Oceano

The work on the first album was started in October 1998. It was released in 2000 by "Monopol Records", which is part of Meisel Publishing Group. This album was very successful in Germany. The songs "Fundamentum" and "Indalo" (recorded with Lawrence Sihlabeni) were taken in rotation of German radio stations and were later released as singles in January and June of 2000. Soon after this, the album was re-released in more than 50 countries all around the world. For example, "IntentCity" (USA) released 12-track re-arranged version of "Mystic. Spirit. Voices" in April 2002.


The success of the debut album made musicians and producers start thinking about creating the second album of Lesiem, which was titled "Chapter 2". The recording started in September 2000. The pre-edition of "Chapter 2" was released in March of 2001. A month later, this album was released officially with all the tracks re-arranged. The fact is that in some countries, e.g. in Russia, the first limited edition was released as official. Ethnic theme (that first appeared in "Indalo" from "Mystic. Spirit. Voices") was continued by "Africa" (released as single in March 2001). L.Sihlabeni sang it. During creation of "Chapter 2" musicians used ethnic musical instruments, e.g. doudouk ("Aureus") and great highland bagpipe ("Britannia") and operatic parts (e.g. Susanne Kirchbaum's soprano part in "Aureus"). However, there were no hits like "Fundamentum" in this album.

"Chapter 2" was also re-released in other countries. "IntentCity" re-released this album as "Illumination" - re-mastered and with new design of the cover.

In 2001, Lesiem presented a huge show with lasers and pyrotechnics. They called it "Leipziger Feuerzauber" It took place at the Völkerschlachtdenkmal near Leipzig. More than 200.000 people had visited it; a few millions of Germans had watched it on the TV.


The first two albums were some sort of prelude for the pompous pop-opera "Times", which was Lesiem's 3rd album. The musicians started their work in March of 2002 and finished it in the end of July. The single "Caritas" (feat. Maggie Reilly and "Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin") was presented in December 2002 on the philanthropic TV-show of Jose Carreras "Carreras Gala".

Sony Music Deutschland released album "Times" in Europe on 7.IV.2003.




Discography :

ALBUMS

Germany :
2000 - Mystic Spirit Voices (Monopol Records) (incl.Bonus Tracks)
2001 - Chapter 2 (Monopol Records)
2003 - Times (Monopol Records)
2005 - Der Steinige Weg (AUDIOBOOK)
2009 / 2010 - Chapter 4 (Not Available Yet)

Re-Releases :

2004 - Mystic Spirit Voices (Monopol Records) - Remastered (incl.Bonus Tracks)
2005 - Chapter 2 (Monopol Records) - Remastered + New Cover
2008 - Times (Monopol Records) - Remastered + Bonus Track

South Africa :
2001 - Mystic Spirit Voices (Alcione Version) + New Cover
2008 - Chapter 2 (Alcione Version) + New Cover

USA :
2002 - Mystic Spirit Voices (Intentcity Edition) + Re-arranged + new cover + new version
2003 - Illumination (Chapter 2) (Intentcity Edition) + Re-arranged + new cover
2004 - Auracle (Times) (Intentcity Edition) + new cover + Remastered


SINGLES :

Germany :
2000 - Fundamentum
2000 - Indalo
2001 - Navigator (Promo Only)
2001 - Africa
2003 - Caritas

USA :
2001 - Fundamentum
2003 - Pater Patriae (Promo Only)
2006 - Caritas

MuadDib

I have'nt the pleasure of meeting this group, although it seems interesting.

See if you can update the information after June 2005.

Best regards.

markyto

Thanks for this information...
Lesiem is very good music, and is similar to ERa.

ásmegin

thank you oceano, it's an invaluable info, this way we can know more details about lesiem.

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estacion_azul1

gracias por informarnos

copilux

Thanks Oceano for this useful informations!