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Best of Delerium
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Best of Delerium
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop
 
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Delerium was the perfect diamond chipped out of the blasted earth of Front Line Assembly. A collaboration between FLA's Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb, Delerium took them to the opposite pole of their prior industrial electroni...  more »

     
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All Artists: Delerium
Title: Best of Delerium
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Release Date: 12/8/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop
Styles: Ambient, Electronica, Indie & Lo-Fi, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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Delerium was the perfect diamond chipped out of the blasted earth of Front Line Assembly. A collaboration between FLA's Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb, Delerium took them to the opposite pole of their prior industrial electronic sound. Where FLA was a group that would just as soon sledgehammer Pachebel's "Canon in C," Delerium turns it into a dance number of ethereal seduction called "Paris." Drawing from their recordings for Nettwerk Records, this collection focuses on the seductive side of Delerium with chilled electro-dance rhythms and the bevy of ethereal girls they've used to front their project. Of course, Sarah McLachlan's "Silence," a yearning hymn for heaven, is here in it's original and a remixed version. "Silence" remains Delerium's greatest hit, but there are many equally compelling tracks including songs with Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer and early works featuring a little-known singer, Kristy Thirsk. It was Thirsk who established Delerium's penchant for gothic lyricism on "Flowers Become Screens." While their recent CD, Chimera, shows a slick tendency toward the middle of the road, this retrospective highlights Delerium's crafty merger of techno-dance grooves and diva-driven lyricism. --John Diliberto

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It really is the best...
Nathan Beauchamp | Oak Park, IL USA | 01/26/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Delerium is one of those bands that I've been listening to for what seems like forever. Their ambient/electronic/new age genre defying sound has carried them through the last two decades of excellent music and near constant (if not drastic) reinvention. From SEMANTIC SPACES to POEM and now THE BEST OF DELERIUM, they have shown themselves to be among the best at what they do, walking alongside other greats like DEAD CAN DANCE or ENIGMA.



Essentially a collection of previous songs, some remixes, and two new tracks, THE BEST OF DELERIUM is a more commercial offering that previous albums, but it is still a fresh, beautiful, and well constructed piece. Stand out tracks include "Paris," "Underwater" and the fantastic "Truly - Wise Buddah Radio Edit."



A great place to start a relationship with Delerium, THE BEST OF DELERIUM is a representative look at their long history of creating great music. A must have for any ambient music fan."