Conjure One (album)

Conjure One is the self-titled debut album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One, headed by Rhys Fulber. It was released on September 17, 2002, through Nettwerk.

Background

Being a long-time collaborator of Canadian musician Bill Leeb in the bands Front Line Assembly and Delerium, Fulber had a worldwide hit with the single "Silence" in 1999 with the latter. According to their own figures, Nettwerk sold 1 million copies of the album Karma from which the single was taken. Backed by the success, Fulber decided to release solo material. "Once you have a big song, people listen to what you have to say," he said to Billboard and expressed satisfaction with the label's backing: "Nettwerk was very supportive and has been very patient with me."

Production

Due to other production and remixing responsibilities it took Fulber three years to finish the album. About his approach to writing the album he said, "I like the concept of pop music. It's more challenging to write songs than to write ambient music."

Release

The song "Center of the Sun" is featured in the 2003 American superhero film X2. The song "Sleep" was sampled by Clams Casino (musician) and used in the A$AP Rocky track "Demons".

Track listing

Personnel

Conjure One

• Rhys Fulber – programming, production

Additional musicians

• Chemda – vocals (1, 4, 6), sampled vocals (7)
• Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboard (1, 3)
• Poe – vocals (2, 8), recording (2, 8)
• Junkie XL – additional programming (2, 5, 8, 10), additional production (4, 10), mixing (4, 6, 10), additional keyboard (4), recording (8), guitar (8)
• Jeff Martin – acoustic guitar (2, 9), esraj (6), bowed guitar (6), vocals (11)
• Sinéad O'Connor – vocals (3)
• Rick Nowels – keyboard (3), chamberlin (3), acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (3), production (3)
• Ralph Morrison – violin (3)
• Carmen Rizzo – mixing (1, 5, 7–9), additional programming (3, 5, 7, 9), digital editing
• Tim Pierce – additional guitar (3)
• Curt Bisquera – additional percussion (3)
• Ashwin Sood – live drums (4–6), live percussion (4, 6, 9)
• Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo – vocals (5, 10)
• Chris Elliott – string arrangement (5, 7, 9–11), grand piano (5, 8–11), piano (7), conducting
• Joanna Stevens – additional vocals (5, 11)
• Mel Garside – additional vocals (9)
• Sean Ashby – steel guitar (10)
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – strings performance

Technical personnel

• Mike Plotnikoff – recording (1, 2, 4–6, 8–11), mixing (11)
• Greg Reely – mixing (2)
• Brian Reeves – mixing (3)
• Randy Wine – recording (3)
• Chris Garcia – recording (3)
• Blair Calibaba – recording (4–6, 8, 9)
• Mike Landolt – recording (5, 10)
• Graeme Stewart – recording (9)
• Paul Silveira – digital editing
• Greg Collins – digital editing
• Alex Aligizakis – digital editing
• Zack Blackstone – assistant engineering
• Charlie Thiebaud – assistant engineering
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Olaf Heine – photography
• John Rummen – sleeve design
• Mike Goldwater – front cover photo

Charts

Singles

Sleep

Tears from the Moon

Center of the Sun

References