Dead Can Dance Does it Again

I just got a new DCD album called Anastasis. When you get it open you immediately know this is no normal record. There is absolutely nothing written on the labels...they are colored puple, orange, etc. In the cover you discover that the songs title are written in colors which coincide with the labels. The records (2) seem to glow from within. They are a kind of translucent silver white and look absolutely stunning sitting on my turntable. All of this is nice, but if you like Dead Can Dance, you will love this album. The music...kind of middle-eastern with lots of percussion, and foreign sounding instruments is interesting..even the first time you listen to it. What got to me however, was the fantastic sound of this production. ..it sounds as though it was recorded in a giant Egyptian temple...very, very long reverb which brings the listener to a new time and place. The lows are solid, deep, structural, and tactal..mids are clean and not over run by the long decay times. The high percussion is fast and presently alive. This was mastered at Masterlabs ...the whole product is absolutely wonderful. Highly recommended.