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- Date Released: June 10, 1997
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: Projekt / Iris
The sound of one who has nothing for company but his own thoughts.
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We Say...
Projekt Records stalwarts Lycia (by and large the solo efforts of Mike VanPortfleet) can be something of an acquired taste. Not due to a harshness of sound or any lingering vulgarity, but thanks to a passion for extended tape loops and droning washes of sound which some may mistake for repetitive tedium. It would indeed be a mistake, as no-one else can quite so effectively create the feeling of vast, uncharted spaces, whilst concurrently portraying an imagined protagonist who is so utterly alone. Though in theory this character remains free, the expansive, rolling deserts constitute just as effective a prison as any four walls. A Day In The Stark Corner appears to chronicle just such an occurrence, launching a bombardment of languid resonance with “And Through the Smoke and Nails” which continues to batters the defences throughout “The Morning Breaks So Cold and Gray” until it prompts a slow descent into madness. The mood is of unremitting desolation, echoing the torment of one who has nothing for company but his own thoughts and the emptiness which surrounds him.
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They Say...
Saying this is Ionia part two pretty much sums it up -- also recorded on 4-track at home, featuring the exact same combination of sonic elements as before, Stark provides the same exact buzz [or, depending on the point of view, the same boring experience] as Ionia did. From the first song on, "And Through the Smoke and Nails," the guitars still ring and bewitchingly riff into echoing caverns, drum machines pound relentlessly, keyboards shade everything and Vanportfleet invokes images of desolation, ruin and inevitable endings. Not for nothing does the cover art feature someone dressed as Christ with a crown of wires [if not thorns] in the desert of Arizona, where Vanportfleet lived at the time. Small but effective touches again crop up here and there, as with the treated piano on "Pygmallion" and the lengthy, keyboard-driven intro to "The Morning Breaks So Cold and Gray," which sounds pretty much like how the title would describe it. Most striking are the acoustic guitars on "Goddess of the Green Fields," followed by the slightly lighter musically [if not lyrically] "Everything is Cold," where a gently ringing electric guitar carries the song. In general, though, the same thoughts apply as with Ionia -- a series of similar sounding pieces which work wonderfully as an extended mood setter.
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| 01. |  |
And Through The Smoke And Nails |
6:51 |
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| 02. | |
Pygmallion |
5:58 |
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| 03. | |
The Body Electric |
5:20 |
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| 04. | |
Wide Open Spaces |
6:48 |
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| 05. | |
The Morning Breaks So Cold And Gray |
7:38 |
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| 06. | |
The Remnants And The Ruins |
6:54 |
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| 07. | |
Goddess Of The Green Fields |
2:34 |
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| 08. | |
Everything Is Cold |
3:25 |
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| 09. | |
Sorrow Is Her Name |
5:40 |
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| 10. | |
Daphne |
6:07 |
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10 Total Tracks, 57:15 Total Length
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Credits
- Lycia - Main Performer // Mike Van Portfleet - Performer // Mike Van Portfleet - Mixing // Mike Van Portfleet - Cover Art Concept // Sam Rosenthal - Mixing // Sam Rosenthal - Cover Art Concept // Susan Jennings - Photography
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