Conjure One is a Canadian

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project, headed by

Rhys Fulber Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One. Biography Rhys Fulber was born ...

, better known as a member of

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and

Delerium Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed ...

History

After performing with Front Line Assembly at the 1996

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, Fulber left the band to pursue a solo career. He set up a studio in Amsterdam; the influence of life there, and traveling to the Eastern Mediterranean, gave him the idea of an ethnic ambient project. Soon after, a debut album was announced, though Fulber's work as a producer and

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er eventually pushed its release to September 2002. The

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album was a fusion of the electronic characteristics of Fulber's previous work—keyboard-based, with rhythmic dance beats—and the influences of

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, which inspired

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melodies more reminiscent of Delerium. A number of songs were more pop-oriented and featured guest vocalists, primarily

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and Chemda, the latter singing entirely in

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. Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo,

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and

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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

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sounds, including much greater prominence given to guitars and

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beats. Vocalists included

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(credited as "Jane"), Chemda, Joanna Stevens,, and Fulber himself ( covering a song by the punk band

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). In 2007, Sandra Cretu covered "Sleep" as a bonus track on her single " The Way I Am". 2012 saw Fulber sign to Dutch dance label,

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, and work began on what became the '' Holoscenic'' album.

Discography

Albums

*'' Conjure One'' (Nettwerk, 2002) *'' Extraordinary Ways'' (Nettwerk, 2005) *''

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'' (Nettwerk, 2010) *'' Holoscenic'' (Armada Music, 2015) *''Innovation Zero'' (Black Hole Recordings, 2022)

Singles

*"Redemption" (featuring Chemda) Promo Only (2001) *"Sleep" (featuring Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo) (2002) – UK #42 *"

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" (featuring

) (2003) *"Center of the Sun" (featuring

) (2003) *"Extraordinary Way" (featuring Poe) (2005) *"Face the Music" (featuring

) (2006) *"I Dream in Colour" (featuring

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) (2010) *"Like Ice" (featuring Jaren Cerf) (2011) *"Under the Gun" (featuring Leigh Nash) (2013) *"Still Holding On" (featuring Aruna) (2013) *"Ghost" (featuring

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) (2016) *"Animals" (featuring

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) (2021) *"Wolves at the Door" (featuring JEZA) (2022) *"Wheels Come Off" (featuring JEZA) (2022)

Collaborations

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– "Then There Were None" (from the album

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) (2013)

Remixes

* P.O.D. – "

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" (Conjure One Remix) (2001) *

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– " 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) * Mully and Shvman with Rily Shay – "Stranded" (Conjure One Remix) (2021)

References

External links

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Nettwerk Records Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk Management, and Nettwerk One Publishing. Established in 1984, the Vancouver-based company was created by Nettwerk principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record ...

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