Spleen and Ideal is the second album recorded by Dead Can Dance, released in 1986. A rather ethereal form of gothic music, similar to the origins of its debut album, Dead Can Dance, and followed a more world music- and neoclassical-oriented content, with lyrics based on the writings of Charles Baudelaire and Thomas de Quincey. It is considered the group's best album from a lyrical standpoint. Track listing 1. "De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)" – 4:00 2. "Ascension" – 3:05 3. "Circumradiant Dawn" – 3:17 4. "The Cardinal Sin" – 5:29 5. "Mesmerism" – 3:53 6. "Enigma of the Absolute" – 4:13 7. "Advent" – 5:19 8. "Avatar" – 4:35 9. "Indoctrination (A Design for Living)" – 4:16 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.