Delerium
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| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
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| Years active | 1987–present | |
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| Website | www.nettwerk.com/artist/delerium | |
| Members | Bill Leeb Rhys Fulber |
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Delerium is a Canadian musical group that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly.[1] Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambient trance, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence", which features vocals from Sarah McLachlan. The song has been hailed as one of the greatest trance songs of all time, over a decade after its initial release.[2]
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Members and history[edit]
Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has been Bill Leeb. Leeb was a guest musician and early supporter of industrial dance pioneers Skinny Puppy, but after he left in 1986 he went on to create his own project, Front Line Assembly with collaborator Michael Balch. Later, the two worked on the side project Delerium and released their first album, Faces, Forms & Illusions. After Balch left both Front Line Assembly and Delerium, Leeb worked with Rhys Fulber, and the two released several albums under the Delerium moniker; these years saw a gradual stylistic change from darker ambient to a more danceable sound. After the release of Karma, Fulber left to pursue other interests, and Leeb teamed up with producer Chris Peterson to release Poem. 2003, however, saw the reunion of Leeb and Fulber for the release of Chimera, followed by Nuages du Monde in 2006.
In contrast to Leeb and collaborators' other projects, Delerium has included several guest vocalists since the release of Semantic Spaces. These have included mostly women, such as Kristy Thirsk, Sarah McLachlan, Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None the Richer), Elsieanne Caplette (of Elsiane), Lisa Gerrard (sampled only), Jaël (of Swiss band Lunik), Camille Henderson, Nerina Pallot, Emily Haines (of Metric), Jacqui Hunt (of Single Gun Theory), Isabel Bayrakdarian and Shelley Harland. Other than Leeb, only three males have contributed vocals to a Delerium album: Matthew Sweet ("Daylight", on Poem), Greg Froese ("Apparition", on Nuages du Monde), and Michael Logen ("Days Turn Into Nights", on the newest release Music Box Opera); in addition, the noted griot Baaba Maal was sampled ("Awakenings, on "Spiritual Archives").
The Mediæval Bæbes provided the vocal track for, and starred in the video of, Aria; the vocals are an adapted version of the vocals from "All Turns to Yesterday" on the Bæbes' Worldes Blysse album. They are also featured on two tracks from Delerium's 2006 album, Nuages du Monde.
Although it may be argued that Front Line Assembly has the largest cult following of all Leeb and associates projects, Delerium is undoubtedly the most financially successful. In addition to these two mainstays, related projects of the Leeb, Fulber, Peterson, Balch family include Equinox, Intermix, Noise Unit, Pro-Tech, and Synæsthesia, among others. In addition, in 2007 Leeb and Fulber collaborated with Leigh Nash under the name Fauxliage, also Rhys Fulber maintains his solo project Conjure One since his temporary exit from Delerium.
Music[edit]
The single "Silence", featuring vocals by Sarah McLachlan, reached number three on the UK music charts. In 2000, three years after Karma was released, notable DJs such as Tiësto and Airscape produced remixes of "Silence", which generated interest and gained considerable radio airplay for the original track.[2][3]
In 2003, Delerium embarked on their first tour, with vocals performed by Kristy Thirsk and Shelley Harland. In January 2005, Delerium performed at the One World benefit concert in Vancouver for the 2004 Asian tsunami, where "Silence" was performed live for the first time with Sarah McLachlan.
Discography[edit]
Albums / EPs[edit]
- Faces, Forms & Illusions (Dossier, 1989), LP / CD
- Morpheus (Dossier, 1989), LP / CD
- Syrophenikan (Dossier, 1990), LP / CD
- Stone Tower (Dossier, 1991), LP / CD
- Euphoric (Third Mind, 1991), EP / CD
- Spiritual Archives (Dossier, 1991), CD
- Spheres (Dossier, 1994), CD
- Spheres 2 (Dossier, 1994), CD
- Semantic Spaces (Nettwerk, 1994), CD
- Karma (Nettwerk, 1997), CD
- Poem (Nettwerk, 2000), LP / CD (November 21)
- Chimera (Nettwerk, 2003), CD (June 24)
- Nuages du Monde (Nettwerk, 2006), CD (October 3)
- Voice (An Acoustic Collection) (Nettwerk, 2010) (October 5)
- Music Box Opera (Nettwerk, 2012), CD (October 30)
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
BE (FL) [6] |
BE (WA) [7] |
CAN [8] |
FIN [9] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
NOR [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZD [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15][16] |
US Adult [8] |
US Dance [8] |
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| 1994 | "Flowers Become Screens" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Semantic Spaces |
| "Incantation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Euphoria (Firefly)" feat. Jacqui Hunt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Karma |
| "Duende" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Silence" feat. Sarah McLachlan | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | |
| 2000 | "Heaven's Earth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 20 | |
| "Silence" (reissue) feat. Sarah McLachlan | — | 56 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 16 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 100 | 3 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2001 | "Innocente (Falling in Love)" feat. Leigh Nash | — | — | 16 | 32 | — | — | 94 | 19 | — | 33 | — | — | 32 | — | 3 | Poem |
| 2002 | "Underwater" feat. Rani | — | — | 46 | 56 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 9 | |
| 2003 | "After All" feat. Jaël | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 9 | Chimera |
| "Run for It" feat. Leigh Nash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Truly" feat. Nerina Pallot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 2 | |
| 2004 | "Silence 2004" feat. Sarah McLachlan | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 1 | The Best of |
| 2007 | "Angelicus" feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Nuages du Monde |
| "Lost and Found" feat. Jaël | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 2008 | "Silence 2008" feat. Sarah McLachlan | — | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | 87 | — | — | 48 | — | — | 127 | — | — | Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan |
| 2009 | "Dust in Gravity" feat. Kreesha Turner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Remixed: The Definitive Collection |
| 2012 | "Monarch" feat. Nadina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Music Box Opera |
| "Days Turn Into Nights" feat. Michael Logen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| "—" indicates the single didn't chart or wasn't released in given territory | |||||||||||||||||
Compilations[edit]
- Reflections I (Dossier, 1995), CD
- Reflections II (Dossier, 1995), CD
- Archives I (Nettwerk, 2002), 2CD
- Archives II (Nettwerk, 2002), 2CD
- Odyssey: The Remix Collection (Nettwerk, 2001), 2CD
- The Best Of (Nettwerk, 2004), CD
- Remixed: The Definitive Collection (Nettwerk, 2010), CD
- Voice: an acoustic collection (Nettwerk, 5 Oct. 2010) CD
Online exclusive[edit]
- "Above the Clouds" (2003), a download-only song featuring Shelley Harland available through iTunes Music Store and other online music stores
Music videos[edit]
- "Flowers Become Screens"[17] (1994)
- "Incantation"[17] (1994)
- "Euphoria (Firefly)"[17] (1997)
- "Duende"[17] (1997)
- "Silence" (Airscape Mix) (2000)
- "Underwater" (Rank 1 remix) (2000)
- "Aria" (2000)
- "Innocente" (Lost Witness Remix) (2001)
- "Underwater" (Above & Beyond's 21st Century remix) (2002)
- "After All" (2003)
- "After All" (Svenson & Gielen edit) (2003)
- "Angelicus" (2007)
- "Lost And Found" (2007)
- "Dust In Gravity" (2009)
- "Monarch" (2012)
- "Days Turn Into Nights" (2013)
Remixes[edit]
- Speedy J – "Pull Over" (1997)
- Tara MacLean – "Divided" (2000)
- Deep Dish – "Innocente" (2001)
- DJ Tiesto – "Innocente" (2001); Silence
- Sasha Lazard – "Awakening" (2002)
- Clint Mansell – "Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack - Deluxed" (2002)
- Lunik – "Waiting" (2003)
Third-party compilations that include Delerium[edit]
- Space Daze: The history & mystery of electronic ambient space rock (Cleopatra, 1994), 2CD. Featured the song "Dark Matter" from the album Spheres.
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, 1998. Featured the song "Silence" in one episode.
- Brokedown Palace Soundtrack (Island, 1999), CD Prominently featured "Silence".
- Tomb Raider Soundtrack (Elektra / Wea, 2001), CD. Featured a slightly modified version of "Terra Firma"
- Best of Mystera (Polys, 2000), 2CD
- Doctor Death's Volume IV: The Marvels of Insect Life (C'est la Mort, 1990) CD. Featured the song "A Certain Trust."
- Faeries: A Musical Companion to the Art of Brian Froud (RCA, 2002) CD. Featured the song "Nature's Kingdom."
Guest artists / vocalists[edit]
- Angela McCluskey
- Music Box Opera: "Stargazing"
- Scottish singer-songwriter and a member of the folk rock group, Wild Colonials
- Anna-Lynne Williams
- Music Box Opera: "Frostbite"
- Lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Trespassers William
- Azure Ray
- Music Box Opera: "Keyless Door"
- Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo
- Camille Henderson
- Karma: "Duende"
- Emily Haines
- Chimera: "Stopwatch Hearts"
- Co-founder and singer/keyboardist of Toronto-based indie rock/electronic band Metric.
- Isabel Bayrakdarian
- Nuages Du Monde : "Angelicus", "Lumenis"
- Jacqui Hunt
- Karma: "Euphoria (Firefly)"
- Lead vocalist from Single Gun Theory.
- Jaël
- Chimera: "After All"
- Nuages Du Monde: "Lost and Found"
- Music Box Opera: "Light Your Light"
- Of Swiss band Lunik.
- Jenifer McLaren
- Poem: "Fallen Icons", "Nature's Kingdom II"
- Canadian-born pop artist. This was her debut with Nettwerk.
- Joanna Stevens
- Poem: "Myth", "A Poem for Byzantium"
- One half of Solar Twins, an electronica group based in Los Angeles; originally from the UK.
- Julee Cruise
- Chimera: "Magic"
- worked with Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, and Moby.
- Kiran Ahluwalia
- Nuages du Monde: "Indoctrination"
- Kirsty Hawkshaw
- Poem: "Nature's Kingdom", "Inner Sanctum"
- Nuages Du Monde: "Fleeting Instant"
- Singer for a number of bands including Opus III, Sleepthief, Pulusha, BT, Tiësto, and Mr. Sam. personal website.
- Kristy Thirsk
- Chimera: "Returning"
- Nuages Du Monde: "Self-Saboteur" (spelled "Self-Sabateur" on some releases)
- Karma: "Enchanted", "Wisdom", "'Til the End of Time", "Heaven's Earth", "Lamentation"
- Semantic Spaces: "Flowers Become Screens", "Incantation", "Flatlands"
- Music Box Opera: "Sky (Tears From Heaven)", "Lock Down"
- Kristy also has a solo career and has sung for Sleepthief, Balligomingo, Front Line Assembly, D:Fuse & Mike Hiratzka, and Rose Chronicles.
- Leigh Nash
- Poem: "Innocente"
- Chimera: "Run for It", "Orbit of Me"
- Music Box Opera: "Still Kill"
- Lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer.
- Leona Naess
- Chimera: "Returning"
- Music Box Opera: "Hammer"
- Leona is a British singer-songwriter of Swedish-Norwegian parentage
- Lisa Gerrard
- Karma: "Forgotten Worlds"
- Margaret Far
- Chimera: "Just a Dream"
- Matthew Sweet
- Poem: "Daylight"
- One part of The Thorns; also has a solo pop career.
- Mediæval Bæbes, The
- Poem: "Aria"
- Nuages Du Monde: "Sister Sojourn Ghost", "Extollere"
- A group of young women who sing Mediæval style songs in Latin, etc.
- Michael Logen
- Music Box Opera: "Days Turn Into Nights"
- Michael is an American pop/folk artist
- Nadina Zarifeh
- Music Box Opera: "Monarch", "Awakening"
- Nadina is a Canadian-Lebanese singer
- Nerina Pallot
- Chimera: "Truly"
- Nerina has three albums, Dear Frustrated Superstar, Fires and The Graduate.
- Rachel Fuller
- Chimera: "Touched"
- Rachel has worked with Pete Townshend (of The Who, who also provides guitars on Touched) and she uses orchestras in her music.
- Rani Kamal (aka Rani Kamalesvaran)
- Poem: "Underwater"
- Chimera: "Fallen"
- Rani has also worked with Conjure One (Rhys Fulber's project).
- Sarah McLachlan
- Karma: "Silence"
- Sarah is an internationally renowned Canadian singer and songwriter.
- Stef Lang
- Music Box Opera: "Consciousness Of Love", "Chrysalis Heart"
- Stef is a Canadian singer
- Sultana (aka Songul Akturk)
- Chimera: "Forever After"
- Sultana is a rapper from Turkey.
- Zoë Johnston
- Chimera: "Love"
- Nuages Du Monde: "The Way You Want It To Be"
- Zoë has previously worked with Bent, Faithless and Above & Beyond.
See also[edit]
- Fauxliage — a musical project made by members of the Canadian electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007.
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
References[edit]
- ^ Chimera : Delerium : Review : Rolling Stone
- ^ a b Rivaldo, Joey. "Delerium - Silence 2004". about.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Bauer, Henrik (August 14, 2005). "Bill Leeb > Noise Unit 2005 Interview". Mindphaser.com. Retrieved 2006-06-17.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Delerium". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Discographie Delerium - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Discografie Delerium". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Discographie Delerium". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ a b c "allmusic (( Delerium > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Delerium". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Delerium". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Delerium Irish discography". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 09-07-2010.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Delerium". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Delerium". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Discographie Delerium - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Chart Stats — search for: Delerium". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ Chart Log UK: D Zobbel.de
- ^ a b c d directed by William Morrison
External links[edit]
- Official Delerium page from Nettwerk.
- Delerium at Billboard.com
- Mindphaser.com Delerium, Front Line Assembly, Conjure One, Decree and side projects website.
- Interview w/Rhys Fulber @ Legends
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