Lesiëm was a German musical project created in 1999 by producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende. Their music combined elements of

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, as well as

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and other

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. It was frequently compared to

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,"''Illumination'' review on AllMusic"
''AllMusic''. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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, Shinnobu, and Amethystium. They released three studio albums and several singles before going inactive in 2005.

History

Lesiëm was created in Germany by producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende in 1999 as an eclectic combination of

s and

, combined with modern genres, especially

, and

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. The

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lyrics were written by Thomas Pflanz and sung by the all-male Carl Maria von Weber choir on the first two albums and the

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on the third. The project's first album, ''

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'', was released in January 2000 in Germany and 2002 in the United States, where it reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' New Age Albums chart."''Mystic Spirit Voices'' chart on Billboard"
''Billboard''. Retrieved 4 September 2016. Lesiëm's second album, ''

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'', came out in 2001 in Germany and 2003 in the United States, under the title ''Illumination'', ranking at No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' New Age albums chart. It included a collaboration with South African singer Lawrence Sihlabeni, on the track "Africa". Sihlabeni had also sung on "Indalo", from the first album. ''

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'', Lesiëm's third record (released as ''Auracle'' in the United States), came out in 2004."''Auracle'' review on AllMusic"
''AllMusic''. Retrieved 4 September 2016. It included the single "Caritas", which featured the Scottish singer

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. In 2005, Lesiëm released the songs "Morgain" and "Morgause" for a new version of ''Times'', both also collaborations with Reilly.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2000) (US, 2002) * ''

'' (2001) (US: ''Illumination'', 2003) * ''

'' (2003) (US: '' Auracle'', 2004)

Singles

* "Fundamentum" (2000) * "Indalo" (2000) * "Liberta" (2000) * "Africa" (2000) * "Navigator" (2001) * "Caritas" (2002)

Audiobooks

* ''Der steinige Weg'', Monopol Records, 21 October 2005

References