Conjure One

Conjure One
Rhys Fulber with Conjure One at the Nocturnal Culture Night festival in Germany, 2015
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Electronic ambient trip hop pop
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Nettwerk
Associated acts	Front Line Assembly Delerium
Website	Conjure One Official site
Members	Rhys Fulber

Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber,^[1] better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium.

History

Fulber left Front Line Assembly in early 1997, in pursuit of a solo career. Soon after, a debut album was announced, though Fulber's work as a producer and remixer eventually pushed its release to September 2002.

The self-titled album was a fusion of the electronic characteristics of Fulber's previous work—keyboard-based, with rhythmic dance beats—and the influences of Middle Eastern music, which inspired ambient melodies more reminiscent of Delerium.

A number of songs were more pop-oriented and featured guest vocalists, primarily Poe and Chemda, the latter singing entirely in Arabic. Sinéad O'Connor and Jeff Martin of The Tea Party were also featured.

After returning to Front Line Assembly and Delerium, in 2005 Fulber released a second album entitled Extraordinary Ways. This album utilized much more contemporary sounds, including much greater prominence given to guitars and trip hop-like beats. Vocalists included Tiff Lacey, Poe (credited as "Jane"), Chemda, Joanna Stevens, and even Fulber himself (covering a song by the punk band Buzzcocks).

In 2007, Germany's biggest selling female pop star of the 80s Sandra Cretu covered "Sleep" as a bonus track on her single "The Way I Am".

The album Reasons to Disturb is attributed to Conjure One, but Fulber has denied involvement in its production. Although it contains a few newer Conjure One songs and remixes, the songs are actually renamed versions of songs by Poe, Balligomingo, and Fauxliage, among others.

Discography

Albums

• Conjure One (Nettwerk, 2002)
• Extraordinary Ways (Nettwerk, 2005)
• Exilarch (Nettwerk, 2010)
• Holoscenic (Armada Music, 2015)

Singles

• "Redemption" (featuring Chemda) Promo Only (2001)
• "Sleep" (featuring Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo) (2002) - UK #42^[1]
• "Tears from the Moon" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) (2003)
• "Center of the Sun" (featuring Poe) (2003)
• "Extraordinary Way" (featuring Poe) (2005)
• "Face the Music" (featuring Tiff Lacey) (2006)
• "I Dream in Colour" (2010)
• "Like Ice" (featuring Jaren Cerf) (2011)
• "Under the Gun" (featuring Leigh Nash) (2013)
• "Still Holding On" (featuring Aruna) (2013)

Collaborations

• Christian Burns - "Then There Were None" (from the album Simple Modern Answers) (2013)

Remixes

• P.O.D. – "Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One Remix) (2001)
• Alice Cooper – "I Never Cry" (Conjure One Remix) (2003)
• Collide – "Tempted" (Conjure One Mix) (2004)
• The Crüxshadows – "Dragonfly" (Conjure One Remix) (2005)
• The Realm – "Lost in Space" (Conjure One Remix) (2014)

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 117. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

• Official site
• Official Nettwerk page
• Myspace page
• Mindphaser.com Front Line Assembly and associated projects, including Conjure One
• Interview w/Rhys Fulber @ Legends