Artist description Julian Tulips Licorice takes melancholic pop into a world of drama and re-invention. Compared to such influential artists as The Legendary Pink Dots and Nick Cave, Julian Tulips Licorice combines immersive lyric with contemporary if somewhat sombre musical arrangements.

Music Style Electroclash - Spoken Wierd - Dark Classical

Musical Influences Leonard Cohen, Gary Numan, Red House Painters

Similar Artists Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Legendary Pink Dots,Voltaire, Peter Murphy.

Artist History Julian Tulips Licorice was formed by Julian Tulip in 1999.

Group Members Julian Tulip

Albums SULK(1999), The Umbrella Party(2002)

Press Reviews "Nicely creepy electro-pop. The lyrics are heavy with sarcasm and irony and the melodies are almost delicately deadly. Tulip certainly knows what he wants to get out of his sound, and he arrives there with apparent ease,The stuff is wrenching,. The sort of music that kids at college radio still love. I, myself, am still a sucker for overwrought angst and snippy one-liners.Sharp enough to put a Ginsu to shame."- Aiding & Abetting"... Each song has the feel of a diary entry that is poetically written. Unlike most diaries though, the true meaning of each entry cannot be fully revealed by solely reading the prose. It has to be acted out through genuine emotion. Julian does exactly this with each song. His voice, is perfectly fitting when portraying the true emotion of the song. There are many songs on Sulk that are powerfully descriptive in the manner that they are composed, such as the creepy carnival sounding song, "Oh", or the ominously synthesized song, "Curl." The entire CD is incredibly diverse in sound and style, never boring the listener and full of surprises. "- Starvox"... I was struck by the adventurous lyrics and phrasing that permeate this album. The songs are both intense and quiet which creates a dark, moody atmospherethat is increased by the spoken word interludes that link some of the tracks. Sulk is a very inspired effort from Licorice."- Outburn"... If you enjoy listening to music at night with the lights out, then this is the perfect album... Let the disturbing, melancholic music flow and add a whole new layer of darkness to the room.. A fluid beauty that works well against the sombre, depressive voice....A very special album indeed."- Chaotic Critiques" Licorice is the masterful output of Julian Tulip. Why 'masterful'? Sulk is a musical carnival. You never know what you'll find around the next corner. There are many different musical styles, combined into a fluid cohesiveness that some would call gothic, I call it quirky perfection..."- Black Monday"... Powerful, and intensely rich with emotion, harmonic, melodic, sensuous songsabout slit wrists and peace.Sulk is a greatly welcomed change in the electro-acoustic scene.Piano, synth, strings, classical background, sub-harmony and spoken word can all be found with Licorice."- Last Sigh"...This is dark pop with heavy emphasis on piano, violin, drums, bass and rock stylings combined with Julian Tulips devilishly humorous lyrics that are very similar tothat of David E. Williams (though Tulip is by far a better vocalist than Williams).I'd highly recommend this. Licorice captures the mood just right..."- Dark Velvet Magazine"...Never has a CD been more appropriately titled. Sulk is indeed exactly what thename implies. Dark, brooding lyrics wrap themselves around pounding, poutypiano stylings as the requisite swirling techno beats pulse in the background. Utterly creepy and disturbing - Licorice hits its mark."- Anodyne Magazine"...When I first got this CD I absolutely loved it and every time I listen to it I just stop what I am doing. I had to turn it off to write this.I'd recommend trying to go through whatever means to get this cd. I'll be keeping up with future releases by Julian Tulip."Rating: 9 out of 10.- Be Indifferent E-Zine"... Fine dark neo-classical / electro music. Wonderful, involved and tragic.A very enjoyable CD and a good debut, I look forward to hearing more."- Naked Truth magazine"...solid piano, passioned vocals, and subdued electronics.It is an odd journey through the psyche of Julian Tulip." - Sonic Boom Magazine"...A stunning addition to our format.We found your disc to be somewhat of an oasis in a banal, musically devoid wasteland."- Dead Air- 88.5FM WRAS, Atlanta"...And now onto the dark and strange. Licorice. Sometimes strange is good.Is this good? Yes. Very diverse and rather interesting. It all works, it all fits in some strange way..."- Aethyric Productions"...This is fresh, unpredictable and probably a sign of severe mental imbalance, but it is also very enjoyable and well worth a listen. "- Sorted Magazine

Location Portland, Oregon - USA

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