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Estrella (re-mastered) by Lycia
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fave it Progressive Rock | Down Tempo
11 tracks | 57 minutes
Released May 2005
on Silber Records
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The goal of Estrella was to mix the lush orchestral sound VanPortfleet had developed over the previous eight years that had culminated in Cold with the more up-tempo rhythmic style of Wake & the unreleased Byzantine era. Estrella also marks Tara VanFlowe
Editorial review
Mike Vanportfleet returns to tranquilize listeners yet again. The album is very accessible and relaxing, far more than in the past, even when you're not feeling particularly sorrowful or depressed. Violent beauty is what Estrella has in store for you the listener, almost as if it were an exotic flower which entrances the eye, whispering for you to come near, until you are close enough to touch it. Then, after brushing it with your fingertips, an icy sensation crawls up your spine. You lie still, paralyzed by its nectar, as you drift into the numbing realm of Lycia. Be forewarned, the new album is much more ethereal and beautiful than past releases by the band, experimenting with brighter sound and more complex tone qualities. A sharp contrast from the previous Cold, which floundered in a dark claustrophobic corner of sound, Estrella, meaning star, looks out toward the galaxy, rather then within. Opener "Clouds in the Southern Sky" used an interesting variety of drum machine techniques, as did several other tracks, which is very atypical of the band. It allows you to escape your daily trials and tribulations, whereupon you travel to a surreal dream world where your spirit can be cleansed of its demons. Test out Lycia, and take the journey -- you will not return the same. ~ Jason Hundey, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
"Keyboards wash over the listener as drums & guitars weave a hypnotic spell. Reminiscent of the Cocteau Twins' older material, Lycia's music is more quixotic & atmospheric."
- Don Hill, Cornerstone Magazine
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.
Estrella was Lycia's last proper studio album (Empty Space was unfinished & Tripping Back Into The Broken Days was recorded & mixed as an Estraya release). The songs on Estrella were originally written in 1996 & fleshed out over a fifty show tour. Eight years later, Mike VanPortfleet has revisited the songs to remaster them using the engineering skills he's improved over this time as well as the improvements of technology to make a definitive version of the release uncompromised by the hands of others.
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