Love Spirals Downwards. Ryan Lum started it in Los Angeles in 1989, recording ethereal dream pop on an 8-track tape machine, then signed to Projekt Records. Idylls, Ardor, Ever and Flux (1998) came out there with Suzanne Perry on vocals. Flux pushed their shimmering guitars into a gentle drum and bass undertow. In 1999 Lum carried on as Lovespirals with singer Anji Bee, now Anji Lum, and in 2024 they went back to the full original name, releasing on their own Chillcuts imprint. 'Misunderstood' is one of the bonus tracks on the Flux Deluxe Edition (11 August 2023), built around reversed vocal samples from their song 'Sideways Forest'. Through 2026 it's been a new single every month, including 'Dissociate' in May and 'So High' in September.
From the notes for Episode 14 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
