Hungry Lucy
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Hungry Lucy is a darkwave
, trip-hop duo with a female vocalist. Beginning in 1998, they have released four full-length CDs. On Alfa Matrix
in Europe (including EU only 2CD boxset versions) and on Hungry Media for the US. Led by Christa Belle (lyrics, vocals, music) and Warren Harrison (music, programming and production), the two came together when Harrison was asked to contribute work on a Depeche Mode tribute album in 1998.
Hungry Lucy is included in numerous compilation releases, including Elektrauma 5 from Triton Records in 1999, The Ultimate Electro-Industrial Compilation from Alfa Matrix in 2002, and Noir - Smooth Female Trip Hop from Dancing Ferret Discs in 2003. In 2005, To Kill a King debuted at #9 on the French Alternative Charts, and the radio show Echoes from Public Radio International, hosted by John Diliberto, featured Hungry Lucy with that debut. The limited release EP, "Reigndance" reached #1 on the Dutch Underground Singles chart.
The name "Hungry Lucy" refers to a young woman named Lucy Ryan who died in 1792. According to the ghost story of Havoc House, Psychic Sybil Leek
is claimed to have channeled Ryan, and reported that Ryan was constantly complaining about being hungry.
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
, trip-hop duo with a female vocalist. Beginning in 1998, they have released four full-length CDs. On Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
in Europe (including EU only 2CD boxset versions) and on Hungry Media for the US. Led by Christa Belle (lyrics, vocals, music) and Warren Harrison (music, programming and production), the two came together when Harrison was asked to contribute work on a Depeche Mode tribute album in 1998.
Hungry Lucy is included in numerous compilation releases, including Elektrauma 5 from Triton Records in 1999, The Ultimate Electro-Industrial Compilation from Alfa Matrix in 2002, and Noir - Smooth Female Trip Hop from Dancing Ferret Discs in 2003. In 2005, To Kill a King debuted at #9 on the French Alternative Charts, and the radio show Echoes from Public Radio International, hosted by John Diliberto, featured Hungry Lucy with that debut. The limited release EP, "Reigndance" reached #1 on the Dutch Underground Singles chart.
The name "Hungry Lucy" refers to a young woman named Lucy Ryan who died in 1792. According to the ghost story of Havoc House, Psychic Sybil Leek
Sybil Leek
Sybil Leek was an English witch, astrologer, psychic, and occult author. She wrote more than sixty books on occult and esoteric subjects...
is claimed to have channeled Ryan, and reported that Ryan was constantly complaining about being hungry.
Discography
- Apparitions (2000)
- Glō (2003)
- To Kill A KingTo Kill a KingTo Kill a King is a UK 2003 English Civil War film directed by Mike Barker, starring Tim Roth and Dougray Scott. It relates the relationship between Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax in the post-war period from 1648 until the former's death, in 1658. It deals with the corruption of Parliament...
(2004) - Before We Stand ... We Crawl (EP, 2006)
- The Teatime Sessions (Live, 2008)
- Pulse of the EarthPulse of the EarthPulse of the Earth is the third studio album from American trip hop/indie duo Hungry Lucy. The album was written by the duo, Christa Belle and Warren Harrison, in the Tennessee mountains deliberately away from outside influences, due to concerns that "Hungry Lucy had become more about social media,...
(2010)
External links
- Official site
- Official Hungry Lucy label home in Europe: Alfa Matrix
- Interview with Liberation Frequency
- Interview @ Legends
- [ Hungry Lucy] at Allmusic
- Interview at Musical Discoveries
- Hungry Lucy at JamendoJamendoJamendo is a music website and a community of music authors. It bills itself as "the world's #1 platform for free and legal music downloads under Creative Commons licenses."...