Lycia - Cold

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 27 Sep, 2007.

Lycia's 'Cold' CD on Silber has a dark 80's inspired synthpop atmosphere with its Gary Numan-esque synths and drum machines, albeit at a much slower tempo. It's slightly dirty sounding with a bit of a gothic thing going on. There's also a 4AD / Cocteau thing happening. A late night dreamy feel runs throughout it's ultra atmospheric meanderings. Cool.

Here at Silber we’ve been fans of Lycia since around 1992. In fact, we started
Silber always hoping to put out Lycia records & now we’re re-releasing the five
Lycia studio albums re-mastered by Lycia frontman Mike VanPortfleet. The
darkwave classic Cold is our third installment.
Cold is probably Lycia’s most fully realized & popular release. Alternative Press
even recognized it as one of the top ten Goth related albums of all time. It marked
the best integration of the skills of Lycia as the trio of David Galas, Tara
Vanflower, & Mike VanPortfleet gelled together after a road tour & moving into the
same household.
The inspiration to both the lyrics & overall sound of Cold was the band’s move
from Phoenix, Arizona to northern Ohio. The change from the desert to a snow
covered landscape resulted in a sound that was more frigid, sparse, & crystalline
than previous releases. A return to their soundscape roots after the more song
oriented The Burning Circle And Then Dust.
Despite being one of Lycia’s more atmospheric works, Cold became a big hit
amongst the black metal & space rock crowds expanding their fan base greatly.
On the Cold tour, one would typically see as many fans in Hawkwind &
Motorhead t-shirts as Sisters of Mercy t-shirts; forty-year-old rockers standing
next to teenaged Goths.