RE: Proof that I listen to Lycia too much

["ashengrace" <ashengrace@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I dunno, it was just something that hit me awhile back when I was
listening to it.  So cyclical, so much between extremes.  There are
moments of happiness, depression, hope, despair, flame, and ice
throughout the whole piece.  I'm glad it was released as a double album
rather than two separate albums.  Makes for a nice long listen.

I think that's one of the things that makes "Burning Circle and Then
Dust" one of my favorites out of the catalogue.  Every album seems to
revolve around a single moment, or moments, or a single perspective,
whereas this one captures so many different little moments that are a
part of the same whole.

Then again, maybe I'm just being delusional.  If there's anything
"astronomical" behind it we could have a very interesting conversation.
It was my hobby when I was a kid.

Knowing a little "behind the music" helps quite a bit, of course :).

Xoxo,
David
Ashengrace

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net
[mailto:owner-lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net] On Behalf Of robert
vanportfleet
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:10 PM
To: The Lycium
Subject: Re: Proof that I listen to Lycia too much

i think you were pretty close to the "real" meaning behind the title. as
far
as i know - it just means the cycles mike was going through personally
in
his own life.......coming full circle...........then the dusty remains

i'm sure he'd have a MUCH more detailed explanation behind it - but he's
a
recleuse and never checks email - so you'll just have to ask him in
person -
heh heh heh

xox
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> From: "ashengrace" <ashengrace@support-cause.theriver.com>
> Reply-To: The Lycium <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:10:00 -0700
> To: "'The Lycium'" <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
> Subject: Proof that I listen to Lycia too much
> 
> Lets talk about my favorite subject.
> 
> Erm, wait, this is a family forum.
> 
> Anyway, one of my favorite treats in my Lycia collection is "The
Burning
> Circle And Then Dust".  The big question is, what does the title mean?
> Is there some deep signifigance behind the title or does it just
"sound
> neat"?
> 
> So I brainstorm.  "Burning Circle", excellent description for an
annular
> eclipse.  This being a particularly rare solar eclipse where the moon
> moves in front of, but does not entirely cover, the face of the sun
> producing what appears to be a burning ring in the sky.  Spooky as
hell
> to look at.  There was a near total one in Tucson about six or so
years
> ago that I got to watch.  It wasn't total coverage but the sky did get
> noticeably darker.
> 
> This thing used to freak out our ancestors in a big way.  Eclipses
were
> viewed as a sign of apocalypse, or change depending on how you look at
> it.
> 
> Therefore:
> 
> "The Burning Circle" - The omen of abrupt change (and change is good).
> 
> "and then Dust" - The aftermath.
> 
> Mike and Tara's music, at least in the earlier days always had an
> "apocalyptic" feel to it, of barren landscapes, the deserts after a
> pounding storm, whether it's a storm outside your window or the storm
> inside your head.
> 
> Just a theory...
> 
> 
> Xoxoxo,
> David
> Ashengrace - ethereal darkwave
> http://www.mp3.com/ashengrace