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Lycia
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United States (1988 – present)
Lycia is an ethereal project from the USA, formed in 1988 by Mike Van Portfleet, along with members Will Wlech and John Fair. In 1989, Wake was recorded, defining their droning ethereal guitar sound. In 1990, Lycia signed on with Chicago based Projekt records and released Ionia in late 1991 after aborting the original first release, titled Byzantine. They became one of the cornerstones of the Projekt label for over a decade, and one of the most influential bands in the the American ethereal music scene in the 90s. They forged a relentlessy dark and driving sound with a wall of shimmery guitars and keyboards, pounding drums, overlaid by Van Portfleet’s unmistakable whispery ghostly vocals.
1992 saw A Day in the Stark Corner released and Lycia began its first live appearances in 1993. In 1994, David Galas became a permanent member and their sound evolved with a more mature and polished depth. Tara Vanflower joined as backup vocalist for 1995’s The Burning Circle and Then Dust. The band’s sound became comparitively less dark, especially on their final two albums, mostly due to Vanflower’s influence. This shift away from their original sound alienated some long-time fans and eventually Lycia broke up in 2003, with Van Portfleet pursuing a solo career.
1992 saw A Day in the Stark Corner released and Lycia began its first live appearances in 1993. In 1994, David Galas became a permanent member and their sound evolved with a more mature and polished depth. Tara Vanflower joined as backup vocalist for 1995’s The Burning Circle and Then Dust. The band’s sound became comparitively less dark, especially on their final two albums, mostly due to Vanflower’s influence. This shift away from their original sound alienated some long-time fans and eventually Lycia broke up in 2003, with Van Portfleet pursuing a solo career.
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Cold
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The Burning Circle and Then Dust (disc 1)
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A Day in the Stark Corner
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Estrella
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Bare
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Drifting
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Nine Hours Later
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Pray
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A Presence In the Woods
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December
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Colder
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Tongues
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Sleepless
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Everything Is Cold
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Slip Away
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Shoutbox
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Lycia,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Lycia,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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wachenroder wrote:
HottyWife: Kimtak Building
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janitoroflunacy wrote:
Lycia has been a very recent discovery for me but I can't agree with the description above: "Tara Vanflower joined as backup vocalist for 1995’s The Burning Circle and Then Dust. The band’s sound became comparitively less dark, especially on their final two albums, mostly due to Vanflower’s influence. " If "Cold" cannot be called a dark album I don't know what could be called dark...
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uberXthug wrote:
I always enjoyed the Bleak side-project, and was shocked when I saw it up on Amazon's MP3s now. I only had it on cassette, and its great to hear it all over again, though reclassifying it as a Lycia album is a bit odd... Still one of my favorite albums by him, though.
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wachenroder wrote:
Freund_Hein_: Point taken but I still feel it did not lived up to their previous work and they have yet to
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Freund_Hein_ wrote:
Hm hm, actually "Broken Days" was planned to be released under the name ESTRAYA as sort of an acoustic side-project, if I am well informed. And btw. there are certain people who seem to like it a lot. Take me for example. ;)
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wachenroder wrote:
mikem123: "Broken Days" and "Empty Space"
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mikem123 wrote:
God damn, this band....can do no wrong!
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Anderz- wrote:
Cold is so fucking... cold! Great work!
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MogWai82 wrote:
wandering soul, slip away, ionia, later, a brief glimpse, broken days and colder - i can listen over and over
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MogWai82 wrote:
" ... oh Ionia I see, as I lose control again ...." Lycia are master !!!!
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chertele wrote:
Cold majestic music art!
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lax_laxity wrote:
Музыка моей зимы
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silviar1 wrote:
SUPER MUSIC SPECIAL!
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viewsocrul wrote:
haha... wow. i hung out at their house once in Streetsboro... crazy-long time ago...
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TheBlackRaven87 wrote:
@mikem123: yeah Ionia is great, but Distant Eastern Glare is my #1, followed by Desert, Ionia, Fate and Granada. Ionia and Cold are both on a very high level.
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silviar1 wrote:
Los adoro ......
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eoooe wrote:
friends of gothic, add me
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TripleSol wrote:
mikem123 i do! i just love the guitar on that song, even though Tara says it fits with the desert i immediately linked it with winter and humid forests.
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JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes
26 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/lycia
Mike VanPortfleet and Tara Vanflower will be participating in the JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes this Saturday in Tempe AZ. Mike was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1996 and this is a cause that is ve. …
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