In writing these sets of articles I like the bands with History, but I also like the bands that are forward thinking. I first chanced upon this band as they were an offshot band from the line up of Front Line Assembly, who were a electronic band from Canada(more on them later). I brought the first album in 1989 which was called 'faces forms and Illusions'. Radically different from FLA, the album was sort of like listening to a industrial version of Enigma. Where as FLA's output was harsh and electro driven, the Delerium sound was atmospheric and used keyboards to create themes and Moods. No more is this evident on tracks like 'Hidden Mask' which features Ofra Haza on vocals. One of those songs that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
They release a album every one to two years as an average and are quite prolific, Semantic Spaces from 1994 is one of their best releases as this almost becomes very dancy-orientated on top of the more atmopsheric stuff. Bill Leeb is the man behind the band. In 2000 they did achieve success with Sarah Mclachlan as 'Silence' became an Early trance classic. It was strange to see a band that had remained on the outside of the music scene , suddenly achieving success.
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