Nel 1985 esce il secondo album "Spleen and Ideal".
Questo raggiunge il secondo posto nelle British independent charts.
L'album abbandona le chitarre per dare spazio al cello, trombone e timpani.
" ...I termini 'spleen' e 'ideal' sono stati presi da idee simboliste del diciannovesimo secolo."
In 1985 Dead Can Dance released their second album, "Spleen and Ideal",
which reached No.2 in the British independent charts.
The album abandoned guitars in favour of cello, trobones and timpani.
"The album's title was taken from 19th Century symbolist ideals"