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Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard and composer Marcello De Francisci release new song "Until We Meet Again"

Photo credit: Vaughan Stedman and M. De Francisci

Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard and composer Marcello De Francisci have unveiled their new single “Until We Meet Again.”

The track, which can be heard below, is the first taste of Gerrard and De Francisci’s collaboration album Exaudia, which will be released on August 26 via Atlantic Curve.

De Francisci said this about the new song, which is available on digital services right now:

"This piece is very much a story that depicts longing, distance between two people, it is an invitation to heal and a message of hope… We collaborated remotely on 'Exaudia' during the holidays between Melbourne and Los Angeles as I recall, importing Lisa Gerrard’s vocals onto my session, which her engineer Simon Bowley had sent over on the night of New Year 2021. Whatever plans I had to celebrate that evening were completely obliterated upon witnessing the emotional impact Lisa’s performance had on me. The overall track in general, as a result, was instantly addictive and therefore, I proceeded to work alone in the studio until dawn.”

Gerrard said this about working on the album:

“I met Marcello while I was composing for a film called 'Kings'. He had wonderful engineering skills and I liked him as a person. After a while, we decided to try composing together and went on to compose some film scores. This work was borne out of a desire to write something together during Covid, there is also the artistic desire to embrace the opportunity to unlock our unfulfilled visions. The album is very physical in its construction and sensibility, it is a deeply sensual work that enjoys a sense of empowered subtlety.”

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