The Burning Circle and Then Dust

The Burning Circle and Then Dust is the fourth studio album by the American dark wave band Lycia, released on April 3, 1995 by Projekt Records. It was remastered and edited to fit on a single disc and re-released by Silber Records in 2006.

The Burning Circle and Then Dust
Studio album by Lycia
Released	April 3, 1995
Recorded	April – December 1994
Studio	Boiler Room, Tempe, AZ
Genre	Dark wave, ethereal wave
Length	1:56:25
Label	Projekt
Producer	Lycia
Lycia chronology
Vane (1995) The Burning Circle and Then Dust (1995) Cold (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave it 4 out of 5 stars, praising it as being "a high point of American dark rock" and the band's greatest and most ambitious work.[1]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Ned Raggett	United States	The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties[2]	1999	124

Track listing

All songs composed by Lycia.

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Presence in the Woods"	4:09
2.	"Wandering Soul"	4:47
3.	"The Dust Settles" (part 1)	1:52
4.	"Sleepless"	3:27
5.	"The Dust Settles" (part 2)	1:29
6.	"The Return of Nothing"	4:43
7.	"The Dust Settles" (part 3)	2:54
8.	"Pray"	5:20
9.	"The Better Things to Come"	4:32
10.	"On the Horizon"	3:10
11.	"Where Has All the Time Gone"	3:13
12.	"Silence and Distance"	3:31
13.	"Anywhere But Home"	3:57
14.	"In the Fire and Flames"	2:12
15.	"Slip Away"	6:17
16.	"The Last Day"	4:27

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"August" (part 1)	4:39
2.	"Nine Hours Later"	4:46
3.	"Nimble"	3:43
4.	"August" (part 2)	6:13
5.	"The Facade Fades"	4:10
6.	"Resigned"	6:36
7.	"Surrender"	4:28
8.	"These Memories Pass"	9:18
9.	"The Burning Circle"	6:24
10.	"The New Day"	5:57

2006 Remastered Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Presence in the Woods"	4:11
2.	"Wandering Soul"	4:45
3.	"The Dust Settles (Part 1)"	1:54
4.	"Sleepless"	3:20
5.	"The Dust Settles (Part 2)"	1:24
6.	"The Return of Nothing"	4:46
7.	"The Dust Settles (Part 3)"	2:57
8.	"Pray"	5:19
9.	"On the Horizon"	3:02
10.	"Where Has All the Time Gone"	3:16
11.	"Silence and Distance"	3:34
12.	"Anywhere But Home"	3:54
13.	"Slip Away"	6:20
14.	"The Last Day"	4:17
15.	"Nine Hours Later"	4:48
16.	"Nimble"	3:40
17.	"Resigned"	6:36
18.	"Surrender"	4:18

Personnel

Adapted from The Burning Circle and Then Dust liner notes.[3]

Lycia David Galas – bass guitar, keyboards, engineering, programming Tara VanFlower – vocals Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming

Production and additional personnel Kevin Gray – mastering Ryan Lum – mastering Lycia – production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Projekt	CD	PRO55
	2006	Silber		silber 048

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Lycia: The Burning Circle and Then Dust [2 CD] > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
2. "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties". Ned Raggett. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
3. The Burning Circle and Then Dust (booklet). Lycia. Brooklyn, New York: Projekt Records. 1996.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• The Burning Circle and Then Dust at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Burning Circle and Then Dust at Bandcamp
• The Burning Circle and Then Dust at iTunes