BLEAK ~ VANE (1995)

[ohsojayadeva]

Bleak was originally a Lycia side project. This album is long since out of print, but has recently been re-mixed and re-mastered and released under the Lycia name as "Lycia - Bleak Vane."

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWOCR7DR7Z4[/youtube]

I love the murkey, nasty atmosphere of it. The cold, almost detached delivery of the vocals. The pounding, echoy drums. I'm pretty sure you can "listen" to the whole record on youtube. I have not spent any time with the "Lycia - Bleak Vane" version, but if you can find a copy of the original, I highly recommend it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfuY8a7nnf8[/youtube]

Classic, especially the lyrics:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a43oNyHksNY[/youtube]