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Delerium | |
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 Delerium founder Bill Leeb in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1987 (1987)–present |
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Delerium is a Canadiannew-ageambientelectronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influentialindustrial music actFront Line Assembly.[1] Throughout the band's history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambienttrance, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence". The band is known to feature female guest vocalists on their albums since their 1994 albumSemantic Spaces.
Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has beenBill Leeb. Leeb was an early member of industrial music pioneersSkinny 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 withRhys 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 ofKarma, Fulber left to pursue other interests, and Leeb teamed up with producerChris Peterson to releasePoem. 2003, however, saw the reunion of Leeb and Fulber for the release ofChimera, followed byNuages du Monde in 2006.
In contrast to Leeb and collaborators' other projects, Delerium has included several guestvocalists since the release ofSemantic Spaces. These have included mostly women, such asKristy Thirsk (ofRose Chronicles),Sarah McLachlan,Leigh Nash (ofSixpence None the Richer), Elsieanne Caplette (of Elsiane),Lisa Gerrard (sampled only),Jaël (of Swiss bandLunik),Camille Henderson,Nerina Pallot,Emily Haines (ofMetric),Jacqui Hunt (ofSingle Gun Theory),Isabel Bayrakdarian andShelley Harland. Other than Leeb, only three males have contributed vocals to a Delerium album:Matthew Sweet ("Daylight", onPoem), Greg Froese ("Apparition", onNuages du Monde), and Michael Logen ("Days Turn into Nights", onMusic Box Opera); in addition, the notedgriotBaaba Maal was sampled ("Awakenings, on "Spiritual Archives").
TheMediæval 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.
In addition to these two mainstays, related collaborations between Leeb and Fulber, Peterson, and/or Balch includeEquinox,Intermix,Noise Unit,Pro-Tech, andSynæsthesia, among others. In addition, in 2007 Leeb and Fulber collaborated with Leigh Nash under the nameFauxliage. Rhys Fulber has also maintained a solo projectConjure One since his temporary exit from Delerium.
The single "Silence", featuring vocals bySarah McLachlan, reached number three on theUKmusic charts. In 2000, three years afterKarma was released, notableDJs such asTiësto andAirscape producedremixes of "Silence", which generated interest and gained considerable radioairplay for the original track, albeit most airplay was for the remixes.[2][3]
In 2003, Delerium embarked on their first tour, with vocals performed byKristy Thirsk and Shelley Harland. In January 2005, Delerium performed at theOne Worldbenefit concert inVancouver for the2004 Asian tsunami, where "Silence" was performed live for the first time withSarah McLachlan. The song has been described as one of the greatest trance songs of all time.[2]
Delerium has received twoJuno Awards for Best Dance Recording: in 1998 for "Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)", and in 2000 for "Silence".[4]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| AUS [5] | BEL (FL) [6] | BEL (WA) [7] | CAN [8] | GER [9] | IRE [10] | NOR [11] | NLD [12] | UK [13][14] | US Dance [8] | |||
| 1994 | "Flowers Become Screens" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Semantic Spaces |
| "Incantation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Euphoria (Firefly)"(featuringJacqui Hunt) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Karma |
| "Duende" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Silence"(featuringSarah McLachlan) | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 33 | 73 | — | |
| 2000 | "Heaven's Earth" | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 44 | 20 | |
| "Silence"(reissue) (featuring Sarah McLachlan) | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2001 | "Innocente (Falling in Love)"(featuringLeigh Nash) | — | 16 | 32 | — | 94 | 19 | — | 33 | 32 | 3 | Poem |
| 2002 | "Underwater"(featuring Rani) | — | 46 | 56 | — | — | 48 | — | — | 33 | 9 | |
| 2003 | "After All"(featuringJaël) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 9 | Chimera |
| "Run for It"(featuringLeigh Nash) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Truly"(featuringNerina Pallot) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 2 | |
| "Silence 2004"(featuring Sarah McLachlan) | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 38 | 1 | The Best of | |
| 2007 | "Angelicus"(featuringIsabel Bayrakdarian) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Nuages du Monde |
| "Lost and Found"(featuring Jaël) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 2008 | "Silence 2008"(featuring Sarah McLachlan) | — | 12 | 9 | — | 87 | — | — | 48 | 127 | — | Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan |
| 2009 | "Dust in Gravity"(featuringKreesha Turner) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Remixed: The Definitive Collection |
| 2012 | "Monarch"(featuring Nadina) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Music Box Opera |
| "Days Turn into Nights"(featuring Michael Logen) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| 2013 | "Chrysalis Heart"(featuringStef Lang) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Glimmer"(featuringEmily Haines) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rarities & B-sides |
| 2016 | "Ritual"(featuringPhildel) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mythologie |
| 2018 | "Stay"(featuringJES) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Falling Back to You"(featuringMimi Page) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Signs |
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