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Idylls [Remastered Reissue]

by Love Spirals Downwards

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    This 2007 remastered reissue of 'Idylls' boasts a beautiful new version of the cover art, expanded for the digipac format. As with the music, the band returned to the original source photographs by Tom Pathe and Barbara Dowis to offer a higher quality version of the art than early 90's technology could produce. Additional band portraits taken in 1992 by Susan Jennings enhance the original design and add to the overall beauty of Love Spirals Downwards' ethereal/darkwave masterpiece.

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Illusory Me 04:42
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Forgo 03:08 video
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Eudaimonia 03:02
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Kala yey ra na Sa ah hey su ra Ra ja ni ra mo ma han An la ji ka ra jum na San dee dean nee ca su diva Ka lay yey va na day vana A kur ran ney da ney yoona Va runa ba la re doola Va vu oo na Ba la ra ma Ugrasena Ja ta la Va su de va Su da ah ma Vis nu in dra mu oo ni Va vu oo na Ba la ra ma Ugrasena Ja ta la Va su de va Su da ah ma Vis nu in dra mu oo ni
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I begin again As the world outside ends Dense, even in the still light To owe you my life I tell you Make castles when you want to And fill them with sights Stir about the stars During night below these tides
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Ladonna dissima Ladonnna donna dissima (x2) Ladon la dissima dima (x2) Ladonna Ladonna la dissima la dissima (x2) Ladonna dissima Ladonnna donna dissima (x2) Donna don Ladonna dissima Ladonnna donna dissima (x2) Donna don Ladonna Ladonna la dissima la dissima (x2) Ladonna dissima Ladonnna donna dissima (x2) Donna don La donna dissima (la donna dissima) (x2) La donna dissima La donna dissima ahh ahh
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Allured by me, forsake said she Adamantine drops, rain, and sea Now with lowery wisdom Nobility assured Opulent sweetness Vision answered Slow now, she may Freely she chose Flow down in May, far away Now with lowery wisdom Nobility assured Opulent sweetness Vision answered Slow now, she may Freely she chose Flow down in May Flow down in May
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Goeth sun under, groweth seed bloweth That wereden bright golde Springeth sing, murie sing Goeth sun under tre Wherebeth they biforen us weren And hadden feld and wode The wood comes into leaf Thou might and canst and owest shield Therein never havest owest then Maiden evermore Weree so water in wore rune He may me bliss bringe When spray begin springe Nights when I wande and wake Wherebeth they biforen us weren And hadden feld and wode The wood comes into leaf Thou might and canst and owest shield Therein never havest owest then Maiden evermore Wherebeth they biforen us weren And hadden feld and wode The wood comes into leaf Thou might and canst and owest shield Therein never havest owest then Maiden evermore With troubled eyes are Never have I cast Me you with thy song
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Mediterrenea 05:20
Trom lea fio Fio ney ah rotanyo Ley on ley ah cio Leontey nonya rantay bah la Criola dante danyo Xan ee froh ah mio Kanto ley roma vellay Ehia Allas reyas Lea tha Allas reyas Lea tha Trom rey am Lea lam Fiore fio Freya say Dolce spira Scherza mira Va go La bru ay Dazure ay Bella fria la flegate Trom rey am Lea lam Va go -repeat all- Trom rey am Lea lam Fiore fio Freya say Dolce spira Scherza mira Va go La bru ay Dazure ay Bella fria la flegate Trom rey am Lea lam Va go
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about

In 2007, band founder, sole musician, and producer, Ryan Lum returned to his master tapes for this special reissue of Love Spirals Downwards' definitive debut album for Projekt. In 1992 'Idylls' introduced the band's uniquely sumptuous sound of interwoven acoustic and electric guitar textures and exotically layered female vocals which seemed to meld the best of the 80's 4AD label sound (Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance) with 60's psychedelic folk rock (Popul Vuh, Jefferson Airplane). Vocalist, Suzanne Perry, mystified and entranced fans with her "Heavenly Voices" styled singing, which some have referred to as "glossolalia." Her mixture of Medieval poetry, nonsense sounds, and obscured modern English lyrics continue to capture listeners' imaginations to this day.

The remastered reissue of 'Idylls' is much improved in sound quality from the original CD and cassette version, with more sonic depth and clarity. It also offers 3 additional tracks, including Love Spirals Downwards first ever recorded song, a live track, and a rare extended mix from the out-of-print "Heavenly Voices Pt. 1" comp. Plus, it boasts a beautiful new version of the cover art, expanded for the digipac format. As with the music, the band returned to the original source photographs to offer a higher quality version of the art than early 90's technology could produce. Additional band portraits taken in 1992 by Susan Jennings enhance the original design and add to the overall beauty of Love Spirals Downwards ethereal/darkwave masterpiece.

Love Spirals Downwards are the unconscious mind of ethereal music, evoking forgotten memories with subjective, alien tongues. The sounds drift dreamily through one's thoughts like incense permeates the air -- perhaps the spicy fragrance will seduce you like a lover to its heat, or else it will elude the threshold of perception and weave itself into the mind's strata of buried experiences... The result of this Easternish atmosphere, with delicate guitar and ebbing, oceanic female vocals is a taste of the watery, warm, and sweet elements of the earth.

"Sumptuous acoustics, beautiful female voice, and sweet harmony rising to glorious heights. Thirteen angelic tracks tripping through peaceful illusions and fantasies, only briefly accessible in dreamsoaked memories."– Music From The Empty Quarter

“Like a cloud-ride to a heaven via angelic voices and delicate music.” -Industrial Nation

“Idylls is a brilliant album.” – Permission

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credits

released November 20, 2007

Ryan Lum: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, bass, drum machine programming, percussion, vocals
Suzanne Perry: vocals

All songs written and performed by Ryan Lum and Suzanne Perry, except for tracks 6 and 12 written and performed by Ryan Lum (BMI). Jeff Stone performed congas and shakers on track 4. Recorded, mixed, and produced by Ryan Lum. Digital remastering by Ryan Lum in 2007.

Cover photo and inside cover photo by Tom Pathe. Back cover photo by Barbara Dowis. Band photos by Susan Jennings. Logo design by Michael Plaster. Album design by Sam Rosenthal and Anji Bee.

All songs published by Seireenien Music, BMI
© 1992, 2007 Love Spirals Downwards

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Bonus Track Info:

Mediterranea originally released by Projekt on 'From Across This Gray Land No. 3,' 1992.
Scatter January (Live) is an intimate live performance, Los Angeles, CA, 11/14/1996.
Love’s Labour’s Lost (Heavenly Voices Mix) originally released by Hyperium on 'Heavenly Voices Pt. 1,' 1993.

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Love Spirals Downwards Los Angeles, California

For over 3 decades, Ryan Lum has been crafting ethereal soundscapes, first with Suzanne Perry as Love Spirals Downwards and later with Anji Bee as Lovespirals. Lum has captivated listeners with his enchanting compositions and delicate guitar work, seamlessly blending acoustic and electronic elements, coupled with emotive female vocals, creating a distinctive dreamy and introspective ambiance. ... more

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