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.
Perry's sister Kristen collaborated with Lum on two tracks for 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) collaborated with Lum and Perry 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 with no indication of the duo's split.
Soon after the 2002 release of Lovespirals' first full-length album, Windblown Kiss, Projekt announced that Perry would release an EP under the band name, Melodyguild. Though recorded in 2003, the band's debut EP, Aitu, wasn't released until mid-2008. Perry has since collaborated with Falling You on material released in 2006 and 2008.
In 2007 Projekt re-released the first two Love Spirals Downwards albums remastered by Ryan Lum with additional tracks included in newly designed digipacs.
15.Stir about the stars
Love Spirals Downwards Lyrics
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As the world outside ends
Dense, even in the still light
To owe you my life
I tell you
Make castles when you want to
And fill them with sights
Stir about the stars
The lyrics of Love Spirals Downwards' song 15.Stir about the stars are beautifully written and carry a deep meaning. The first few lines indicate the start of a new journey as the world outside comes to an end. The world might seem dense even in light, but the singer owes their life to someone, possibly a loved one. The next line, "I tell you," seems to be a reassurance or a promise being made to this loved one.
The lyrics then take a more poetic turn, with the mention of castles being made and filled with sights. This could signify the power of imagination and how one can create their own world, even in difficult times. The last line, "Stir about the stars during nights below these tides," is a beautiful imagery of looking up at the stars during tough times and finding solace in their beauty.
Overall, the lyrics seem to convey a message of hope and finding beauty in difficult times. Through imagination and looking at the bigger picture, one can find meaning and purpose even in the darkest of moments.
Line by Line Meaning
I begin again
Starting over, resetting everything
As the world outside ends
Despite the chaos and destruction happening outside, there is still hope to begin anew
Dense, even in the still light
Even in moments of calm and clarity, there is a weight and heaviness that lingers
To owe you my life
Feeling indebted and grateful to someone for their impact on one's existence
I tell you
Sharing an insight or truth with someone
Make castles when you want to
Creating something beautiful and magical out of one's desires and dreams
And fill them with sights
Filling one's creations with memories and experiences that inspire and delight
Stir about the stars
Exploring the vast unknowns of the universe, seeking answers and inspiration
During nights below these tides
Engaging in introspection and contemplation during moments of emotional turbulence
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spiros doukakis
Perfect music from Ryan Lum's musical ingenuity! Perfect vocals from Suzanne, It's really a pity that both never received the credit that they truly deserve. Love Spirals Downwards's works is a masterpiece!
Is'aadh Ismail
This is like sleeping without sleeping. Incredibly extraordinary.
Lord Caim
This band is definately something from another world
Caim
True.
spacemutant773
Just heard you on ambient sleeping pill with the track Sunset Bell and am immediately fascinated by the sound. thanks for such beautiful sounds.
lex thor
wonderfull album, wonderfull music, i buy it in 1997 and i have not enough, i listen this album again and again and we are in 2015 and i love it, like the first time i heard it.
Nicholas Nicklebee
Me too! I bought this album in 1997 in, of all places, Seoul Korea. Some little indie shop had a pile of Projekt albums. I bought something like a dozen cds - I had been working in Japan making some ¥ - I have to admit, it was the art on the jackets that caught my eye. That singular purchase forever shaped my musical tastes, I was hooked on Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Lycia, and Soul Whirling Somewhere. But of all of them, it was LSD that affected me the most; it’s LSD that I listen to to this day.
Caim
@Nicholas Nicklebee is LSD really indie? More like goth.
Nicholas Nicklebee
❤️❤️❤️
Love Spirals Downwards
thanks so much!