Over the Hedge (excerpt)
Dream Dance (excerpt)
Beautiful Wound (excerpt)
Wasteland (excerpt)
Heart on a Shelf (excerpt)
We Carry On (excerpt)
Goin' Home (excerpt)
Spiral (Excerpt)
Artist Info:Label: WooHooYa Music
Genre: Cinematic Art Pop / Alternative Pop
Hometown: San Francisco
Influences: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Roxy Music, Portishead, Bat for Lashes, Dead Can Dance, Simon and Garfunkel
San Francisco-based NYMPHYA is an Ethereal Art Rock singer / songwriter whose music is a mix of Art Pop, Worldbeat, and Indie Rock. Her style may be best described as a stirring collage of eclectic beats, soaring vocals, and captivating layers that accompany her insightful lyrics. Transpersonal and unusual, her music transports the listener to mystical lands or a places of deep reflection. “More of an immersion than a listening session” wrote Marc Farr of Rock and Roll Infinity. She has been selling her original music to enthusiastic global audiences since 2017.
In 2023, NYMPHYA successfully crowdfunded and released her latest effort, 3rd album and illustrated companion book, “WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN?” which has contributed to her solid global following.
Prior to launching NYMPHYA, the artist performed in Opera houses throughout the US, including New York City Opera and San Francisco Opera, as well as opened for Todd Rundgren and George Benson. She has appeared with John Cale on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and contributed her “golden mezzo” (San Francisco Examiner) to syndicated television soundtracks such as Garfield.
Recipient of the Best of Beyond award from the SF Weekly, Best Featured Actress in a Musical from The Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Awards, and nominated for her best original script by the same, all of these influences feed into her live shows.
NYMPHYA has released four albums, her most recent, WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN? as a full 360 immersion experience that explores not only the unusual sonic juxtapositions of NYMPHYA’S Progressive Art Pop music, but also how each song relates to the ancient practice of spiritual alchemy.
Along with the vinyl or digipak CD, NYMPHYA wrote and fully illustrated a 170 page hardback companion book for WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN? , as well as recorded hypnotic inductions into hidden inner realms with NYMPHYA’S spoken voice over ambient music; over 1 hour of additional recorded material set to through-composed soundscapes.
Her all original debut, DREAM DANCE, was released in December 2017, her all-acoustic anthology of Kate Bush cover songs, NAKED KATE, in December 2019, and her fan selected set of 6 songs in a sampler EP called CURIOS in 2021.
Since then NYMPHYA has built her global audience through selling her music through online channels, which supports her efforts as an Indie recording artist, and has accumulated over 1 million streams of her music on Spotify.
NYMPHYA resides near the sea and the redwoods along the craggy Northern California coast and her live OUTSIDE OF TIME: MAGICAL MUSIC FROM THE DREAMERY show consists of story, song, and poetry woven through a set of selections from all her albums: the acoustic guitar-driven Kate Bush material nestled between her original Art Rock of DREAM DANCE, CURIOS, and WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN?
NYMPHYA’S most recent live performances were with the Point Arena Festival in April 2023 and the Hexenfest Festival in October 2023. She makes her UK touring debut in 2024 in her original show OUTSIDE OF TIME: MAGICAL MUSIC FROM THE DREAMERY with artist Rose Thorn.
“Yay !! my Highly loved signed CD has arrived last night !! Awesome, Inspirational, Original, Emotional……..yes I cried in the middle of it . . . The best female artist in over 30 years. . . you are as unique now as Kate Bush was back in the 70s !! Your music is other worldly… It takes the listener on a fantastic journey through the mists of time. ” T. A. – United States
“The music is fantastic. Every track on the album is excellent individually, and it easily bears comparison to more well known artists such as Kate Bush, Bjork, Tori Amos. In my view your album deserves to sell in the millions.” M. T. – United Kingdom
“I have reviewed my previous top ten all time CD list and find that “Dream Dance” makes the cut! A sense of fearless transience flows through the whole thing end to end: lilting harmonies, multi-layered electronic drifting . . .but above and beyond all that is your voice. It is so pleasant to hear a really well-trained lyricism project so effortlessly above such universal concepts.” J.L. – United States
“My last CD was Kate Bush Before the Dawn and with this one the collection continues in the same spirit of music. It’s stunning! There are very few albums I have played and on 1st play fell in love with it. The artwork is wonderful and it’s so imaginative. Even the frogs were against the window listening ha. Very difficult to find a favourate track, but Wasteland is special. What hits me too is the amount of instruments you hear, and they feel that they’re in the room. I have a 90s Technics system with big speakers and it flows out into the room. You should feel very proud of this stunning masterpiece“. J.D. – United Kingdom
“I very recently purchased the Naked Kate deluxe CD. I put it in the player straight from the packaging and listened to the music and song of the amazing Nymphya. It was like havin Kate Bush in the same room. The magical voice of Nymphya and her perfection and mastery of her instruments was instantly soothing, and when the last track ended, I instaRead more about review stating Naked Kate signed CD deluxe.ntly played it again. The music took me back to my teenage years when Kate Bush was always on radio and TV.
I would Highly recommend Naked Kate to anyone even if somehow they were not familiar with the unique song and style of Kate Bush herself.
This will not be the last Nymphya CD I shall add to my collection. Thanks for the personalised signed art card as well.” M.V. – United Kingdom
“What a sensational album by Nymphya, truly a musical masterpiece of divine music and incredible vocals. On first listening I was totally blown away, although I absolutely love the other albums of Nymphya “Dream Dance ” and “Naked Kate.” I knew without a doubt I would love What Have I Forgotten, but I was astounded how it surpassed my expectations, an absolutely beautiful album. A musical masterpiece. I knew it would be awesome and it is more than that. Pure brilliance so beautiful so soothing. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Go get it.” B.F. – United Kingdom
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