Duran Duran Announce ‘Dance Macabre De Luxe’
Duran Duran have announced a new edition of their Halloween-themed 2023 album Danse Macabre with extra tracks and new formats.
Buy Duran Duran vinyl at the Dig! store
Danse Macabre De Luxe features three new bonus tracks including a fresh version of the band’s 1983 single New Moon On Monday (now called New Moon (Dark Phase)) with Andy Taylor playing guitar, a cover of ELO’s Evil Woman and an instrumental called Masque Of The Pink Death.
The new De Luxe version will be released on CD and as a special 3LP deluxe vinyl box set – available only on the band’s official store. The Halloween inspired box set includes a spirit board, metal planchette, bespoke tarot cards, four art prints, and a booklet.
Danse Macabre De Luxe will also be released on Blu-Ray audio via Super Deluxe Edition. The Blu-Ray audio edition is initially limited to 1,500 copies and includes:
– Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) in Dolby Atmos (48/24)
– Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) in 5.1 Surround Sound (48/24)
– Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) stereo mix (96/24)
– Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) Instrumentals (96/24)
The disc also includes the following HD video content:
Danse Macabre (video)
Black Moonlight (video)
Psycho Killer feat. Victoria De Angelis (visualiser)
The Making of Danse Macabre (15 min documentary)
Keyboardist Nick Rhodes said of Danse Macabre on its initial release last year: “The song Danse Macabre celebrates the joy and madness of Halloween. It is the title track of our forthcoming album, which gathers together an unusual mix of cover versions, reworked songs and several new compositions. The idea was born out of a show we played in Las Vegas on October 31st, 2022. We had decided to seize the moment to create a unique, special event… the temptation of using glorious gothic visuals set to a dark soundtrack of horror and humour was simply irresistible.”