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