Spiritual Archives

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Spiritual Archives
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 12, 1991
Genre Electronic, ambient, worldbeat
Length60:39
Label Dossier
Producer Rhys Fulber, Bill Leeb
Delerium chronology
Stone Tower
(1991)
Spiritual Archives
(1991)
Euphoric
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Music From the Empty QuarterFavorable [2]

Spiritual Archives is the fifth studio album by Delerium, released on June 12, 1991, through Dossier.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb.

No.TitleLength
1."Drama"7:39
2."Rise Above"6:49
3."Aftermath"7:38
4."Ephemeral Passage"6:30
5."Barren Ground"7:32
6."Fathoms"6:22
7."Awakenings"10:43
8."Deceased"7:26
CD re-issue
No.TitleLength
9."Sermon"7:33

The re-issue on the Hypnotic label omits "Barren Ground" in the album's artwork, but it is included on the actual disc. The track "Rise Above" contains samples of the Armenian melody "Dle Yaman" played on the duduk. The track "Aftermath" (7:38) is different from the earlier track "Aftermath" (7:12) released on Stone Tower and was released under the title "Aftermath II" on the compilations Reflections II and Archives II .

Personnel

Delerium
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. Delerium Spiritual Archives at AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. Deadhead (February 1992). "Delerium Spiritual Archives". Music From the Empty Quarter. No. 4. Ilford: The Empty Quarter. ISSN   0964-542X. OCLC   1057117763.