Conjure One (album)

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Conjure One
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2002 (2002-09-17) [1]
Recorded1997–2001
StudioWarehouse Studios, Vancouver  ·Armoury Studios, Vancouver · Poe's house, Los Angeles  ·Stanford Street Studios, Santa Monica  ·Capitol Studios, Los Angeles ·The Farm, Dublin  ·Mushroom Studios, Vancouver ·Westlake Audio, Los Angeles ·Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver ·The Computer Hell Cabin, Amsterdam  ·The Dairy, London
Genre Worldbeat, electronica, ambient
Length54:37
Label Nettwerk
Producer Rhys Fulber
Conjure One chronology
Conjure One
(2002)
Extraordinary Ways
(2005)
Singles from Conjure One
  1. "Redemption"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Sleep"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Tears from the Moon"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Center of the Sun"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chain D.L.K.Favorable [3]
Exclaim! Favorable [4]

Conjure One is the self-titled debut album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One, headed by Rhys Fulber. It was released on September 17, 2002 through Nettwerk. [1]

Contents

Background

Being a long-time collaborator of Canadian musician Bill Leeb in the bands Front Line Assembly and Delerium, Fulber had a worldwide hit with the single "Silence" in 1999 with the latter. According to their own figures, Nettwerk sold 1 million copies of the album Karma from which the single was taken. Backed by the success, Fulber decided to release solo material. "Once you have a big song, people listen to what you have to say," he said to Billboard and expressed satisfaction with the label's backing: "Nettwerk was very supportive and has been very patient with me." [5]

Production

Due to other production and remixing responsibilities it took Fulber three years to finish the album. About his approach to writing the album he said, "I like the concept of pop music. It's more challenging to write songs than to write ambient music." [5]

Release

The song "Center of the Sun" is featured in the 2003 American superhero film X2 . [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Damascus" Rhys Fulber, Chemda Khalili 2:02
2."Center of the Sun"Fulber, Poe 5:00
3."Tears from the Moon" Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg, Kyoko Baertsoen4:17
4."Tidal Pool"Fulber6:50
5."Manic Star"Fulber, Steinberg, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo 5:23
6."Redemption"Fulber, Khalili6:59
7."Years"Fulber, Chris Elliott6:21
8."Make a Wish"Fulber, Poe4:32
9."Pandora"Fulber5:02
10."Sleep"Steinberg, Nowels, D'Ubaldo5:00
11."Premonition (Reprise)"Fulber, Elliott3:02
Canadian single and two CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Sleep (Serenity Remix)"5:34
13."Premonition"5:44
Canadian and US two CD edition CD 2 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Tears from the Moon (Hybrid Twisted on the Terrace Mix)"9:51
2."Redemption (Max Graham Dead Sea Mix)"11:14
3."Sleep (Ian Van Dahl Mix)"8:06
4."Tears from the Moon (Robbie Rivera Mix)"5:44
European two CD edition CD 2 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Tears from the Moon (Hybrid Twisted on the Terrace Mix)"9:51
2."Redemption (Max Graham Dead Sea Mix)"11:14
3."Sleep (Ian Van Dahl Mix)"8:06
4."Tears from the Moon (Tiësto in Search of Sunrise Remix)"8:13
5."Sleep (Solarstone Afterhours Mix)"6:52

Personnel

Charts

Singles

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