Delerium

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For the defunct British record label, see Delerium Records.
Not to be confused with Delirium or Delirium (band).
Delerium
Delerium founder Bill Leeb in 2016
Delerium founder Bill Leeb in 2016
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Years active1987 (1987)–present
Labels
Members
Past members

Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo 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". The band is known to feature female guest vocalists on their albums since their 1994 album Semantic Spaces.

Members and history

Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has been

Nuages du Monde
in 2006.

In contrast to Leeb and collaborators' other projects, Delerium has included several guest

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 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.

In addition to these two mainstays, related collaborations between Leeb and Fulber, Peterson, and/or Balch include

Pro-Tech, and Synæsthesia, among others. In addition, in 2007 Leeb and Fulber collaborated with Leigh Nash under the name Fauxliage. Rhys Fulber has also maintained a solo project Conjure One
since his temporary exit from Delerium.

Music

"Silence"
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The single "

DJs such as Tiësto and Airscape produced remixes of "Silence", which generated interest and gained considerable radio airplay for the original track, albeit most airplay was for the remixes.[2][3]

In 2003, Delerium embarked on their first tour, with vocals performed by

2004 Asian tsunami, where "Silence" was performed live for the first time with Sarah McLachlan. The song has been described as one of the greatest trance songs of all time.[2]

Awards

Delerium has received two

Juno Awards for Best Dance Recording: in 1998 for "Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)", and in 2000 for "Silence".[4]

Discography

Albums / EPs

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
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 "
Jacqui Hunt
) 		— — — — — — — — — — Karma
"
Duende
" 		— — — — — — — — — —
1999 "Silence" (featuring Sarah 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)" (featuring Leigh Nash) — 16 32 — 94 19 — 33 32 3 Poem
2002 "Underwater" (featuring Rani) — 46 56 — — 48 — — 33 9
2003 "After All" (featuring Jaël) — — — — — — — — 46 9 Chimera
"Run for It" (featuring Leigh Nash) — — — — — — — — — —
2004 "Truly" (featuring Nerina Pallot) — — — — — — — — 54 2
"Silence 2004" (featuring Sarah McLachlan) — — — — — 27 — — 38 1 The Best of
2007 "Angelicus" (featuring Isabel 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" (featuring Kreesha Turner) — — — — — — — — — 1 Remixed: The Definitive Collection
2012 "Monarch" (featuring Nadina) — — — — — — — — — 33 Music Box Opera
"Days Turn into Nights" (featuring Michael Logen) — — — — — — — — — 12
2013 "
Stef Lang
) 		— — — — — — — — — —
2015 "Glimmer" (featuring Emily Haines) — — — — — — — — — — Rarities & B-sides
2016 "
Ritual" (featuring Phildel
) 		— — — — — — — — — — Mythologie
2018 "Stay" (featuring
JES
) 		— — — — — — — — — —
2023 "Falling Back to You" (featuring Mimi Page) — — — — — — — — — — Signs
"—" indicates the single did not chart or was not released in given territory

Compilations

Online exclusive

  • "Above the Clouds" (2003), a download-only song featuring Shelley Harland available through
    online music stores

Music videos

  • "Flowers Become Screens" (1994)[15]
  • "Incantation" (1994)[15]
  • "Euphoria (Firefly)" (1997)[15]
  • "Duende" (1997)[15]
  • "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)
  • "Dust in Gravity (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)" (2009)
  • "Monarch" (2012)
  • "Days Turn into Nights" (2013)
  • "Chrysalis Heart" (2013)
  • "Glimmer" (2015)
  • "Stay" (2018)
  • "In the Deep" (2023)

Remixes

Third-party compilations that include Delerium

  • 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 stripped "Laras mix" 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").

See also

  • Fauxliage — a musical project made by members of the Canadian electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007.
  • List of ambient music artists
  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart

References

  1. ^ Chimera : Delerium : Review : Rolling Stone
  2. ^ a b Rivaldo, Joey. "Delerium - Silence 2004". about.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  3. ^ Bauer, Henrik (August 14, 2005). "Bill Leeb > Noise Unit 2005 Interview". Mindphaser.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-17.
  4. ^ "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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  8. ^ a b "allmusic (( Delerium > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  9. ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Delerium". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  10. ^ "Delerium Irish discography". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  11. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Delerium". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  12. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Delerium". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  13. ^ "The Official Charts Company — search for: Delerium". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. ^ Chart Log UK: D Archived November 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Zobbel.de
  15. ^ a b c d directed by William Morrison
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