A Day in the Stark Corner is the third studio album by the American Dark Wave band Lycia, released on 10 June 1993 by Projekt Records.
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| Released | 10 June 1993 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 - June 1992 | |||
| Studio | Lycium, Mesa, AZ | |||
| Genre | Dark wave, ethereal wave | |||
| Length | 57:11 | |||
| Label | Projekt | |||
| Producer | Lycia | |||
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Recording
editMike VanPortfleet has attributed a lack of quality recording equipment as having a profound effect on Stark Corner's sound.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave it 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as being "a series of similar sounding pieces which work wonderfully as an extended mood setter.[1]"
In MK Ultra Issue No. 1, (1995) Peter Steele of Type O Negative said
You should be familiar with Lycia. It's dark, ambient Goth music. The last album is called A Day in the Stark Corner. I would like our next album to sound something like this. It is the most depressing thing I've ever heard in my life. If I put it on in the morning when I get up... I'm useless for the rest of the day. It makes me feel like killing myself. It's like, why even bother getting dressed when I can just slit my wrists. Such simple hypnotic beats. Everything is drowned in reverb, yet the emotion comes through so loud and clear. It's just devastatingly beautiful, as beautiful as it is devastating. That's how I want to come through.[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mike VanPortfleet
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And Through the Smoke and Nails" | 6:51 |
| 2. | "Pygmallion" | 5:58 |
| 3. | "The Body Electric" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Wide Open Spaces" | 6:47 |
| 5. | "The Morning Breaks So Cold and Gray" | 7:37 |
| 6. | "The Remnants and the Ruins" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Goddess of the Green Fields" | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Everything Is Cold" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Sorrow Is Her Name" | 5:40 |
| 10. | "Daphne" | 6:03 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the A Day in the Stark Corner liner notes.[3]
- Lycia
- Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, instruments, mixing
- Additional musicians and production
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1993 | Projekt | CD, CS | PRO40 |
References
edit- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Lycia: A Day in the Stark Corner > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "MK Ultra #1". INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by: Alex Zander.[dead link]
- ^ A Day in the Stark Corner (booklet). Lycia. Brooklyn, New York: Projekt Records. 1993.
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External links
edit- A Day in the Stark Corner at Discogs (list of releases)
- A Day in the Stark Corner at Bandcamp
- A Day in the Stark Corner at iTunes