
| length9 = 4:55
| title10 = Cantara
| writer10 = from ''[[Within the Realm of a Dying Sun]]''
| length10 = 5:15
| title11 = Oman
| length11 = 5:49
| title12 = [[The Song of the Sibyl]]
| writer12 = Traditional; from ''[[Aion (Dead Can Dance album)|Aion]]''
| length12 = 4:31
| title13 = Tristan
| writer13 = Gottfried Von Strassburg
| length13 = 1:48
| title14 = [[Sanvean]]
| writer14 = Lisa Gerrard, Andrew Claxton
| length14 = 4:05
| title15 = Don't Fade Away
| writer15 = Brendan Perry
| length15 = 6:12
}}

Note: "Persian Love Song"<ref>{{cite web |title=Persian Love Song by Dead Can Dance |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/61Pg6KugixnB5ZbRFxHLQK |website=Spotify.com}}</ref> is based on an ancient Persian song,<ref>{{cite web |title=Article on The Silver Gun |url=https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/675101/%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1%DB%8C |website=Tabnak.ir}}</ref> later re-recorded<ref>{{cite web |title=Persian Love Song - The Silver Gun by Lisa Gerrard |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6KVm8IuorGJCt1bg9yCjaL |website=Spotify.com}}</ref> by [[Lisa Gerrard]] and released in 1995 on her solo album ''[[The Mirror Pool]]''. The same song was used by [[David Sylvian]] as an introduction to "Nostalgia"<ref>{{cite web |title=Nostalgia by David Sylvian |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6VE9G8pJgrdZQTuu9ElNgn |website=Spotify.com}}</ref> (from the ''[[Brilliant Trees]]'' album), a 20-second sample from the song "The Silver Gun"<ref>{{cite web |title=The Silver Gun by Shusha Guppy |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/42bntN4bzeeUgpk4q2eELm |website=Spotify.com}}</ref> taken from ''[[Persian Love Song & Mystic Chants]]'', an album released in 1971 by [[Shusha Guppy]], although Sylvian did not specify that in the album credits.
"[[I Am Stretched on Your Grave]]" is based on an anonymous 17th century poem.<ref>"Walsh's [https://archive.org/details/irishpopularsong00walsuoft/ Irish Popular Songs]", 1847, as "A Taim Sinte air do Thuamba"</ref> [[Sinéad O'Connor]] performed the song in a traditional style over a hip hop drum beat on her 1990 album ''[[I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=I Am Stretched On Your Grave by Sinéad O'Connor|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/616zusHts9mIswHJcCDVPv?si=CaAdWNWmT0uqBzO0ZL0trA |website=Spotify.com}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Toward the Within''
! scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|76|artist=Dead Can Dance|album=Toward the Within|rowheader=true|access-date=29 August 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|81|id=29738|artist=Dead Can Dance|album=Toward the Within|rowheader=true|access-date=29 August 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Independent Albums |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=12 November 1994 |page=18 |issn=0265-1548}}</ref>
| 10
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|131|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1994-11-12/|title=Billboard 200 – Week of November 12, 1994|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|rowheader=true|access-date=29 August 2023}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.deadcandance.com/discogs/towardthewithin|''Toward the Within'' at the band's official website}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722093809/http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/8964/9-38405-6/Dead-Can-Dance:-Toward-the-Within-(1994) Details of "Toward The Within" Laserdisc on LDDb.com]

{{Dead Can Dance}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1994 live albums]]
[[Category:2004 live albums]]
[[Category:2004 video albums]]
[[Category:4AD live albums]]
[[Category:4AD video albums]]
[[Category:Dead Can Dance albums]]
[[Category:1990s live video albums]]
[[Category:Warner Records live albums]]
[[Category:Warner Records video albums]]

Latest revision as of 12:23, 20 July 2024

Toward the Within
Live album by
Dead Can Dance
Released24 October 1994
Recorded16–17 November 1993
VenueMayfair Theatre (Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length67:56
Label4AD
Producer
Dead Can Dance chronology
Into the Labyrinth
(1993) 		Toward the Within
(1994) 		Spiritchaser
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Toward the Within is the first live album by Australian band Dead Can Dance, released on 24 October 1994 by 4AD. It contains 15 songs, of which only four appeared on their previous albums, and two of which were later re-recorded and included on Lisa Gerrard's first solo album, The Mirror Pool. The others previously existed only in live performances and unofficial bootlegs, but were not officially released until Toward the Within. Along with Perry and Gerrard were a number of musicians who had performed with them on other occasions.

Overview

[edit]

Toward the Within was recorded in one take in November 1993 at the Mayfair Theatre in Santa Monica, California and was released by 4AD as an album and a video (VHS and LaserDisc) a year later. It was the last major event to take place in the Mayfair Theatre before it was severely damaged in the Northridge earthquake in January 1994 and had to be closed indefinitely. The video was filmed by producer Mark Magidson, known for his work on the 1992 film Baraka. It contains interviews with Gerrard and Perry, as well as a music video for "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)", composed of clips from Baraka.

While the CD functions as the soundtrack to the video, neither contain the entire show. The CD lacks "Gloridean" as well as the song played over the ending credits of the video, while the video lacks "Persian Love Song" and concert footage of "Yulunga (Spirit Dance)".

In 2001, Toward the Within was re-released on DVD and included in the box set Dead Can Dance (1981-1998). In addition to the original content, the DVD release contained a few extras: a discography; music videos for "Frontier", "The Protagonist" and "The Carnival Is Over"; and a chapter from Baraka titled "Calcutta Foragers/Homeless", which is set to Dead Can Dance's "The Host of Seraphim". In 2004, the DVD was released in a stand-alone package.

Performers

[edit]

List of musicians who performed in the Toward the Within live concert.[2]

Track listing

[edit]

Songs composed by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rakim" 6:25
2."Persian Love Song"Traditional, arranged by Gerrard2:56
3."Desert Song" 4:20
4."Yulunga (Spirit Dance)"from Into the Labyrinth7:12
5."Piece for Solo Flute"Robert Perry3:34
6."The Wind That Shakes the Barley"Robert Dwyer Joyce; from Into the Labyrinth3:12
7."I Am Stretched on Your Grave"Words by unknown, translated by Frank O'Connor, music by Philip King4:38
8."I Can See Now"Brendan Perry2:56
9."American Dreaming"Brendan Perry4:55
10."Cantara"from Within the Realm of a Dying Sun5:15
11."Oman" 5:49
12."The Song of the Sibyl"Traditional; from Aion4:31
13."Tristan"Gottfried Von Strassburg1:48
14."Sanvean"Lisa Gerrard, Andrew Claxton4:05
15."Don't Fade Away"Brendan Perry6:12

Note: "Persian Love Song"[6] is based on an ancient Persian song,[7] later re-recorded[8] by Lisa Gerrard and released in 1995 on her solo album The Mirror Pool. The same song was used by David Sylvian as an introduction to "Nostalgia"[9] (from the Brilliant Trees album), a 20-second sample from the song "The Silver Gun"[10] taken from Persian Love Song & Mystic Chants, an album released in 1971 by Shusha Guppy, although Sylvian did not specify that in the album credits. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" is based on an anonymous 17th century poem.[11] Sinéad O'Connor performed the song in a traditional style over a hip hop drum beat on her 1990 album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.[12]

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Toward the Within
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 81
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 10
US Billboard 200[16] 131

References

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  1. ^ Ned Raggett (25 October 1994). "Toward the Within - Dead Can Dance | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Toward the Within by 4ad / Ada, Dead Can Dance | 652637271225 | CD | Barnes & Noble". Borders.com. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Andrew Claxton". www.oxfordschoolofmusic.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ^ "John Bonnar". www.deadcandance.info. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Robert Perry". Deadcandance.info. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Persian Love Song by Dead Can Dance". Spotify.com.
  7. ^ "Article on The Silver Gun". Tabnak.ir.
  8. ^ "Persian Love Song - The Silver Gun by Lisa Gerrard". Spotify.com.
  9. ^ "Nostalgia by David Sylvian". Spotify.com.
  10. ^ "The Silver Gun by Shusha Guppy". Spotify.com.
  11. ^ "Walsh's Irish Popular Songs", 1847, as "A Taim Sinte air do Thuamba"
  12. ^ "I Am Stretched On Your Grave by Sinéad O'Connor". Spotify.com.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dead Can Dance – Toward the Within" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dead Can Dance – Toward the Within" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Independent Albums". Music Week. 12 November 1994. p. 18. ISSN 0265-1548.
  16. ^ "Billboard 200 – Week of November 12, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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