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Mike VanPortfleet
Mike VanPortfleet is an American singer-songwriter and keyboard player, most recognized for founding the darkwave group Lycia in 1988. During the 2000s, his focus shifted from Lycia to several other musical projects which included his debut solo work, '' Beyond the Horizon Line''. History Mike VanPortfleet was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1960s. In 1978, he moved to Tempe, Arizona, where he studied and graduated with a degree in cultural geography. Soon afterward he picked up the guitar and played with several unsuccessful bands, most of whom were notorious at local venues for their drunken behavior. After nearly abandoning his musical interests and returning to school, VanPortfleet learned about 4-track recording and decided to try his hand at composing and producing music himself. In May 1988, Mike began the musical project Lycia under which he recorded mostly guitar experiments. He enlisted bassist John Fair and together they produced over a hundred songs wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Michigan, second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,087,592 and a combined statistical area population of 1,383,918. Situated along the Grand River (Michigan), Grand River approximately east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, as well as one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City". Other nicknames include "River City" and more recently, "Beer City" (the latter given by ''USA Today'' and adopted by the city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold (Lycia Album)
''Cold'' is the fifth studio album by the American dark wave band Lycia, released in 1996 by Projekt Records. Reception Ned Raggett of AllMusic called ''Cold'' a "significant step forward in the trio's continuing sonic evolution" and noting the increased use of Tara VanFlower's vocals as well as electronics playing a larger role in the music Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Cold'' liner notes. ;Lycia * David Galas – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, programming, engineering, mixing * Tara VanFlower – vocals * Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, programming, mastering ;Production and additional personnel * Kevin Gray – mastering * Ryan Lum – mastering * Lycia – production * Sam Rosenthal – art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Gothic Rock Musicians
Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken by the Crimean Goths, also extinct **Gothic alphabet, one of the alphabets used to write the Gothic language **Gothic (Unicode block), a collection of Unicode characters of the Gothic alphabet Art and architecture *Gothic art, a Medieval art movement *Gothic architecture *Gothic Revival architecture (Neo-Gothic) **Carpenter Gothic **Collegiate Gothic **High Victorian Gothic Romanticism *Gothic fiction or Gothic Romanticism, a literary genre Entertainment * ''Gothic'' (film), a 1986 film by Ken Russell * ''Gothic'' (series), a video game series originally developed by Piranha Bytes Game Studios ** ''Gothic'' (video game), a 2001 video game developed by Piranha Bytes Game Studios Modern culture and lifestyle *Goth subculture, a music-cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Wave Musicians
Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance. This is because the hue sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are inactive when light levels are insufficient, in the range of visual perception referred to as scotopic vision. The emotional response to darkness has generated metaphorical usages of the term in many cultures, often used to describe an unhappy or foreboding feeling. Referring to a time of day, complete darkness occurs when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon, without the effects of twilight on the night sky. Scientific Perception The perception of darkness differs from the mere absence of light due to the effects of after images on perception. In perceiving, the eye is active, and the part of the retina that is unstimulated produces a complementary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Keyboardists
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American Male Guitarists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Guitarists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vane (album)
''Vane'' is the only studio album by Bleak, an offshoot of the band Lycia, released in 1995 by Projekt Records. Reception AllMusic awarded ''Vane'' four out of five stars and said "for every more familiar Lycia element there's something extra -- more electronic noises, a playing down of the guitar in favor of other instruments, odd drum patterns -- to mitigate against any of this being simply the equivalent of outtakes from the main band's work." I Die: You Die said "''Vane'' was distinct from Lycia not so much in terms of instrumentation but intent; where contemporary records from the latter project were focused on finding a balance between lushness and severity, Bleak would largely forgo any sense of comfort for, well, bleakness." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Vane'' liner notes. ;Bleak *David Galas – synthesizer, drum machine *Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, drum machine ;Production and additional personnel *Bleak – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Flickers
''In Flickers'' is the eleventh studio album by Lycia, released on October 26, 2018 by Projekt Records. Reception I Die: You Die gave ''In Flickers'' a positive review and said "fans of the band's classic sound should still find plenty to enjoy here – standout "The Path" is a gentle and forlorn strummy elegy that could have been plucked from any of their classic LPs – but the real meat of the record is in the new wrinkles they explore." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''In Flickers'' liner notes. Lycia * David Galas – vocals, guitars, synthesizer, drum programming, production, recording * Tara VanFlower – vocals, production, recording * Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, production, recording, photography Additional performers * John Fair – synthesizer, drum programming * Dirk VanPortfleet – Chau gong Production and design * Martin Bowes – mastering Release history References External links * ''In Flickers''at Bandc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Line That Connects
''A Line That Connects'' is the tenth studio album by Lycia, released by Handmade Birds on August 21, 2015. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''A Line That Connects'' liner notes. ;Lycia * David Galas – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, mixing, lead vocals (7, 13) * Mike VanPortfleet – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer * Tara VanFlower – lead vocals ;Additional musicians * Michael Irwin – backing vocals (11) * Sera Timms – backing vocals (12) ;Production and additional personnel * Lycia – production, recording * James Plotkin – mastering * David "Slaya" Smith – photography Release history References External links * ''A Line That Connects''at Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Moments (Lycia Album)
''Quiet Moments'' is the ninth studio album by Lycia, released by Handmade Birds on August 20, 2013. It marks the first album of new studio material by the band since '' Empty Space'', released ten years prior. Track listing Personnel ;Lycia * Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, drum machine ;Production and Additional Personnel *James Plotkin – mastering * Tara VanFlower – additional vocals (7, 11) Release History References External links * ''Quiet Moments''at Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp ... ''Quiet Moments''at iTunes {{DEFAULTSORT:Quiet Moments 2013 albums Lycia (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
