Customer Reviews

Ephemeral

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Synaesthesia is yet another side-project by the guys who brought us Delerium and Frontline Assembly: Fulber/Peterson/and, of course, Bill Leeb. When I found this album used I was actually very shocked for Ephemeral is apparently a difficult CD to find. So, like any Delerium fan, I snatched it up and bought it. When I first listened to it, however, I thought to myself: 'What a wasteland of buried treasure'. This is a lot like early Delerium with its dark layers of ambience and touches of light industrial, but it also leans towards a subtle tribal version of Intermix (aka, Future Primitives). The songs are very long (ranging from 8 to 10 minutes) but you'll hardly take notice as the time passes you by for the songs are filled with mesmerizing bliss... in a chilling sort of way. I would honestly recommend that you buy this simply because of "Intelligence Dream" and "Naked Sun", which has more of an uptempo progressive drumbeat that reminds me a lot of something you'd hear on Semantic Spaces, which actually came out before this.

If you can somehow get your hands on a copy of Synaesthesia's Ephemeral than I recommend that you do... It's definitely worth the search.

I have to say Ephemeral is definitely the best of the Synaesthesia side project, though honestly I think the whole side project was great. I have to rate Ephemeral as pretty much equal to the Intermix - Future Primitives album as the best work by Leeb, Fulber, and Peterson in their industrial mode. If you're looking for something a little "darker" than these, try their Delerium releases Morpheus, and Spheres. If you can find them that is. Of course, you can try the whole catalog of Fulber & Leeb work in Front Line Assembly, Delerium, Intermix, Synaesthesia, Equinox, Pro-Tech, and I think a few others I'm missing. They should qualify as the most prolific artists of the last 20 years.

This is one hard to find CD, finally I brought this album through an Amazon.com marketplace seller. And I am glad I did. This album is one of the best releases by Leeb & Peterson. As a long time fan of early Delerium, this album reminded me of Delerium's 'Semantic Spaces and 'Stone Tower' releases with its lite industrial beats and ambient sometimes dark synths mixed with tribal and natural sounds. There are 7 songs on this CD and all songs range from 8 mins to 11 mins in length, so the listener has time to take in each song and enjoy the sounds and the journey each separate song takes you down. Tracks 1 to 6 are remastered songs from other Synaesthesia CD's. Track 7 'Descartes' is a rare find a B-Side and is well worth the listen. I am very happy with this CD and its a wonderful journey into the inner sanctum of the mind and dreamscape.

While fans of the band Delerium can rightly complain that it has lost much of its appeal by losing much of the instrumentalism found in its earlier works, rest assured that Synaesthesia recaptures much of this earlier imagination and builds upon it to such an extent that it is arguably better than early Delerium - although Ephemeral is a pure instrumental piece. All seven tracks on Ephemeral flow seemlessly together - and track three, Intelligence Dream, serves as the climax of the work by introducing a seemingly old New Order-ish bit of brilliance at around 4:20. It is unfortunate that at the time of this writing Amazon does not have any track samples, but these can be found elsewhere on the internet. While "delerium" can be defined as a temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating consciousness, "synaesthesia" can be defined as the neurological mixing of the senses - it can be argued that one would prefer enhanced abilities in one of the senses than diminishing returns in all of the senses. Highly recommended.

this is probably the best complete Syn album to date! i picked it up while i was in Hong Kong(along with other sides.) and found myself in love with Syn all over again! their sound on this album is more refined than ever before and just doesn't stop as it flows through the entire album. abit slower in beats and rythmns, yet any of you that have heard and like "WILL" or old Syn/Delerium will be able to appreciate it for what it is...a beautiful album!

I bought this album and it is incredible!! the sound the rithym the ambiance that it creates wow!!! You have to buy this , you won't regreted I know it is hard to find but my god it's worth'it .In other words ""BUY IT!!!!!""

I have been listening to this project since 2000 and enjoy the music immensely. If you like tribal, or tribal fusion this is for you.

Download this to your iPod, turn out the lights, turn up the tunes (and your imagination) close your eyes and prepare to be transported to some faraway exotic, tropical and decidedly alien landscapes.

I'm taken to another world entirely where I find myself exploring grand underground crystal cathedrals, on lumbering safaris across barren plains, trekking through dark underbrush and sparkling sanctuaries, before coming to a halt before a massive glowing descending sun at world's end.

Hauntingly Beautiful.

This is probably the best industrial trance I've heard, definately comparable to Intermix Phaze Two. It should be considered a classic. For whatever reason they took it out of print. People are clamoring for it. Bring it back!

Some lovely tracks on there!

Sorry Silt for making you buy that and not getting in touch with you, man. But i found another copy. (incredibly rare to find, by the way)

I just found Intermix: Future Primitives. Another Bill Leeb and Rhys Fuler cd. If anyones likes Synaesethia, Delerium... you'll like this!