punk-rock recordings. Marching Girls also reached the New Zealand singles charts in 1980 with "True Love." Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, with Perry, drummer Simon Monroe, bass player Paul Erikson, and, last to join the band, Lisa Gerrard. In 1982, Dead Can Dance moved to London leaving Simon Monroe in Australia. Peter Ulrich played drums on the band's first demos, concerts and recordings. Paul Erikson soon left the band to fly back to Australia, leaving the band a duo. The band went on to record eight albums on the 4AD Records record label beginning with the self-titled Dead Can Dance album, which was released in February 1984. Solo career In 1999, Perry released his solo album Eye of the Hunter on 4AD Records. The album contained songs written by Perry and a cover of Tim Buckley's song "I Must Have Been Blind." Perry would eventually cover more Tim Buckley songs: "Happy Time", "Chase the Blues Away", "Dream Letter" and "Song to the Siren". Around 2001, Perry did the music for a 10-minute film (Mushin) made by Graham Wood, who designed the artwork of the box set Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) and the album Wake. Perry announced his departure from 4AD in September 2008, and promised a new album titled Ark in early 2009. According to a reply Perry made to a comment on his Myspace blog, the new album would be very different from Eye of the Hunter, notably because it would feature rhythm machines and electric guitars. "Utopia", a demo version of a song from the album, was made available on his Myspace blog. Ark was eventually released on 7 June 2010. In March 2016 it was announced that he would collaborate with French musician Olivier Mellano and the Breton traditional band Bagad Cesson on a project titled No Land. Discography Solo albums Eye of the Hunter (1999) Ark (2010) Songs of Disenchantment: Music from the Greek Underground (2020) Compilations The Scavengers: The Scavengers (2003) [Compilation LP of demos and assorted tracks from Brendan Perry's punk band] AK79 (1980) [New Zealand punk collection including The Scavengers, reissued in 1994 and 2020 with the Marching Girls] London ICA (13 Year Itch Festival) (2008) [Solo, only available as a MP3/MP4 download] Contributions Opera Multi Steel: Stella obscura (CD, "Du chant des elfes") The 13 Year Itch (4AD compilation, "Happy time" 1993)