Delirium Tremens (Sulfur album)

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]

Delirium Tremens
Studio album by Sulfur
Released	June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16)
Recorded	Various BC Studio (Brooklyn, NY) Excello Recording (Brooklyn, NY) Great Interface (New York City, NY) Unique Recording (New York City, NY)
Genre	Art rock, dark cabaret
Length	48:33
Label	Goldenfly
Producer	Michele Amar

Reception

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

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

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

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

References

1. "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Perte & Fraca. November 12, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
3. Channing, Kurt (August 28, 1998). "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Ink 19. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". babysue. June 1998. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
5. Delirium Tremens (booklet). Sulfur. New York City, New York: Goldenfly Records. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Delirium Tremens at Discogs (list of releases)