Lumin

Formed in the Bay Area by multi-instrumentalist Jef Stott (ex-Stellamara), acid jazz musician Michael Emenau, and Kazakhstan-born singer/songwriter Irina Mikhailova, Lumin emerged in the late '90s with their tribal trip-hop fusion project, which incorporated rhythms from Middle Eastern, medieval European, classical, and electronic ambient music. They issued a trio of albums in the span of a decade before pursuing their own solo endeavors. Originally founded by Stott and Emenau, Lumin released their debut album, Datura (City of Tribes Records), in 1998. For their brooding foll...