Drumming with Dead Can Dance: and Parallel Adventures

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Ulrich thinks he got the ultimate fan trip-to play, record, and tour with his favourite band, Dead Can Dance. His memoir details the early days, from signing with 4AD, recording their first album, then heading off on tour with the Cocteau Twins. There follow insights into the legendary period of the 4AD label of the 1980s; contributing to This Mortal Coil; guesting with Wolfgang Press, Pieter Nooten and Michael Brook, and Modern English; and touring the US for the first time in 1990. Following his departure from DCD, Ulrich remained close with Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, and his memoir tracks their parallel paths over the following decades. A must for fans of Dead Can Dance and the 4AD label, and at the same time, a fascinating slalom through the ups and downs of trying to pursue a vision through the music industry.

Peter Ulrich thinks he got the ultimate fan trip-to play, record, and tour with his favourite band, Dead Can Dance, and to be part of the legendary 4AD label of the 1980s. From there, he went solo to pursue his own musical vision, embracing the support and influences of his mentors Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard. This, in turn, led to a collaboration with New York producer Trebor Lloyd and a huge range of musicians, which spawned a trilogy of albums released between 2013 and 2019, all the while continuing to attend DCD shows and cross paths with Perry and Gerrard. Peter Ulrich lives and works in the very centre of Norfolk, UK.

"...[G]reat book... one of the best memoirs I have read... honest, open and while very in-depth it is a fun and interesting book to read... You do not have to be a fan of Dead Can Dance, but if you are not, you will be once you have finished reading it." -Aaron Badgley, Spill Magazine"This book really does capture so much, so well, what it was like in the early days, both for struggling artists and the fledgling independent label community." -Ivo Watts-Russell, founder 4AD Records "...in-depth memoir... very exciting... all those tiny details we wanted... Highly recommended." -Klemen Breznikar, It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine "Lively and entertaining... with sterling levels of recall... A voluminous, lengthy, extensive five stars." -John Lloyd, Fox Books, Leicester, UK "A fabulous fly-on-the-wall read." -Coral Rockks 985FM CKWR, Canada "Ulrich comes across as very personable, with plenty of rather wry humour, and... a sense of genuine surprise and delight at being part of a diverse music scene."- warped-perspective.com "I love how this weaves so much historical and influential contemporary music with the story... beautifully written... utterly compelling." -Lisa Tenzin-Dolma, author, singer-songwriter "Drumming with Dead Can Dance & Parallel Adventures, complete with an attractive sleeve design that references the band's first album cover, is a highly collectible piece of fan memorabilia for DCD devotees. Furthermore, within the precisely detailed account, are richly descriptive recollections of the adventures in sound which characterize the experience." -Bryony Hegarty, Louder Than War