Memento, subtitled The Very Best of Dead Can Dance, is a compilation from previous albums of Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...

, released 25 October 2005, shortly after the US tour of the band (September 17 to October 12).

Designed for the US market, this compilation focuses on the second half of the musical career of the band, while it was at its most successful in that country.

Track listing

1. "Nierika" – 5:47
2. "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove" – 6:16
3. "Cantara" – 5:59
4. "Carnival Is Over" – 5:26
5. "Ariadne" – 1:55
6. "Enigma of the Absolute" – 4:14
7. "The Lotus Eaters" – 6:42
8. "In the Kingdom of Blind the One Eyed Are Kings" – 4:12
9. "Sanvean" – 3:48
10. "Yulunga" – 6:57
11. "The Song of the Sibyl" – 3:47
12. "I Can See Now" – 2:56
13. "American Dreaming" – 4:31
14. "The Host of Seraphim" – 6:20
15. "How Fortunate the Man With None" – 9:11