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Conjure One is a Canadian
electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
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 in ...
, better known as a member of
Front Line Assembly Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. FLA has developed its own sound incorporating elements of electronic body music and electro-industrial. The band's members ...
and Delerium.


History

After performing with Front Line Assembly at the 1996
Roskilde Festival The Roskilde Festival is a Danish music festival held annually south of Roskilde. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in the Nordic countries. It was created in 1971 by two high school students and a promoter. In 1 ...
, 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
remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
er 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
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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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.
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,
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and
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of
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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 contemporary sounds, including much greater prominence given to guitars and
trip hop Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with "downtempo") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has been described as a psychedelic music, psychedelic fusion of hip hop music, hip hop ...
beats. Vocalists included Tiff Lacey,
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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,
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covered "Sleep" as a bonus track on her single " The Way I Am". 2012 saw Fulber sign to Dutch dance label,
Armada Music Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names: Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis. Signed a ...
, and work began on what became the ''
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'' album.


Discography


Albums

*''
Conjure One Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium. History After performing with Front Line Assembly at the 1996 Roskilde Festival, Fulber left the band to pu ...
'' (Nettwerk, 2002) *''
Extraordinary Ways ''Extraordinary Ways'' is an album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One. Released in August 2005, it was the second album for the project headed by Rhys Fulber. Release and promotion The album has been released with the Copy Control ...
'' (Nettwerk, 2005) *'' Exilarch'' (Nettwerk, 2010) *''
Holoscenic ''Holoscenic'' is the fourth studio album released by Canadian producer Rhys Fulber as Conjure One, the first album for Armada Music. The album was initially released as a worldwide digital download on November 20, 2015. Overview The album had t ...
'' (Armada Music, 2015) *''Innovation Zero'' (Black Hole Recordings, 2022)


Singles

*"Redemption" (featuring Chemda) Promo Only (2001) *"Sleep" (featuring
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) (2002) – UK #42 *" Tears from the Moon" (featuring
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) (2003) *"Center of the Sun" (featuring
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) (2003) *"Extraordinary Way" (featuring Poe) (2005) *"Face the Music" (featuring Tiff Lacey) (2006) *"I Dream in Colour" (featuring
Leah Randi __NOTOC__ Leah Rose Randi is an American bass player and vocalist. She has recorded or performed live with bands including Abandoned Pools, Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost, Delerium, Conjure One and Pink. Background Born Leah Rose Randi on Se ...
) (2010) *"Like Ice" (featuring
Jaren Cerf Jaren Cerf (born September 22, 1983) is an American recording artist and songwriter most recognized for her work in the trance music with artists like Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, and Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren. She has co-written songs for Canad ...
) (2011) *"Under the Gun" (featuring Leigh Nash) (2013) *"Still Holding On" (featuring Aruna) (2013) *"Ghost" (featuring
Kristy Thirsk Kristy Thirsk is a platinum-selling Canadian singer-songwriter best known for her work with Delerium. Rose Chronicles She was the singer and a co-writer for the band Rose Chronicles, which was signed to Nettwerk in the 1990s. Rose Chronicles re ...
) (2016) *"Animals" (featuring
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) (2021) *"Wolves at the Door" (featuring JEZA) (2022) *"Wheels Come Off" (featuring JEZA) (2022) *"I Don't Want To Go There" (featuring
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) (2023)


Collaborations

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Christian Burns Christian Anthony Burns (born 18 January 1974) is an English singer. He is the son of Tony Burns of The Signs, a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s. Career Burns was a member of the popular British band BBMak, ...
– "Then There Were None" (from the album
Simple Modern Answers ''Simple Modern Answers'' is the first solo album by BBMak member Christian Burns, released on 25 October 2013. It features collaborations with electronic musicians such as Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1 ...
) (2013)


Remixes

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– " Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One Remix) (2001) *
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– "
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" (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)


See also

* List of ambient music artists


References


External links

*
Conjure One
at Nettwerk Records
Mind Phaser
Front Line Assembly * {{Authority control Canadian electronic music groups Canadian dance music groups Musical groups from Vancouver Musical groups established in 1997 1997 establishments in British Columbia Trip hop groups Canadian ambient music groups Canadian pop music groups Nettwerk Music Group artists Armada Music artists