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March 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Robin Guthrie: Springtime – EP

Robin Guthrie Springtime – EP Robin Guthrie Robin Guthrie will forever be known for his work with/as Cocteau Twins – and that’s decent enough legacy, but he adds to it regularly with a dozen or more collaborations and soundtrack offerings and at least a half-dozen solo records under just his own name.
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January 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Robin Guthrie / Harold Budd: Another Flower

Robin Guthrie / Harold Budd Another Flower Darla Records Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd made music together on and off from the mid-1980s through until a few years ago. This is their final album – it was recorded back in 2013 and left unreleased until November, 2020. A week or so after it was released […]
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December 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Harold Budd

Harold Budd has died. The composer and pianist was 84. It’s said he died due to complications from coronavirus. Budd was a poet, an avant-garde composer, a musician for hire and someone who released solo albums and collaborated – including John Foxx of Ultravox and a long-running partnership with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins. He […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Ambience, Ambient, Brian Eno, Eno, Eulogy, Harold Budd, Minimalist, Piano, R.I.P., R.I.P. Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie, Score, Soft Pedal, Soundtrack ·

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November 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 100: Cocteau Twins – “Treasure”

Another one here, a common theme in the early 80s material of this book, where I’ll tell you I’m a bit of a fan of the band – in this case Cocteau Twins. And yet I’ve never owned any of the original albums; haven’t even heard that many… But I do know their music. And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 100, 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1980s, 1984, Cocteau Twins, Cocteau Twins – “Treasure”, Eighties, Elizabeth Fraser, Massive Attack, Robin Guthrie, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 100, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 100: Cocteau Twins – “Treasure”, Treasure ·

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September 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Pixx: Fall In (ep)

Pixx Fall In (ep) 4AD It’s always a joy to hear something small, perfectly formed – particularly when it’s this fresh. The This is Pixx’s Fall In EP. She’s 19, newly signed to 4AD and in the opening, title track she appears to have made the perfect merger of Everything But The Girl and The […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 4AD, Album Review, Cocteau Twins, EP, Everything But The Girl, Fall In, Fall In (ep), Pixx, Robin Guthrie ·

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November 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd: White Bird In A Blizzard [OST]

Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd White Bird In A Blizzard [OST] Lakeshore Records The film isn’t receiving great reviews – and I think I might just leave it to exist on its own without ever troubling it – but this soundtrack is wonderful. Harold Budd (ambient composer and possibly best known for his collaborations with […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie, Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, Soundtrack, White Bird In A Blizzard ·

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