Nuages du Monde
 | By Delerium Nettwerk Records, 2006, Audio CD Customer Rating: 37 reviews Recommend |
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There aren't a lot of musicians who actually start a trend, but as Delerium, Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb can take credit for the ethereal-girl genre of dream-pop electronica. From early releases like Karma, which included singer Sarah McLachlan, they've specialized in a mixture of lush, almost romantic electronica coupled with female singers that tend toward the ecstatic. Their latest album, Nuages du Monde, is no exception. Fulber and Leeb bring in a host of singers, from the operatic soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian to Punjabi Bollywood singer Kiran Ahluwalia. Also on board are old favorites the Mediæval Bæbes, whose "Blow Northern Wind" is sampled and adapted with new vocals on "Extoller." Kristy Thrisk, who goes back to the earliest vocal works of Delerium on Semantic Spaces, returns, joined by Kirsty Hawkshaw — a singer who's already been a favorite foil for artists like BT, Orbital, and DJ Tiësto. Along with Jael's "Lost and Found," Hawkshaw's "Fleeting Instant" is among the most likely pop singles from the disc. Like their previous album, Chimera, Nuages du Monde ("Clouds of the World") flirts dangerously with soporifically shlocky arrangements, but they've pulled back considerably, thickening the beats and trading synth strings for real on many tracks. The tribal "Sister Sojourn Ghost," the Bæbes' second appearance on the disc, is one of the few tracks that play with the formula, as an uncharacteristically primal chant from the Bæbes treads a dark, percussive groove. A bit more of that would have lifted Nuages du Monde beyond what seems to be a business-as-usual approach by Delerium. — John Diliberto
- Angelicus
- Extollere
- The Way You Want It to Be
- Indoctrination
- Self-Saboteur
- Tectonic Shift
- Lumenis
- Fleeting Instant
- Sister Sojourn Ghost
- Lost and Found
- Apparition
Title: Nuages du Monde
Sales Rank: 7195 in Music
Artist: Delerium
Label: Nettwerk Records, 2006-10-03, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches, 0.2 pounds
- Best Delerium album since Poem
- This album is my second favorite by Delerium, topped only by Poem. It is hugely listenable. After a stressful day at work, this CD has become a favorite to relax to. I'm not particularly fanatical about Delerium. I don't have especially strong ties to any one Delerium style, or album(s), but this is one of my favorites. More reviews
- dream pop electronica
- A longtime Delerium and Enigma fan since their first albums.
Each repeat listen brings up something new that I hadn't heard before and I feel as if I'm hearing a slightly different album every time.
Richly layered, Nuages du Monde, is in some ways a new level of sophistication. The first four cuts have become my favorites.
Definitely worth a listen… More reviews
- Great CD...and service!
- this CD is amazing to begin with, plus I got it for a good price and it came fast and in good condition. couldn't be happier!… More reviews
- Clasic Delerium
- The group Delerium have matched their usuall high standard with this celtic middle eastern sound with a bulgarian folk feel blended in most original and very satisfying. More reviews
- Delrium just simply amazes me with their music
- I bought this CD. And it is very good. I like all the different things delerium has put out. This time around I am glad that they went back to the roots. I would highly recommend Delerium's music to everyone. More reviews
