Beyond the Horizon Line

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Beyond the Horizon Line
Mike VanPortfleet - Beyond the Horizon Line.jpg
Studio album by Mike VanPortfleet
Released September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
Recorded September 2003 (2003-09) – March 2004 (2004-03)
Studio Lycium Music, Mesa, AZ
Genre Ambient
Length61:47
Label Silber
Producer Mike VanPortfleet
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Beyond the Horizon Line is the debut solo album of Lycia front man Mike VanPortfleet, released on September 14, 2004 by Silber Records.

Lycia is an American dark wave band formed in 1988 in Tempe, Arizona. The main personnel of the band are Mike VanPortfleet, Tara Vanflower and David Galas. Although only achieving minor cult success, the band is notable for being one of the ground breaking groups in darkwave and ethereal wave styles. Their 1995 album The Burning Circle and Then Dust received some attention for the power pop hit song "Pray," and the album "remains a high point of American dark rock," according to Allmusic. Lycia's music is characterized by rich soundscapes and layers of echoed guitars, dark and ethereal keyboards, doomy drum machine beats, VanPortfleet's melancholic, whispered vocals and Vanflower's vivid voice. Trent Reznor and Peter Steele are some of their more well-known fans.

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.

Contents

Track listing

All music composed by Mike VanPortfleet.

No.TitleLength
1."Deep in the Morning Sun"7:28
2."Echoes of the Lost Sea"3:26
3."Towards the Blinding Glare"7:27
4."The Call of the Horizon Line"3:54
5."Stellar Buckshot Awaits"7:23
6."Night Sky Illumination"7:33
7."Dark Gateway"3:15
8."Strange Star Transmissions"6:10
9."Stellar Shower Begins"7:34
10."Unsettled New Day"7:37

Personnel

Adapted from the Beyond the Horizon Line liner notes. [2]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2004 Silber CD silber 034

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Mike VanPortfleet: Beyond the Horizon Line > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. Beyond the Horizon Line (booklet). Mike VanPortfleet. Raleigh, North Carolina: Silber Records. 2004.