A Line That Connects

by LYCIA

supported by
zionengine
zionengine thumbnail
zionengine This *narrowly* beat out "The Burning Circle and then Dust" for my favorite Lycia album. Having David Galas in the mix definitely helps. Favorite track: Silver Leaf.
Jack music Life
Jack music Life thumbnail
Jack music Life A great dark line. Until the light shines. Go and get your foot under. The Rain. Favorite track: The Rain.
Matt
Matt thumbnail
Matt Great for walking on highways at night.
You see the lights and then you turn a corner.... lights fade away. Favorite track: Monday Is Here.
Shawnodens70
Shawnodens70 thumbnail
Kobayashi Magu
Kobayashi Magu thumbnail
Pekka
Pekka thumbnail
Dmitry
Dmitry thumbnail
Mauru Z
Mauru Z thumbnail
jimmypoop
jimmypoop thumbnail
SEAN CLARK
SEAN CLARK thumbnail
DJ Twistid
DJ Twistid thumbnail
voidofsilence667
voidofsilence667 thumbnail
chain of tears
chain of tears thumbnail
Grudlevitikh
Grudlevitikh thumbnail
Geoff Raye
Geoff Raye thumbnail
aknightwoarmor
aknightwoarmor thumbnail
roy_duran
roy_duran thumbnail
Jarod
Jarod thumbnail
NOSW Podcast
NOSW Podcast thumbnail
ricardo de alba
ricardo de alba thumbnail
Scott
Scott thumbnail
Rubricette
Rubricette thumbnail
Estrela Wong
Estrela Wong thumbnail
Smoothaudiodelights
Smoothaudiodelights thumbnail
Beverly Fenno
Beverly Fenno thumbnail
straumli
straumli thumbnail
J. Edward Keyes
J. Edward Keyes thumbnail
Cathedral 13
Cathedral 13 thumbnail
nycnative
nycnative thumbnail
Ryan of Toronto
Ryan of Toronto thumbnail
Luca Dipierro
Luca Dipierro thumbnail
mulilu
mulilu thumbnail
DJ Sage
DJ Sage thumbnail
Aleuas
Aleuas thumbnail
Kevin Frick
Kevin Frick thumbnail
Phantom Wang
Phantom Wang thumbnail
roissy
roissy thumbnail
julesette
julesette thumbnail
Dashasia
Dashasia thumbnail
Bill
Bill thumbnail
James Sunderland
James Sunderland thumbnail
Dawn Marie | Strawberry Tongue Radio & Music
Dawn Marie | Strawberry Tongue Radio & Music thumbnail
Erica Anderson
Erica Anderson thumbnail
lostfrontier
lostfrontier thumbnail
ron zuber
ron zuber thumbnail
DarkPofy
DarkPofy thumbnail
DJ KellyA
DJ KellyA thumbnail
Piet Hein
Piet Hein thumbnail
Michael Toland
Michael Toland thumbnail
arcticsky
arcticsky thumbnail
Tom Wagner
Tom Wagner thumbnail
Shane Lange
Shane Lange thumbnail
Lee Meadows
Lee Meadows thumbnail
Pixie
Pixie thumbnail
2xT
2xT thumbnail
Don´t look back
Don´t look back thumbnail
JF Alfaya
JF Alfaya thumbnail
Scary Lady Sarah
Scary Lady Sarah thumbnail
jeffreyrjohansen
jeffreyrjohansen thumbnail
Ned Raggett
Ned Raggett thumbnail
Rusty Hodge [SomaFM]
Rusty Hodge [SomaFM] thumbnail
Martin @RDTVF
Martin @RDTVF thumbnail
Robert Ham
Robert Ham thumbnail
more...
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $7 USD  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    $40.98 list price — 2LP — 140-gram color vinyl — Deep blue with black smoke. 24pt gatefold jacket. Limited edition of 500.

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Line That Connects via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 10 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $18.99 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD in 4-panel digipak

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Line That Connects via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 10 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $9.99 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Hardbox with 4 CDs — 2010’s Fifth Sun, 2013’s Quiet Moments, 2015’s A Line That Connects, and 2018’s In Flickers.

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Line That Connects via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $40 USD or more 

     

1.
The Fall Back 02:42
2.
Monday Is Here 05:56
3.
Silver Leaf 05:51
4.
A Trade Out 04:30
5.
Blue 06:14
6.
An Awakening 03:02
7.
The Rain 03:06
8.
Bright Like Stars 05:41
9.
The Light Room 03:30
10.
Illuminate 07:41
11.
A Ghost Ascends 04:13
12.
Hiraeth 06:09
13.
Autumn Moon 05:36
14.
The Only Way Through Is Out 04:12
15.
... 00:25

about

LYCIA: The second era —
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fifth-sun
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-moments
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-line-that-connects
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-flickers

For European orders, we highly recommend you order from the Projekt European Webstore, based in Germany. Shipping is much less expensive, and there’s a high probability you will not get charged import taxes / customs by your government. deejaydead.de/en/projekt/lycia


Lycia’s A Line That Connects returns on CD (and for the first time on 2LP) on Projekt Records. Originally released in the summer of 2015 on Handmade Birds, ALTC’s first pressing of 500 CDs quickly sold out. Haunting, bleak, moody and atmospheric, their 10th album is a heavy record with shifting sonics and a full-band sound thanks to a return to the classic mid-90s Lycia lineup of Mike VanPortfleet, David Galas, and Tara Vanflower. Building on the momentum of 2013’s Quiet Moments, it’s a contemporary sounding release that harkens back to their 90s darkwave roots. Lycia’s mix of post-punk bleakness and doomy darkness is an engaging, fascinating listen.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Originally released August 21, 2015
All songs written, performed and recorded by Lycia
David Galas: vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, synth, drum programs
Tara Vanflower: vocals
Mike VanPortfleet: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, synth
Michael Irwin: additional vocals on A Ghost Ascends
Sera Timms: additional vocals on Hiraeth
Recorded summer 2014 to spring 2015
Mixed by David Galas
Mastered by James Plotkin
Cover photo by David “Slaya” Smith
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There’s a heavier feel here, a slow burn that threatens to explode from sheer intensity and passion; if you’re wondering just how it’s able to be menacing but also meditative, you’re not alone. The album flows through drone, dark-pop, and post-punk, with liquid guitar dripping, gloomy fog casting its spell, and hypnotic vocals spinning inside your head.

Mike reflects, “Time, space, and nature have been constant themes for Lycia over the years. With A Line That Connects, for my lyrical contributions I focused on lines and connections as the title suggests. There are connections between parents and children which I explore over several songs—between my mom and I, and between my son and I. There are lines that connect then and now. For example, the song, ‘A Ghost Ascends,’ was originally written back in 1983, and for this album it’s being revisited. The song’s original vocalist and lyricist, Michael Irwin, appears on this reworking providing backing vocals. Then there is a series of abstract connections that I explore, mostly to times and places from my childhood.”

POP MATTERS: “Lycia’s influence, and the respect it’s afforded, has been far more profound than any record sales figures would suggest. While VanPortfleet might have felt his band was under-appreciated, you only need look to the resurrection of deathrock, the rise of witchy and hauntological electronica, shoegazing metal, eerily psychedelic Americana, or the rejuvenation of dark ambient music to see that Lycia’s legacy inspired a raft of musicians across a broad range of musical genres.”

Mike reflects, “What I remember most about ALTC is that it was the Cold follow-up that never happened. David left Lycia just as Cold was released, and the creative momentum going with us since the Stark Corner tour was cut short. If David would not have left at that time, I think something like ALTC would have followed Cold. For years I wondered what Lycia would have evolved into if David never left. We tried a couple of times to collaborate, but something always derailed it. Quiet Moments was me exploring my A Day in the Stark Corner way of writing and creating again. The end result was the most satisfying release I’ve ever worked on. This led to a desire to revisit the mid-90s style and approach, which led to David’s return. Yes, it was important to work with him again. Cold was so powerful that I needed to know what Lycia could do with this lineup again, and A Line That Connects surprised me. It became more than what I hoped for; we explored a lot more territory than I anticipated. This is Lycia’s most collaborative album ever, and David was more involved than he had ever been. He even sings lead on two songs, ‘The Rain’ and ‘Autumn Moon,’ which he also wrote.”

BRAINWASHED: “One thing that clearly has not changed is the overall bleak and dour mood to VanPortfleet’s music, which manages to be lugubrious without being plodding or overly ponderous. It is slow and depressing, but never in a way that feels like it is trying too hard or forcing a mood for the sake of attention.”

PITCHFORK: “For over two decades, Arizona’s Lycia have been pioneers of ‘darkwave,’ a reverb-drenched, gothic take on dreampop. This is the Cocteau Twins, if they looked so far inward that they began to focus on the darker, downer-ridden side. Along with lovesliescrushing, who freed shoegaze from pop conventions, (Lycia) became one of the noteworthy and boundary-pushing acts on the goth music label Projekt. [A Line That Connects] is consistent with their past efforts, while remaining an intriguing headphone journey.”

credits

released May 31, 2019

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Projekt Records image

Projekt Records Portland, Oregon

Projekt is America's premier independent label specializing in passionately intense introspective music in the ambient, electronic, ethereal & darkwave genres.

“Rosenthal’s own group, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, was an early exponent of darkwave’s hallmark mournful cabaret.” —Craig Hayes, Popmatters, 2013

Patron support:
blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com/patron ... more

discography

contact / help

Contact Projekt Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Projekt Records recommends:

If you like A Line That Connects, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring guests Lonnie Holley and Spacebomb's Matthew E. White, plus new tunes galore!

 listen now