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California, United States (1991 – 1999)

Love Spirals Downwards was an ethereal darkwave, dream pop, Atmospheric drum’n’bass and electronica recording act from California.

Love Spirals Downwards was begun by multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lum and then-girlfriend Suzanne Perry. In 1991, Lum and Perry recorded a demo, which led to a contract with Projekt Records. Over its 8-year history, the band released four full-length albums, a career retrospective, and a CD single, selling (by their own account) in excess of 40,000 CDs. They were also included on over two dozen various artist compilations, including the Heavenly Voices series released by the German label Hyperium Records.

Perry’s sister Kristen collaborated with Lum and Perry on two tracks on the 1998 album, Flux. One of her songs, “Psyche,” was used on episode #501 of Dawson’s Creek, originally airing on 10/10/2001. This episode is included on the Season 5 DVD set.

Jennifer Wilde (then working under her maiden name, Jennifer Ryan Fuller) performed as a guest vocalist on two tracks for Love Spirals Downwards’ 1994 second release, Ardor. Her vocals from one of these songs, “Sunset Bell,” were reused for a new version of the song 4 years later on the band’s album, Flux. Wilde went on to form her own band, Liquid State, in January 2006.

Although the band never officially broke up, in 1999 Lum began releasing music under the shortened moniker, Lovespirals, featuring new vocal collaborator, Anji Bee. In January 2000, the Love Spirals Downwards career retrospective CD, Temporal, was released by Projekt including new remixes of songs from Flux and promotional materials that seemed to indicate the band were still active.

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Ardor
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Top Tracks

1	Will You Fade full track	148
2	Write in Water full track	118
3	Sidhe full track	96
4	Mirrors a Still Sky full track	95
5	Avincenna full track	93
6	Love's Labour's Lost full track	88
7	I'll Always Love You full track	85
8	Kykeon full track	84
9	City Moon full track	69
10	Scatter January full track	68
11	I Could Find It Only By Chance full track	66
12	Subsequently full track	64
13	Illusory Me full track	62
13	Sound of Waves full track	62
13	Tear Love From My Mind full track	62

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dada_my wrote:
20 days ago

will put your mind in a beautiful place.

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Uozon wrote:
20 days ago

heavenly beautiful music

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Erdhely wrote:
21 days ago

Hermoso y triste.

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Yuhas wrote:
last month

I love Ardor. Like my predecessor said - they sound a bit, JUST a bit like Cocteaus, but they have their own, unique, excellent style.

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mirceapanait wrote:
September 2009

very underrated but very stellar. even if it sounds a bit, just a bit like the cocteaus and slowdive, it doesn't worth bringing them in question because this is a quintessential part of shoegaze/dreampop like the latter 2 bands, but less heard of. love these guys ! :D

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Gaand wrote:
September 2009

Why they are soo underrated? Gosh, they are EXCELLENT. Flux is my favourite and definetly on my top 3 (1. Björk Homogenic 2. Goldfrapp Felt Mountain 3. LSD Flux)

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SWSANTI7 wrote:
September 2009

beautiful!!

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ikeepdreaming wrote:
August 2009

awesome

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eoooe wrote:
August 2009

hello my friends of darkwave, add me

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Rullyresa wrote:
August 2009

<3 Write in Water

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Gaand wrote:
August 2009

flux is one of the most atmospheric albums evarr [2] agreed, when I listen to atmospheric drum'n'bass artists (for exepct, Photek, Seba, Amon Tobin) I don't have this feeling of the spatial dimension which accompanied while listening to Flux. I wish some day they re-activate this project and begin the most atmospheric discography evah \m/

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renegat_73 wrote:
August 2009

There's nothing like LSD with DXM....

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Lysander wrote:
July 2009

Who said they were like The Sundays?? Own up!... dear God.

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GarciaMarquez wrote:
July 2009

flux is one of the most atmospheric albums evarr

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Nirvana_inme wrote:
July 2009

mmm...love lovve

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Powerslide14 wrote:
July 2009

Quite like this

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Ganimi wrote:
July 2009

fuckin depressing music, good.

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arkanusboy wrote:
July 2009

L.S.D.

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SulphurSouls wrote:
June 2009

Really nice... been listening to similar stuff for years but never heard these guys.

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PsychoVoid wrote:
June 2009

stunning sounds... awesome band

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	Love's Labour's Lost full track	2:30
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News

Ardor Studio Room

19 Oct 2009 | from www.lovespiralsdownwards.com

See that little window at the top of the stairs? That’s the room where most of Ardor was recorded and mixed, back in 1993-1994. This is a Victorian flat in San Francisco.

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