Synæsthesia (Canadian band)
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Synæsthesia was a Canadian ambient band formed by industrial musicians Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber as a side project of their main band Front Line Assembly.<ref name="keyboardsynephemeral">Template:Cite journal</ref> Keyboard magazine writes: "Synæsthesia explores dark tribal ambient sounds, composers have a flair for cinematic electronica, and favor epic pieces that unfold slowly."<ref name="keyboardsynephemeral" />
History
Leeb and Fulber formed Synæsthesia in the 1990s and began recording together. Due to contractual entanglements they were at first not able to admit they were behind the music.<ref name="sputnikmusicsynaesthesia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Instead credits for their first two albums, Embody and Desideratum, went to "R. Deckard", an allusion to the main character in the film Blade Runner.<ref name="sputnikmusicsynaesthesia" /><ref>"Synæsthesia: Ephemeral". Industrial Reviews, review by Al Crawford (in Russian)</ref>
The identity of the musicians was revealed with the release of the third album, Ephemeral, crediting Leeb with the music and Fulber with programming.<ref name="sputnikmusicsynaesthesia" /><ref>"Synaesthesia (CA)". Sputnik.</ref> The album incorporates symphonic passages, traditional rhythms and nature sounds into menacing electronic sounds.<ref>"Ephemeral". AllMusic Review by Jim Brenholts</ref>
Synæsthesia uses samples from a number of musicians and from the film Fire in the Sky.
Desideratum
Desideratum is Synæsthesia's second album of ambient, industrial music, released October 17, 1995 by Cleopatra Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was produced by Leeb and Fulber. Its length is 139:15. It received a four of five star rating by AllMusic.<ref>AllMusic ratings link</ref>
Track listing
- Note: Disc 1 track 2 is labeled incorrectly as "Orion Nebulua". The correct title is "Orion Nebula"
Discography
- Embody (1995, Cleopatra, Zoth Ommog)
- Desideratum (1995, Hypnotic, Zoth Ommog)
- Ephemeral (1997, Hypnotic)
- Cryogenic Studios (1998, Cleopatra) – Compilation of songs from Front Line Assembly and related projects
- Cryogenic Studio, Vol. 2 (2000, Cleopatra) – Compilation of songs from Front Line Assembly and related projects
- The Collection (2001, Hypnotic) – Compilation of songs from the first two albums