lesiëm released its debut album, "mystic spirit voices", in 2000. when the album was released in the united states in 2002, it climbed to no. 10 at the u.s. new age albums billboard chart. lesiëm's second album, "chapter 2", was released in 2001 in europe, and in the united states in 2003 under the title "illumination", where it reached no. 7. at the new age albums billboard chart.