Rhys Fulber – Balance Of Fear (Album – Digital/CD/Vinyl – Sonic Groove)
Canadian producer Rhys Fulber returns with another compelling solo effort in “Balance Of Fear”. Known for his extensive work with acts like Front Line Assembly, Delerium, and Conjure One, Fulber’s solo work takes a different route, delving deep into the realms of Dark-Techno. This album continues his exploration of merging EBM-inspired basslines with Cinematic/Ambient elements and raw Industrial-Techno. The production quality is top-notch, showcasing a fearless and uncompromising approach to sound. Fulber’s freestyle compositions result in some truly standout tracks. (Rating:8).
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About Rhys Fulber
Rhys Fulber, born October 10, 1970, in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a producer and performer known for his contributions to industrial, EBM, and ambient soundscapes. He began collaborating with Bill Leeb (formerly of Skinny Puppy) in 1986, contributing to early Front Line Assembly releases including “Total Terror” (1986) and “The Initial Command” (1987), and stepped into a central role in Delerium after Michael Balch’s exit.
Between the late 1980s and late 1990s, Fulber became a defining force in both Front Line Assembly and Delerium, with credits on albums including “Tactical Neural Implant” (1992), “Semantic Spaces” (1994), “Hard Wired” (1995), and “Karma” (1997). Delerium’s single “Silence”, featuring Sarah McLachlan, earned the group two Juno Awards for Best Dance Recording. In the late 1990s, he launched the solo project Conjure One, known for cinematic compositions such as “Extraordinary Ways” (2005).
Since 2017, Fulber has released a string of solo albums under his own name on labels including Sonic Groove and aufnahme+wiedergabe, among them “Your Dystopia, My Utopia” (2018), “Ostalgia” (2019), “Brutal Nature” (2021), and “Collapsing Empires” (2022), followed by “Memory Impulse Autonomy” on Artoffact Records in 2025. “Balance Of Fear” is his latest solo release on Sonic Groove. Fulber has also produced for Fear Factory, Paradise Lost, and Econoline Crush, and composed for films including “Johnny Mnemonic” and “Saw”.
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