Votiva Lux

Italian shoegaze / post-rock/ psychedelic band founded in 1988.
They released two albums and one EP: &#34;Il Canto del Cigno&#34; (1995), &#34; <a href="spotify:track:5yHLSXPMMNIrQFPzqN2Wby" data-name="Lindbergh">Lindbergh</a> EP&#34; (2000) and &#34;Solaris&#34; (2002).
They also featured in several compilations and tribute albums to artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:4xymX6VDkZXYtx15QNfV9o" data-name="Virgin Prunes">Virgin Prunes</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:432R46LaYsJZV2Gmc4jUV5" data-name="Joy Division">Joy Division</a>.
After an initial period where they dedicated to goth rock (from then early 90’s to 1996) the band turned into an instrumental act, producing music more oriented to shoegaze, post-rock and space rock.
The band&#39;s classic line-up consisted of Gabriele Bufalini (bass and synths), Andrea Ghidini (guitars), Stefano Grassi (drums) and Giulio Sangirardi Bortolotti (guitars).
They co-wrote the song &#34;A Change in the Weather&#34; with former <a href="spotify:artist:4HxBVyHaUa60eCSsJWxwWR" data-name="Sisters of Mercy">Sisters of Mercy</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3DLtpqLMAU6uc0BOJ7JmlM" data-name="The Mission UK">The Mission UK</a> goth legend <a href="spotify:artist:0RllFQZGANG86xbYXHfiWh" data-name="Wayne Hussey">Wayne Hussey</a> which appears in the reissue of The Mission&#39;s album &#34;<a href="spotify:album:48Sh060nVWaKOMxalZCFEc" data-name="Aura/aural Delight">Aura/aural Delight</a>&#34; (2014).
The new 2022 single “I Need To Breathe” features <a href="spotify:artist:2HZ8qzKVTrbcmjvYspkstv" data-name="Mark Gardener">Mark Gardener</a> – of the UK Shoegaze band <a href="spotify:artist:0WPY9nnBy01s5QOt4o4oQX" data-name="Ride">Ride</a> – on vocals.