Conjure One

Biography

Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium.

History

After performing with Front Line Assembly at the 1996 Roskilde Festival, Fulber left the band to pursue a solo career. He set up a studio in Amsterdam; the influence of life there, and traveling to the Eastern Mediterranean, gave him the idea of an ethnic ambient project. Soon after, a debut album was announced, though Fulber's work as a producer and remixer eventually pushed its release to September 2002.
The resulting album, Conjure One, was a fusion of the electronic characteristics of Fulber's previous work—keyboard-based, with rhythmic dance beats—and the influences of Middle Eastern music, which inspired ambient melodies more reminiscent of Delerium.
A number of songs were more pop-oriented and featured guest vocalists, primarily Poe and Chemda, the latter singing entirely in Arabic. Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, Sinéad O'Connor and Jeff Martin of The Tea Party were also featured.
After returning to Front Line Assembly and Delerium, in 2005 Fulber released a second album entitled Extraordinary Ways×Extraordinary Ways30 August 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Endless Dream4:302Face the Music4:353Pilgrimage6:484One Word4:405I Believe6:086Beyond Being7:077Extraordinary Way4:418Dying Light6:459Forever Lost4:4610Into the Escape4:15. This album utilized much more contemporary sounds, including much greater prominence given to guitars and trip hop beats. Vocalists included Tiff Lacey, Poe (credited as "Jane"), Chemda, Joanna Stevens, and Fulber himself (covering a song by the punk band Buzzcocks).
In 2007, Sandra Cretu covered "Sleep" as a bonus track on her single "The Way I Am".
2012 saw Fulber sign to Dutch dance label, Armada Music, and work began on what became the Holoscenic album.

Albums

Conjure One (Nettwerk, 2002)
Extraordinary Ways (Nettwerk, 2005)
Exilarch (Nettwerk, 2010)
Holoscenic (Armada Music, 2015)
Innovation Zero (Black Hole Recordings, 2022)

Singles

"Redemption×Redemption2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Redemption (Max Graham's Dead Sea mix)10:482Redemption (album version)7:07" (featuring Chemda) Promo Only (2001)
"Sleep" (featuring Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo) (2002) – UK #42
"Tears from the Moon" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) (2003)
"Center of the Sun×Center of the SunJuly 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Center of the Sun (Pete Lorimer - 29 Palms remix (edit))3:572Center of the Sun (album version (edit))3:323Center of the Sun (Junkie XL remix)9:404Center of the Sun (Pete Lorimer - 29 Palms remix)9:055Center of the Sun (Solarstone's Chilled-Out remix)9:58" (featuring Poe) (2003)
"Extraordinary Way×Extraordinary Way3 October 2005 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Extraordinary Way (Antillas remix edit)3:482Extraordinary Way (Low End Specialists remix edit)4:203Extraordinary Way (Antillas remix)7:484Extraordinary Way (original mix)4:38" (featuring Poe) (2005)
"Face the Music×Face the Music16 May 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Face the Music (Kaskade club mix)7:282Face the Music (Redanka remix)8:133Face the Music (Reloaded mix by Jaded Alliance)7:224Face the Music (Kaskade club mix edit)3:405Face the Music (Erick Muise remix)7:03" (featuring Tiff Lacey) (2006)
"I Dream in Colour×I Dream in Colour29 July 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1I Dream in Colour (radio edit)4:192I Dream in Colour (Vegas Baby radio edit)3:473I Dream in Colour (Vegas Baby dub remix)7:074I Dream in Colour (Vegas Baby club remix)7:575I Dream in Colour (dub Chill remix)6:476Places That Don't Exist6:027I Dream in Colour (album version)6:33" (featuring Leah Randi) (2010)
"Like Ice×Like Ice12 April 2011 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Like Ice (Marcus Schossow extended remix)9:242Like Ice (album edit)4:383Like Ice (Rampue remix)6:594Like Ice (Chris B remix)6:245Like Ice (Marcus Schossow edit)4:236Like Ice (Sine Here remix)6:007Like Ice (Drop's Distorted Implant)5:36" (featuring Jaren Cerf) (2011)
"Under the Gun" (featuring Leigh Nash) (2013)
"Still Holding On×Still Holding On21 October 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Still Holding On (radio edit)3:422Still Holding On (Arisen Flame radio edit)3:563Still Holding On (Clinton Vansciver radio edit)2:394Still Holding On (original mix)5:375Still Holding On (Arisen Flame remix)7:036Still Holding On (Clinton Vansciver remix)6:18" (featuring Aruna) (2013)
"Ghost" (featuring Kristy Thirsk) (2016)
"Animals×Animals21 May 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Animals3:552Animals (extended mix)4:41" (featuring Jaren) (2021)
"Wolves at the Door" (featuring JEZA) (2022)
"Wheels Come Off×Wheels Come Off20 May 2022 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Wheels Come Off3:402Wheels Come Off (Stripped)4:14" (featuring JEZA) (2022)
"I Don't Want To Go There" (featuring Jaren) (2023)

Collaborations

Christian Burns – "Then There Were None" (from the album Simple Modern Answers) (2013)

Remixes

P.O.D. – "Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One Remix) (2001)
Alice Cooper – "I Never Cry" (Conjure One Remix) (2003)
Collide – "Tempted" (Conjure One Mix) (2004)
The Crüxshadows – "Dragonfly" (Conjure One Remix) (2005)
The Realm – "Lost in Space" (Conjure One Remix) (2014)
Mully and Shvman with Rily Shay – "Stranded" (Conjure One Remix) (2021)