Faces, Forms & Illusions

Faces, Forms & Illusions
Studio album by Delerium
Released	January 6, 1989
Genre	Electronic, ambient
Length	39:47
Label	Dossier
Producer	Bill Leeb
Delerium chronology
Faces, Forms & Illusions (1989) Morpheus (1989)

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Faces, Forms & Illusions is the debut studio album by the Canadian ambient/electronic music group Delerium that was released on January 6, 1989 on the Dossier label. 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 .

"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 self-immolating in Saigon, 1963 in response to the persecution of Buddhists by the minority Catholic government of Ngo Dinh Diem.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Bill Leeb, except "Monuments of Deceit" and "Mecca" co-written by Michael Balch.

Personnel[]

Delerium

• Bill Leeb – instruments, production, mixing
• Rhys Fulber – instruments (9)

Production and additional personnel

• Aimee C. – design
• Michael Balch – mixing
• Wide World Photos – photography

References[]

External links[]

• Faces, Forms And Illusions at Discogs (list of releases)