Dead Can Dance – Dionysus

Sounds a bit like "Spiritchaser" album, but with less vocals. It is more focused on music instead of singing and lyrics. Lisa's voice is almost absent. It's not their greatest work, but it's not bad and it gets better after several times of listening.

unfortunately I have to say that this is the weakest work the band has released, it has no emotion whatsoever, the music is felt above the voices, it seems that Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard sing only for commitment far below what sounds like, there is no emotion in this album this album along with the "spiritchaser" are really the band's weakest works but without a doubt the latter very disappointing to what the band really does and I feel that in part it it is due to Lisa's possible state of health from what you can see it must be a hormonal problem that she has because she already sings without any intensity or with the emotion she used to do, very sad indeed

Referencing Dead Can Dance - Dionysus I am in agreement with what other reviewers here have said about the musical merits of this one. I've been a devoted fan of DCD since the late 80s and this is the most insubstantial album they've done, on a par with Spiritchaser (it has a similar Amazonian Indian vibe to much of the music as that one did, and it doesn't ring as true as their European and Middle Eastern incorporations). It definitely does seem like a Brendan Perry solo project with Lisa guesting on a few tracks.
What's especially frustrating is the lack of performer credits, as none of the musicians or composers are mentioned anywhere on the digipak cover or scanty 4-page insert. One assumes that Brendan and Lisa are present, but what about the other voices in Act I, are they sampled? I found a couple reviews online that mentioned a wide array of world instruments which are used on this record, naming them off individually, yet there are no instruments listed on the packaging. Did the deluxe LP+CD edition have more info than the minimal CD pressings? I don't find any performer credits on the versions listed here.

People seem to be more concerned about sound quality of the pressings on here lately rather than actually reviewing the music?
Yes that is important but does the music touch your soul in some way? Have DCD have anything new to say?
On first listen this is pretty much run of the mill and predictable ethnic flavoured Dead Can Dance.
Sounds like an album brilliantly produced with a Dead Can Dance sample pack at abbey road..
Maybe a few more listens it will reveal more depth like their older works, but I won't hold my breath.

Stunning. It could be said that the catalyst to Dionysus is Ecstasy, This recording is about order, measurement and complete control.
DCD may not have the urgency that was once apart of their ethos.
Brendon Perry and Lisa Gerrard are the protagonists of a future music order with its roots in ancient nature and the practise of paganism.

I found act I to be fairly dull, maybe I have high expectations, but I found it boring.

For me one ob best DCD album ever! I can reccomend.

Poor, agree with the it's like a spiritchaser filmscore.

What a great concept album! Sounds like Spiritchaser which i think is one of the strongest DCD albums....performing is quite good with lot of emotions like DCD use to do..Anastasis is not as good as this very strong and much more coherent album.

hmmm..perhaps nobody would like i would say but what a fiasco album. Sounds like Spiritchaser which i think is the weakest DCD album....in Dionysus the voices sounds hidden the tracks and performing is quite poor witn no emotions like DCD use to do..Anastasi is miles away much better than this sorry but really dissapointment album.