Cold (Lycia album)

Cold
Studio album by Lycia
Released	1996
Recorded	Jan - Feb 1996 at The Shelter, Streetsboro, Ohio
Genre	Dark Wave, Ethereal Wave
Length	57:48
Label	Projekt Records
Producer	Lycia
Lycia chronology
The Burning Circle and Then Dust (1995) Cold (1997) Estrella (1998)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Piero Scaruffi	[2]

Ned Raggett of allmusic gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "significant step forward in the trio's continuing sonic evolution" and noting the increased use of Tara Vanflower's vocals as well as electronics playing a larger roll in the music^[1] Piero Scaruffi gave it an 7 out of 10, placing it at #103 on his "Best Rock Albums of 1996" list.^[3] Aiding & Abetting gave it a mixed review, calling it an "a pretty, if somewhat uneven, performance."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Frozen"	VanPortfleet	7:35
2.	"Bare"	VanPortfleet	5:28
3.	"Baltica"	Vanflower, VanPortfleet	6:39
4.	"Colder"	Galas, VanPortfleet	4:58
5.	"Snowdrop"	Vanflower, VanPortfleet	6:07
6.	"Drifting"	VanPortfleet	7:26
7.	"December"	Galas, VanPortfleet	5:05
8.	"Polaris"	Vanflower, VanPortfleet	7:25
9.	"Later"	VanPortfleet	7:14

Personnel

Lycia David Galas – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, programming, engineering, mixing Tara Vanflower – vocals Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, programming, mastering

Additional musicians and production Kevin Gray – mastering Ryan Lum – mastering Lycia – production Sam Rosenthal – art direction, design

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Cold > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r294556. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
2. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Lycia". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
3. ^ Piero Scaruffi's "The Best Rock Albums of 1997" Piero Scaruffi list, cited August 17, 2010
4. ^ "Lycia: Cold". Aiding & Abetting. March 1996. Issue #120, cited August 17, 2010