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Poem [Limited Edition]

~ Delerium
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (9 Jul 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Limited Edition
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • ASIN: B00005JCDZ
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 119,595 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Innocente (Featuring Leigh Nash)
2. Nature's Kingdom (Featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
3. Daylight (Featuring Matthew Sweet)
4. Underwater (Featuring Rani Kamal)
5. Fallen Icons (Featuring Jennifer Mclaren)
6. Aria (Featuring The Mediaeval Babes)
7. Myth (Featuring Joanna Stevens)
8. Inner Sanctum (Featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
9. A Poem For Byzantium (Featuring Joanna Stevens)
10. Amongst The Ruins
11. Silence (Featuring Sarah McLachlan)

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
The duo behind Poem, Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber, have been perfecting their Enigma-esque form of pseudospiritual, vaguely gothic dance-pop since they began collaborating in the mid-1980s. Whether working as Delerium, or under their better-known name Front Line Assembly (among others), their music, which is airy and laden with reverb, usually features guest contributions from a rolling ensemble of female vocalists. Occasionally, the formula yields a worthy hit, like "Silence," the twosome's transcendent collaboration with Sarah McLachlan on previous album, Karma (1997). On this effort, a guest turn from Matthew Sweet livens up "Daylight," and The Mediaeval Baebes (fronted by ex-Miranda Sex Garden vocalist Katharine Blake) lend their silky pipes to the lovely "Aria". Too often, however, the unvarying tempos, synthesiser washes and predictable minor chord progressions become numbingly repetitive, only sporadically coming together to create something distinctive. Diehards of the genre will enjoy it but others may be better advised to check out the band's earlier work or to explore the similar but often more inventive music of bands like Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil and Vas. --Matthew Cooke

CD Description
Eleventh album of chilled trance from Delerium (sic), aka Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of cult electro-industrial outfit Front Line Assembly. Similar in style to Enigma, with lush orchestration and gothic chants. Features vocals by Matthew Sweet, Mediaeval Baebe Katharine Blake, Opus III's Kirsty Hawkshaw, and Sarah MacLachlan on their signature tune 'Silence'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you never find me, at least I found you!, 16 Jul 2002
By R. Wallace "DrK" (London) - See all my reviews
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And it is so true! Some of life's best secrets, remain secret, unless a few of us are lucky enough to find them. This CD is one such example of one of life's undiscovered gems! CD1 of this album is nothing short of a pure romantic's classic! It is worth the price for the lyrics alone! They are inspiring to the extreme! They touch, tease and caress every angle of love, passion and loss. Check out track 7......."im living in your dreams, I'm where you cannot be, i'm way out of your reach, i'm where you cannot see. Is it you, or is it me?" (been there?) Now add some of the most talented "dance" and "chilled" female vocalists of the last decade (Kirsty Hawkshaw of "BT" fame, Jennifer Mc Laren, Leigh Nash), mix superb production (I mean superb - the arrangements here would make Madonna weep!), and a little superlative song writing by Bill Leeb, and you have a CD written only because they had to write it, simple as that! The opening track "Innocente" is one of the few songs I know that is totally lyrical, yet the music and lyrics go to bed with each other in sublime fashion! Other highlights include the sheer passion of "Myth" (check out the amazing trumpet chorus line)and "a poem for byzantium" - a true love song in every sense of the word! POEM will not be to everyone's taste (Oasis fans forget it), but I challenge ANY reviewer who claims to like the new so fashionable "chilled" scene, and who can appreciate superb and diversified female lyrics without a hint of "folk", to buy this album. In a sense it is like true love.......once sampled, you will never forget it! An undiscivered masterpiece swimming high in a sea of medeoicre compilations (if you have never loved, this CD may just inspire you!). Brilliant.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wall of sound, 10 Mar 2002
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First heard Silence on a compilation album and was interested enough to buy Poem without any hesitation. Poem is brilliant especially through a good set of headphones. Its a wall of sound that you'll play again and again....and I have.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful listen, 6 Nov 2001
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Not been listening to Delerium long, first became interested in them when they released Silence as a trance /dance amthem here in the UK. This CD is absolutely incredible, the songs take you to so many different levels, the music is rich and vibrant, and the vocals are purely angelic. A must for chill-out sessions, uplifting gurus and easy-listening bods
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blessed with beauty
A stunning album and amazing looking album sounds good.Starting with the calming beauty of innocente which is moving song. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2004 by Jamie E. I. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars soooooo good
It's so good you'll want to pull off your head and put it inside your CD player just to get closer to the music. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work
Bill Leeb (Delerium) has done a great job. The songs are incredible...each one is multiple layered with sounds and voices and instruments. Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2001

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