Dream Pop. People don’t much know about this genre of pop. Much less who Delerium is. Ask Sarah McLaughlin.
I began listening to the Canadian band, Delerium, about a year ago. A band that first started as a side-project, now has flourished into a full-fledged band with an assortment of musicians, vocalists and a whole of audio effects very tastefully packaged together.
Whether you listen to the Gregorian chants in ‘Silence’ or the African tribal sounds in ‘Myth’, Delirium’s music, seeks to take you into another world, which is part-fantasia and part-spiritual.
Their career spanning about 13 albums, has produced, in my opinion, ground-breaking music that I have ever listened to, of which, Chimera, Karma & Poem are my favorites.
An interesting aspect of Delerium is that they constantly look for ‘fresh voices’. In the selection process, they look for voices that adequately convey a sense of ‘dreaminess’ in their recording. Most vocalists write their own lyrics and then proceed to put music to lyrics, like it’s their own baby, so to speak.
They consistently travel and perform throughout the world and that is another feature that makes this band stand out, the fact that their ‘live’ performances rival that of theirs in the studio.
Get your hands on one of their CDs and you’ll get your money’s worth. Without a doubt. At the least, you’ll wear the CD, if not look for more.
