I think what people equate as goth is so varied it’s a disservice to all involved. “Goth” as I knew it is dead, or should be anyway. For lack of a better term, how has “goth” music changed since you started out? I don’t know why I’m drawn to darker, moodier forms of expression. I have a side project called Black Happy Day with Timothy Renner that touches on that a little. I do like country music, but not the slick modern version. LOL The other is I’m not interested in either. There’s no way I could pull off a career in either of those genres for one thing. Lyciaġ3 Questions With Tara Vanflower What was it that attracted you to the darker side of creativity, as opposed to say a career in pop or country music? With several books under her belt, she has released Lives of Ilya, Violent Violet Part One & Two, and will continue the Violet Series with several installments in the future, along with numerous other series which have yet to be completed. Vanflower has an immense passion for all things creative, and never has that shown more recently than in her time spent writing. Given her extensive resume working with other artists, one of Tara’s most notable contributions happened in 2007 when she sang on the track Halloween In Heaven by Type O Negative. Her talents proceeded to blossom throughout numerous side-projects and collaborations such as Black Happy Day with Timothy Renner, Secondary Nerve with Daniele Serra, Oneiroid Psychosis, Numina, The Unquiet Void, Falling You, and Methadrone. Along with her work for Lycia, Tara also explored a more personal creative outlet by releasing her first solo album in 1999 titled This Womb Like Liquid Honey, followed by the 2005 release My Little Fire-Filled Heart. In October of 1994 Tara Vanflower began her journey with the darkwave outfit Lycia, where soon after she would marry fellow band member Mike VanPortfleet. Without further adieu, so begins our spotlight on one of the most talented creative minds this world has to offer. Okay, so it was actually just a couple emails back and forth, but I prefer the castle motif. In the hopes of delving deeper into the darkness, I sat down with Tara on the shores of her majestic castle overlooking the Baltic Sea. Her name is well known throughout the landscapes of dark music, and yet it seems that we have never gotten a good look into the mind of this captivating siren. She is the ambient angel who’s voice has seduced us all with her darkwave days as a member of Lycia, her hypnotizing solo material, and even lending her voice to the drab four themselves, Type O Negative.
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