Lycia is an ethereal wave band from Tempe, Arizona, United States. Lycia's … Read Full Bio ↴Lycia is an ethereal wave band from Tempe, Arizona, United States. Lycia's music is characterized by rich soundscapes and layers of echoed guitars, ethereal keyboards and doomy drum machine beats.
The group was founded in May 1988 by Mike Van Portfleet, in the summer of that year Will Welch joined the project. In November, Welch was replaced by John Fair. In 1989, "Wake" was recorded, defining their droning ethereal guitar sound.
John Fair left Lycia in 1990, and Will Welch returned. In the same year Lycia signed to 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 American darkwave scene in the 1990s. They forged a relentlessly dark and driving sound with a wall of shimmery guitars and keyboards, pounding drums, overlaid by Van Portfleet's unmistakable whispered vocals.
1992 saw the release of "A Day in the Stark Corner" and Lycia began its first live appearances. In 1993 David Galas became a permanent member, and their sound evolved with a more mature and polished depth.
In 1994 Tara Vanflower, being a huge fan of the band, decided to meet Mike, and joined as backing vocalist contributing vocals on a couple of songs that were supposed to be for compilation appearances, but ended up on "The Burning Circle and Then Dust" (1995). Tara Vanflower and Mike VanPortfleet married two years later.
The band's sound became comparatively less dark, especially on their final two albums, "Tripping Back Into the Broken Days" and "Empty Space", 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.
Lycia reformed in August of 2006 with Mike Vanportfleet, Tara VanFlower and David Galas. "We’ve been slowly working on new material. This time, what we are doing is each of us are bringing in our own songs and then expanding from the initial ideas".
On December 2012, Lycia announced a new release, "Quiet Moments", through their Facebook page. It was released in August 2013.
Discography:
1989 - Wake
1991 - Ionia
1993 - A Day in the Stark Corner
1995 - Live
1995 - The Burning Circle and Then Dust
1997 - Cold
1998 - Estrella
2000 - The Time Has Come and Gone (originally released as under the name Estraya)
2001 - Compilation Appearances, Vol. 1
2001 - Compilation Appearances, Vol. 2
2002 - Tripping Back into the Broken Days
2004 - Empty Spaces
2010 - Fifth Sun (EP)
2013 - Quiet Moments
2015 - A Line That Connects
2018 - In Flickers
Side projects
Bleak - Vane (1994) really just Lycia recording under a different name and exploring a "harsher" sound.
Estraya - The Time Has Come and Gone (2000) accoustic side project with Van Portfleet and Vanflower
The group was founded in May 1988 by Mike Van Portfleet, in the summer of that year Will Welch joined the project. In November, Welch was replaced by John Fair. In 1989, "Wake" was recorded, defining their droning ethereal guitar sound.
John Fair left Lycia in 1990, and Will Welch returned. In the same year Lycia signed to 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 American darkwave scene in the 1990s. They forged a relentlessly dark and driving sound with a wall of shimmery guitars and keyboards, pounding drums, overlaid by Van Portfleet's unmistakable whispered vocals.
1992 saw the release of "A Day in the Stark Corner" and Lycia began its first live appearances. In 1993 David Galas became a permanent member, and their sound evolved with a more mature and polished depth.
In 1994 Tara Vanflower, being a huge fan of the band, decided to meet Mike, and joined as backing vocalist contributing vocals on a couple of songs that were supposed to be for compilation appearances, but ended up on "The Burning Circle and Then Dust" (1995). Tara Vanflower and Mike VanPortfleet married two years later.
The band's sound became comparatively less dark, especially on their final two albums, "Tripping Back Into the Broken Days" and "Empty Space", 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.
Lycia reformed in August of 2006 with Mike Vanportfleet, Tara VanFlower and David Galas. "We’ve been slowly working on new material. This time, what we are doing is each of us are bringing in our own songs and then expanding from the initial ideas".
On December 2012, Lycia announced a new release, "Quiet Moments", through their Facebook page. It was released in August 2013.
Discography:
1989 - Wake
1991 - Ionia
1993 - A Day in the Stark Corner
1995 - Live
1995 - The Burning Circle and Then Dust
1997 - Cold
1998 - Estrella
2000 - The Time Has Come and Gone (originally released as under the name Estraya)
2001 - Compilation Appearances, Vol. 1
2001 - Compilation Appearances, Vol. 2
2002 - Tripping Back into the Broken Days
2004 - Empty Spaces
2010 - Fifth Sun (EP)
2013 - Quiet Moments
2015 - A Line That Connects
2018 - In Flickers
Side projects
Bleak - Vane (1994) really just Lycia recording under a different name and exploring a "harsher" sound.
Estraya - The Time Has Come and Gone (2000) accoustic side project with Van Portfleet and Vanflower
Tongues
Lycia Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Tongues' by these artists:
A. K. Paul 우린 서로의 샅바를 잡고 (넘어뜨려 넘어뜨려) 이런 결판은 아직도 안 났군 (안 났어…
aeseaes There were two of us, now there are three and…
Belle Haven This isn't ancient history In my capacity there's a grotto i…
Brooke Your love takes me higher I think I think I've found…
C. Hendrix Damn Heard that boy is hazardous He writes his rhymes inside…
Cabal Tongues twisting truth will be torn from their throats The w…
Dark Tranquillity Tongues, lost in me Yours be the sharp and the vile Glide…
Dear Rouge You, cut me like a knife Backed into a ledge With no…
Deathstars No prayers can reach me here No light can touch…
DJFM – Joywave ft. Kopps Pick me up, dust me off Give me breath, and let…
Driving Underwater You say your mom likes me But you don't wanna tell…
Fang Snake Beat me black and blue My skin crawls at the thought…
Fish Well, it was such an awkward night It was such an…
Grymm When i Speak I crush the eyes Slowly releasing the sound Fro…
Jawbox swallow dictation repeat formation reverse this fortune b…
Joywave Pick me up, dust me off Give me breath, and let…
Joywave (ft. Kopps) Pick me up, dust me off Give me breath, and let…
Joywave Feat. KOPPS Pick me up, dust me off Give me breath, and let…
Leatherface/Jawbox Split You won't last for long you won't see the setting…
Matt Woods O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise …
Paws Some things are too hard to talk about and We'll go…
Pepper Ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya, ya Well, I'm an animal Som…
R. Kelly feat. Ludacris Never saw 'I love you' as a trend 'Cause I don't…
RAC Joywave (Boom boom boom boom boom boom) Pick me up, dust me…
Room 201 Tonight I can taste your lips on mine and I see a…
Subways On the Sun Tonight our tongues are tied Tonight our tongues are tied To…
Tanya Tagaq They took our tongues They tried to take our tongues We lost…
The Chariot Maybe everything's alright. Maybe all the chairs are always…
The Crane Wives I've grown a mouth so sharp and cruel It's all that…
The Frights oh wah! for love we aint got the time i tell you baby…
ジョイウェーヴ [feat. Kopps] Pick me up, dust me off Give me breath, and let…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lycia:
01 A Presence In the Woods I stare out towards the woods and I pray that…
02 Wandering Soul Then every single thing fades and I think about the day,…
25 years 25 years and in between A fate hand delivered by me How…
34 Palms Off in the distance I see a place Off in the distance Is…
40483 Me odio por tanto quererte Me castigas cuando estoy sin vert…
A Brief Glimpse With a blink of an eye, the sun and the…
A Failure A million stars flicker and shine A brilliant moon seeps dee…
A Presence In The Woods I stare out towards the woods and I pray that…
And Through the Smoke and Nails Look around here and feel this place for the very…
Anywhere But Home I remember things, things from long ago Days that were so…
Asleep in the River Sparks fly upward again Our dust in spires, spin Ashes and…
Autumn Into Winter Shaken by a dream I was standing in my yard on…
Baltica Snowflake skin Cheshire grin frozen in space I'll twist your…
Bare I stagger out into this fading day The mood is vacant…
Bloody Basin Skin peel like pink ribbon to the floor Catching the falling…
Blue I was out walking in your eyes Lines on my hands…
Broken Days I will not sleep, tonight Too many thoughts, muscles too tig…
Cat & Dog I saw you standing in a field of green You were…
Colder The day has come for everything to change As I slip…
Daphne This light glares hard, and I'm here The sun beats so…
December Please let me... ... remember these last days... ... Decembe…
Desert I reflect everything, I perceive it all I surmise just every…
Distant Eastern Glare Cold air, distant eastern glare a gleam runs in my eye,…
Dome Let me sink into the sky... dome…
Dôme Cold air, Distant Eastern Glare A gleam runs in my eye It…
Down Everybody goes down there, everybody goes down Everyone sees…
Down There Everybody goes down there, everybody goes down Everyone see…
Drifting Mother Mary, feel me prevail... You're not anything at all D…
El Diablo See the serpent twine Wrapped around her spine Coils inside…
Estrella You Peach lips rose hips Wrapped around You sunlight skintig…
Everything Is Cold Life is so bare, life is so, so bare We must…
Fades Down Far Today the mood is broken I'm restless and I'm so afraid Th…
Fate It's just, it's just I can't seem to fall asleep…
Fields I don't think about her anymore I don't think about her…
Frozen And then I drift far, And wither so hard I'm distant…
frózen And then i drift far, and wither so hard I'm distant...…
Give Up The Ghost Light in your eyes Fading and dies Spirit - wound Spirit …
Goddess of the Green Fields I don't think about her anymore I don't think about her…
Granada Oh Granada I see, from the land to the sea Like…
Gray December Desert Day Here I am Once again Just a shell of nothing This all fee…
Halfway Between Here and There I drive, I stray For three long days Straight towards the …
Hope Is Here Outside it's so cold and grey (ha, ha) Nothing but the…
Incinerate See me from a thousand miles See me pass, see me…
Ionia Deep in this haze, I see her face She creeps to…
It's Okay to Be Small Skies are open again Birds in the willows...grin I watched…
Later I see the sky so blue and it reaches to…
Monday Is Here A destiny derailed Bright sunshine, cold fall day A future s…
Nimble You are my skin stretched soft Cover my bones Like grass on…
Nine Hours Later I climb to the mountain, to the top of the…
Not Here Not Anywhere This place is just nothing it's just like every place it f…
Nothing Everything, anything, everything, nothing Everything is all …
O Little Town Of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
Orion Stars fall And we catch them Like snowflakes of light danc…
Pale Blue Prevails As the afternoon, summer sunshine prevails Flowing, flicker…
Persephone Sugar sweet, pressing lips to taste defeat Something divine,…
Polaris I am loving again, I am loving again Polaris I am nothing…
Pray Everyday I pray for you Everyday I pray Every night I think…
Pray (radio edit) I climb to the mountain To the top of the mountain And…
Quiet Moments 'I don't mean to be, I don't mean to be… things…
Resigned Then she and I Drove out to the country And I felt…
Silver Leaf Time moves on and summer is left behind The happiness seen…
Silver Sliver Aqua smile blue rhythm pulse me you Molten syrup flows throu…
Sing Like Sirens Every little harmony Swirls around my head Like a symphony, …
Sleepless I can't think, think about anything I can't think of anythin…
Slip Away I crawl out in the morning time and I am…
Snowdrop I am seeing Christmas In the garden with Venus In my eyes…
Sorrow Is Her Name I am so tired, please just take me away just let…
Surrender You with me in heaven Floating like ribbon in the sea…
Tainted I remember when I was just a little child I remember…
The Bells Everything seemed so fine Everything fell so far Everything …
The Better Things To Come i'll wait, each and every day i'll wait, for better things…
The Body Electric Lifeless sharp volts pump hard through my veins emotions suc…
The Burning Circle and in a flash it lingers... in the fire in the…
The Canal Wherever the corpse is, The vultures will gather…
The Dust Settles When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand …
The Facade Fades Everything fades As I decline This facade burns away And beh…
The Fall Back Free fall, delay, time stalls, decays The fall back is gone,…
The Kite Standing in a field flying my kite The string slips out…
The Last Day It's the last day and I'm better I'm better No more waiting…
The Last Winter Quiet, until springtime And the cold winter air seems so fa…
The Morning Breaks So Cold and Gray The morning breaks so cold and gray and I'm still…
The New Day the haze fades she speaks in tongues of brighter days i si…
The Rain I close my eyes Then you take me down I can feel…
The Realization Toppled again, eyes firm in a weakened stare Back here again…
The Remnants and the Ruin Looked straight from afar then stared at the ground the blo…
The Remnants and the Ruins Looked straight from afar then stared at the ground the bloo…
The Return Of Nothing Has your love passed away? And do you think of me…
The Time Has Gone Mother, mother, mother Where has all the time gone?…
These Memories And then I prevail again, again as all these memories pass…
the_last_winter Quiet, until springtime And the cold winter air seems so fa…
This Decline Up from the fields They come to me from far away Up…
This Is the End I remember going down on the backslide I remember back room…
Time Time, the clock on the wall melts right on through Time,…
Vacant Winter Day Washed out, pale skies Cold sun burns bright I can really …
Wandering Soul Then every single thing fades and I think about the day,…
Where Has All The Time Gone Mother, mother, mother Where has all the time gone?…
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