The Serpent’s Egg

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The Serpent’s Egg is a 1988 album by the ethereal neoclassical duo Dead Can Dance, noted for its atmospheric, medieval-inspired soundscapes and haunting vocals.

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The Serpent’s Egg canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Dead Can Dance ⓘ
catalogNumber CAD 808 ⓘ
chronology Dead Can Dance studio albums ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtDesigner Vaughan Oliver ⓘ
followedBy Aion ⓘ
follows Within the Realm of a Dying Sun ⓘ
genre ethereal wave ⓘ
gothic rock ⓘ
neoclassical dark wave ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn neoclassical dark wave scene ⓘ
hasPart Chant of the Paladin ⓘ
Echolalia ⓘ
In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings ⓘ
Mother Tongue ⓘ
Orbis de Ignis ⓘ
Severance ⓘ
Song of Sophia ⓘ
linked to: Pistis Sophia

The Host of Seraphim ⓘ
The Writing on My Father’s Hand ⓘ
Ullyses ⓘ
hasStyle ambient soundscapes ⓘ
choral textures ⓘ
medieval-inspired arrangements ⓘ
labelCode CAD 808 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 37:30 ⓘ
mainPerformer Brendan Perry ⓘ
Lisa Gerrard ⓘ
mediaType audio cassette ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
notableFor atmospheric medieval-inspired soundscapes ⓘ
haunting vocals ⓘ
partOf 4AD discography ⓘ
performer Dead Can Dance ⓘ
photographer Nigel Grierson ⓘ
producer Dead Can Dance ⓘ
John A. Rivers ⓘ
publicationYear 1988 ⓘ
recordedIn Blackwing Studios ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Woodbine Street Recording Studios ⓘ
recordLabel 4AD ⓘ
releaseDate 1988-10-24 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dead Can Dance → notableWork → The Serpent’s Egg ⓘ
Brendan Perry → notableWork → The Serpent’s Egg ⓘ
Within the Realm of a Dying Sun → followedBy → The Serpent’s Egg ⓘ
A Passage in Time → includesMaterialFrom → The Serpent’s Egg ⓘ