Volume One of Delerium's Archives series includes selections from four early albums: Faces, Forms & Illusions; Morpheus; Syrophenikan; and Stone Tower. Fans will obviously be familiar with this material already, but it's nevertheless an uncovering of the band's interesting, often eerie roots. The first two albums are disquietingly spare, often relying on minimal percussion and echoing soundscapes to get their point across. Standouts include "Fragments of Fear," and the comparably upbeat, light industrial thud of "Sword." 1991's Syrophenikan vacillates between spooky navel-gazing (the Coil-ish "Shroud"), and synth-heavy, mid-tempo experimentation ("Of the Tribe"), while Archives, Vol. 1 closes with the cathedrals-collapsing-in-slow-motion dirges of Stone Tower. Highly recommended for Delerium completists.

Label:      Nettwerk – 0 6700 30226 2 0

Format:     2 x CD, Compilation

Country:    Canada

Released:   2001

Genre:      Electronic

Style:      Tribal, Ambient

FACTORY SEALED

PLEASE NOTE SLIGHT MARK ON SPINE, DOES NOT AFFECT BOOKLET OR TRAY CARD

TRACKLIST:

Faces, Forms and Illusions 1988     

1-1         Monuments Of Deceit 4:16

1-2         Inside The Chamber      6:17

1-3         Sword 4:11

1-4         New Dawn    4:52

1-5         Siege Of Atrocity 7:43

Morpheus 1989     

1-6         Morpheus    4:53

1-7         Faith 4:42

1-8         Temple Of Light   5:35

1-9         Somnolent   4:32

1-10        Allurance   4:17

1-11        Fragments Of Fear 3:54

1-12        Symbolism   6:40

Syrophenikan 1991 

2-1         Embodying   5:03

2-2         Shroud      4:44

2-3         Of The Tribe      5:09

2-4         Mythos      6:18

2-5         Prophecy    5:16

Stone Tower 1992  

2-6         Bleeding    7:59

2-7         Tundra      8:55

2-8         Sphere      5:52

2-9         Embryo      4:18