Pretty crazy how people as far away as Brazil know about Love Spirals Downwards. Ruídos Alternativos #9 has a one-page feature on the band. Below is a an English translation as well as the original article.
Love Spirals Downwards
It all began with Ryan Lum, a lover of bands from the acclaimed 4AD label, who recorded tapes just to satisfy himself. They were instrumental songs that didn’t worry about vocals. He has played guitar since he was 15 and started composing in ’86. For about five years, the sound developed, grew, and created its own style. Then Suzanne Perry appeared.
From this meeting on, vocals gained a certain importance in Love Spirals’ music. They recorded some demos and sent them to a few labels, including Projekt. Sam responded and asked to hear more and more material. Later, he asked if they would like to appear on the compilation “From Across This Gray Land No. 3” (92). They accepted and sent two [songs] — “Mediterranea” and “And The Wood Comes Into Leaf”. Soon after, they received the invitation to release their own CD, and then came the excellent “Idylls”, also in ’92.
It is impossible to avoid being reminded of Dead Can Dance and Cocteau Twins. But, in general, the work is much more than just comparisons. Highlights: “Stir About The Stars”, “Dead Language”, “Forgo”…
The lyrics are written in French, Italian, Indian, Latin, English, etc., in a “make-believe” language, since most of the cited languages are unknown to Suzanne and Ryan. The secret is grouping words that sound good.
They played live only once, opening for The Moonwash Symphony, but found the performance far from satisfactory. Currently, they show no intention of repeating the experience, but they don’t rule out the hypothesis of concerts in the future.
While that doesn’t happen, they are releasing the second CD “Ardor”, in ’94. A bath in beauty and melancholy, female harmonies that envelop completely.
