DELERIUM 

"Chimera"
(2003)

Love (featuring Zoe Johnston)
After All (featuring Jael)
Just A Dream (featuring Margaret Far)
Truly (featuring Nerina Pallot)
Serenity
Touched (featuring Rachel Fuller)
Forever After (featuring Sultana)
Fallen (featuring Rani)
Orbit of me (featuring Leigh Nash)
Magic (featuring Julee Cruise)
Eternal Odyssey
Returning (featuring Kirsty Thirsk)

Bonus disc:
Stopwatch Hearts (featuring Emily Haines)
After All (Satoshi Tomilie remix) (featuring Jael)
Underwater (Rank 1 remix) (featuring Rani)

Videos:
Silence (featuring Sarah McLachlan)
Flowers Become Screens (featuring Kristy Thirsk)
Aria (featuring Medioeval Boebes)

Delerium’s Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb lighten up their sound on "Chimera", as the darker fixations of early records like Morpheus retreat yet further into the background. After Sarah McLachlan’s lovely turn on the single "Silence", and the massive success of 1997’s Karma, the duo have dutifully embraced their winning combination of ethereal female vocalists and ambient dance-pop. On Chimera, the formula yields a few worthy singles, such as the limber and catchy "Love" and "Run For It" (featuring Sixpence None The Richer’s Leigh Nash). And while the record too often settles for disposable, bland pop ("Touched" and "Magic", for instance), it also delivers potent hooks and moments of inspiration that will keep the band’s fan base happy.

(c) Matthew Cooke