Re: . . .

[robert vanportfleet <lyciummusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> thank you for responding to my questions!
> 
> it's funny you should say that about "lyrics falling out of your head
> without any effort" . . .
> 
> i usually get the most satisfaction out of paintings i do or songs i write
> when they 'just happen' . . . those seem to come from the best places
> indeed.

it seems like whenever you have to struggle with something artistically it's
not worth doing. it never has a natural feel. stream of conscious
writing/creating is the way to go! :)

> 
> how is mike? . . . the last i understood you two were moving . . . and
> recently on this list it's been sounding like he's not doing so well . . . ?

this is our final day in ohio. we will be moving to az. tommorrow morning.
(of course it will take three days to get there) mike's health is always an
issue. his back is out of whack right now (another amazing case of bad
timing) but for the most part he's doing okay. i wish diabetes would go
away! (um, but like, that's not going to happen)

anyways,

take care!

xox

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert vanportfleet" <lyciummusic@support-cause.earthlink.net>
> To: "The Lycium" <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: . . .
> 
> 
>> thanks so much for your insights! to answer some of your questions:
>> 
>> YES! mike did do the programming! :) and he used/uses: in the early days
>> (pre Ionia) Alesis HR16, ionia/stark - era: Kawai PH50 presets, everything
>> since: Alesis SR16. synths: Kawai PH50, Kawai K11, ASR10 (dave galas)
>> 
>> mike and i wrote Estrella (caterpillar butterly - which will appear on
> Comp.
>> II) on acoustic guitar. it happened quite naturally and it still sorta
>> puzzles me how the lyrics fell out of my head without any effort. they
>> seriously just came from somewhere beyond my brain.
>> 
>> thanks again for your insights! it's always interesting to hear other
>> people's perceptions!!
>> 
>> thanks!
>> 
>> xox tara xox
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>> 
>>> From: ". e t h e r . {lung}" <etherlung@support-cause.hotmail.com>
>>> Organization: liontraks studio
>>> Reply-To: The Lycium <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
>>> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:03:04 -0400
>>> To: "The Lycium" <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
>>> Subject: . . .
>>> 
>>> when this list hits . . . it hits!
>>> it comes and goes like a roller coaster . . . and this was one of the
> 'big
>>> drops'!
>>> 
>>> i've been listening to compilations 1 a lot lately . . . 'down' is a
> great
>>> song!
>>> i love all the songs, but of the ones i haven't heard on any other lyca
>>> album . . . 'down' has really stuck.
>>> 
>>> . . . other lycia songs that have affected me the most are . . .
>>> 'sleepless' {i think 'sleepless' is sung so beautifully}, 'nine hours
> later'
>>> {great beat . . . the most original beats i've heard are in lycia songs}
> . .
>>> .
>>>>>>>> what drum machine or synth does/did lycia use?  mike, did you do
> the
>>> programming in the early wake days?  that album has really cool beats
> too! .
>>> . .
>>> 
>>> . . . 'boiler room' {boiler room is great!} . . . i've been living in
>>> somewhat of a boiler room for a while . . . it's a great release of
>>> frustration listening to bleak! . . .
>>> 
>>> . . . 'grey clouds', 'granada' {the beginning of that song is so
>>> powerful!}, 'drifting', 'polaris' {i remember reading an interview about
>>> that album and it was mentioned that lycia had moved to colder climate,
> and
>>> thus became the theme of the 'cold' album} . . .
>>> 
>>> . . . 'time', 'wide open spaces' {that song is so amazing, i fall into
> such
>>> a state of 'thinking'} . . . it's interesting the way it's kind of a
>>> continuation of 'desert' {desert is great too, very moving, another
> great
>>> 'thinking' song} . . .
>>> 
>>> . . . 'pray', 'resigned' {'resigned' is beautiful in kind of the same
> way
>>> that 'wide open spaces' is . . . and it's also interesting how
> 'surrender'
>>> is also a kind of continuation of 'resigned'}
>>>>>>>> i read things about people turning their backs on lycia because
> 'the
>>> burning circle' didn't resemble earlier lycia music . . . i thought the
>>> burning cirlcle was a great collection of music, both of those discs
> have so
>>> much going on, oh . . . and not to mention tara's singing debut! . . .
>>> 
>>> . . . 'clouds in the southern sky' {i traveled to italy 2 summers ago,
> and
>>> everytime i would travel between countries or cities, i would listen to
> that
>>> song, so now everytime i listen to it it reminds me of the tuscany
> mountains
>>> passing across the passenger car's window} and 'estrella' {'estrella'
> kills
>>> me . . . i can't listen to that song too much because it's so emotional,
> i
>>> can't believe that song} . . .
>>>>>>>> tara, mike . . . if you wouldn't mind me asking {i'm very curious},
> how
>>> did that song 'happen'?  how does music like that 'happen'?-------
>>> 
>>> really beautiful music!
>>> 
>>> . . . this feedback is the least i could do for all the great music that
>>> i've received from lycia!
>>> 
>>> ok . . . thanks again . . .