''Ionia'' is the second

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by the American

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band

Lycia Lycia (; Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; , ; ) was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğ ...

, released in 1991 by Projekt Records.

Reception

Ned Raggett of

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gave it 3 out of 5 stars, saying "it's excellent mood music, if you like that kind of mood."

Track listing

Personnel

;Lycia * Mike VanPortfleet –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

, instruments, mixing ;Additional musicians and production * Susan Jennings –

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Sam Rosenthal Sam Rosenthal is an American musician, composer, artist, and novelist. He is the founder and leader of the band Black Tape for a Blue Girl and the Projekt Records record label. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his son and cat. Rosenthal was inter ...

– mixing * Will Welch – sampler (8)

Release history

References

External links

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