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Love Spirals Downwards

Love Spirals Downwards

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  • Formed: 1991 in Los Angeles, CA
  • Years Active: 1990s

Biography

Love Spirals Downward (L.S.D. for short) formed in Los Angeles in 1991 when guitarist, keyboardist, and composer Ryan Lum asked Suzanne Perry to record vocals over some music he had written. The positive results led to a recorded demo, and by late 1992, the duo released their first album, Idylls, on the ethereal Projekt label. Their debut maintained a strong Cocteau Twins vibe, but they differed from that group by virtue of Perry's distinct vocal style and a dreamier, folksier sound that manifested itself on subsequent releases, each of which have shown L.S.D. more strongly defining their personal style, slowly but gradually stripping away the processing and becoming more acoustically based. In fact, their sporadic North American shows have generally featured Lum on acoustic guitar and Perry singing. Ever shows them experimenting with modern electronica, also evidenced by an ethereal drum'n'bass tune performed at the 1997 Projekt Festival in Chicago. Flux followed in 1998. Throughout their career, the duo have maintained a strong following among the Goth set, even though their audiences are far more varied than that. Ethereal folk is the best way to describe them, for they fit neither the image nor the dark mood of the Gothic genre, although their occasional melancholic edge does explain the connection. By the new millennium, Lum started the Lovespirals project with singer/songwriter Anji Bee on vocals. Lovespirals issued Windblown Kiss in summer 2002.
— Bryan Reesman , All Music Guide

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Similar Artists:

Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions, Tara VanFlower, Chandeen, Mazzy Star

Roots and Influences:

Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance

Followers:

Autumn's Grey Solace, Piano Magic

Formal Connections:

Lovespirals

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