Faces, Forms & Illusions
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Faces, Forms & Illusions is an album by the Canadian ambient/electronic music group Delerium
that was released on January 6, 1989 on the Dossier label. (see 1989 in music
). The album was re-issued in 1997 on Cleopatra Records with the bonus track "Dark Star" added and "Hidden Mask" removed. All songs written by Bill Leeb
, except 'Monuments of Deceit' and 'Mecca', which were co-written by Bill Leeb and Michael Balch.
"Hidden Mask" features samples from the song "Im Nin'alu
" by Ofra Haza
.
The front cover of the album shows a photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk setting himself alight and burning to death in Saigon, 1963. The people in the background are other monks and Vietnamese citizens who had gathered to watch the burning monk's suicide. A photo of exactly the same event, although taken from a different angle, was used as the front cover of the debut album by Rage Against the Machine
.
Delerium
Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
that was released on January 6, 1989 on the Dossier label. (see 1989 in music
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
). The album was re-issued in 1997 on Cleopatra Records with the bonus track "Dark Star" added and "Hidden Mask" removed. All songs written by Bill Leeb
Bill Leeb
Bill Leeb is an electronic musician.He moved to Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada with his family when he was 13...
, except 'Monuments of Deceit' and 'Mecca', which were co-written by Bill Leeb and Michael Balch.
"Hidden Mask" features samples from the song "Im Nin'alu
Im Nin'Alu
"Im Nin'alu" is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi that has been set to music and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza and others...
" by Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
.
The front cover of the album shows a photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk setting himself alight and burning to death in Saigon, 1963. The people in the background are other monks and Vietnamese citizens who had gathered to watch the burning monk's suicide. A photo of exactly the same event, although taken from a different angle, was used as the front cover of the debut album by Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
.
Track listing
- "Monuments of Deceit" – 7:36
- "Mecca" – 7:34
- "Inside the Chamber" – 6:28
- "Sword of Islam" – 8:13
- "New Dawn" – 7:42
- "Certain Trust" – 7:21
- "Hidden Mask" – 7:29
- "Strangeways" – 6:38
- "a. Subvert/ 9b. Wired Archives/ 9c. Siege of Atrocity" – 19.56
- "Dark Star" – 10:03