Delirium Tremens (Sulfur album)

Delirium Tremens
Delirium Tremens
Studio album by Sulfur
Released	June 16, 1998
Recorded	Various BC Studio; (Brooklyn, NY); Excello Recording; (Brooklyn, NY); Great Interface; (New York City, NY); Unique Recording; (New York City, NY); ;
Length	48:33
Label	Goldenfly
Producer	Michele Amar

Delirium Tremens is the only studio album by the American experimental music ensemble Sulfur, released on June 16, 1998 by Goldenfly Records.^[1] With French composer and vocalist Michele Amar acting as bandleader, the album includes performances by members of Firewater, Motherhead Bug, Soul Coughing and Swans.^[2]

Reception[edit]

In writing for Ink 19, critic Kurt Channing criticized Delirium Tremens unclear tonal direction but claimed "Sulfur's distinguishing characteristics are its solid use of unusual instruments and Michele Amar’s vocal approach."^[3] A critic at babysue criticized the busy nature of some of the compositions but comparing the complex music somewhat favorably to early eighties progressive rock music.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Delirium I"	Amar, Ouimet	2:17
2.	"Undertowed"	Amar	3:57
3.	"Water Song"	Amar	3:46
4.	"Doctor Victor"	Amar	3:37
5.	"Delirium II"	Amar, Ouimet	1:15
6.	"Revolution"	Amar, Doherty, Heathen, Joeright, Paauwe, Westberg	3:17
7.	"Fantastic Shot"	Amar, Ouimet	3:18
8.	"Seeing Red"	Amar, Ouimet	4:30
9.	"Sister"	Amar	3:15
10.	"Delirium III"	Amar, Ouimet	0:41
11.	"Knuckles"	Amar, Doherty, Joeright, Paauwe, Westberg	3:03
12.	"Toads Flamenco"	Amar, Heathen	3:20
13.	"Ballad of Azalea"	Amar	3:50
14.	"Delirium IV"	Amar, Ouimet	0:45
15.	"Black Maria's Ride"	Amar	5:02
16.	"Nova Sangre"	Amar	2:40

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Delirium Tremens liner notes.^[5]

Sulfur

Michele Amar – vocals, musical saw, sampler, programming, keyboards (2, 9), production
Tony Corsano – drums, percussion
Fiona Doherty – bass guitar
Nick Heathen – piano, sampler, recording
Dan Joeright – drums
David Ouimet – trombone, melodica, vocals, illustrations
Heather Paauwe – violin
Norman Westberg – guitar

Additional musicians

Amir – flute (15)
Neil Benzra – percussion
April Chung – violin
Jim Colarusso – trumpet

Additional musicians (cont.)

Yuval Gabay – drums
Paula Henderson – baritone saxophone
Shoyo Iida – guitar (3, 9, 16)
Tokie Koyama – bass guitar
Paul Nowindski – upright bass
Jojo Mayer – glockenspiel
Yuri Zak – accordion (2)

Production and additional personnel

Martin Bisi – recording
Matt Hathaway – recording
Ingo Krauss – mixing (2, 4, 6, 9, 15)
Bryan Martin – recording
Roli Mosimann – mixing (3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16)
Howie Weinberg – mastering

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Goldenfly	CD	GDF 1001

References[edit]

^ "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Perte & Fraca. November 12, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Channing, Kurt (August 28, 1998). "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Ink 19. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". babysue. June 1998. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Delirium Tremens (booklet). Sulfur. New York City, New York: Goldenfly Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Delirium Tremens at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[theartoflosing-2] "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Perte & Fraca. November 12, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[ink19-3] Channing, Kurt (August 28, 1998). "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Ink 19. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[babysue-4] "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". babysue. June 1998. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[linearnotes-5] Delirium Tremens (booklet). Sulfur. New York City, New York: Goldenfly Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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