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Product Description The lush ambience of the band's music is complimented this time around by guest vocalists including Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None the Richer" on the first single, "Innocente," Matthew Sweet, Kirsty Hawkshaw (Opus 3) and the Mediaeval Baebes. Also includes a bonus disc featuring "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan and "Flowers Become Screens." Amazon.com B IEW: Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have been perfecting their -esque form of pseudospirtual, vaguely gothic dance pop since they began collaborating in the mid-1980s. Whether working as Delerium, or under their better-known name (among others), their music, which is airy and laden with reverb, usually features guest contributions from a rolling ensemble of female vocalists. Occasionally, the formula yields a worthy hit, like "Silence," the twosome's transcendent collaboration with on Karma (1997). On this effort, a guest turn from livens up "Daylight," and (fronted by ex- vocalist Katharine Blake) lend their silky pipes to the lovely "Aria." Too often, however, the unvarying tempos, synthesizer washes, and predictable minor chord progressions become numbingly repetitive, only sporadically coming together to create something distinctive. Diehards of the genre will enjoy it, but others may be better advised to check out the band's earlier work or to explore the similar but often more inventive music of bands like , , and . --Matthew Cooke