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Cocteau Twins
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Grangemouth, United Kingdom (1979 – 1997)
Cocteau Twins were an innovative and very influential Scottish band. They built a sound based on woozy atmospherics and singer Elizabeth Fraser’s unmatchable vocals, most of which featured lyrics of made-up words and words plucked at random from the dictionary.
Forming in 1979 in Grangemouth, Scotland, their first release was Garlands in 1982 on 4AD Records, which was received well. Founding member Will Heggie left the group in 1983, prior to the release of their second full-length, Head Over Heels, that enjoyed more commercial and critical success than their first.
In 1983, the two remaining members, Fraser and Robin Guthrie, were part of the first album recorded by This Mortal Coil, a supergroup put together by Ivo Watts-Russell, head of 4AD Records. The pair had a hit with a cover of Tim Buckley’s Song to the Siren, and met Simon Raymonde, who joined the band on bass.
In April ‘84 they released Pearly Dewdrops’ Drop, the 12-inch that included The Spangle Maker. It was their first to reach the national top 40. When it peaked at 29 they were asked to play Top Of The Pops, but turned it down.
The 1984 album Treasure followed, peaking at 29 on the UK album chart.
A musical sidestep was to follow, as the Twins recorded a collaborative effort with minimalist composer Harold Budd, The Moon And The Melodies in 1985, and then a year later their next album, Victorialand, was recorded without Raymonde (who was working on the second This Mortal Coil album) or drums. The resulting album is possibly the most ambient of all their releases. Victorialand hit the UK album chart top 10, their biggest hit to date.
Forming in 1979 in Grangemouth, Scotland, their first release was Garlands in 1982 on 4AD Records, which was received well. Founding member Will Heggie left the group in 1983, prior to the release of their second full-length, Head Over Heels, that enjoyed more commercial and critical success than their first.
In 1983, the two remaining members, Fraser and Robin Guthrie, were part of the first album recorded by This Mortal Coil, a supergroup put together by Ivo Watts-Russell, head of 4AD Records. The pair had a hit with a cover of Tim Buckley’s Song to the Siren, and met Simon Raymonde, who joined the band on bass.
In April ‘84 they released Pearly Dewdrops’ Drop, the 12-inch that included The Spangle Maker. It was their first to reach the national top 40. When it peaked at 29 they were asked to play Top Of The Pops, but turned it down.
The 1984 album Treasure followed, peaking at 29 on the UK album chart.
A musical sidestep was to follow, as the Twins recorded a collaborative effort with minimalist composer Harold Budd, The Moon And The Melodies in 1985, and then a year later their next album, Victorialand, was recorded without Raymonde (who was working on the second This Mortal Coil album) or drums. The resulting album is possibly the most ambient of all their releases. Victorialand hit the UK album chart top 10, their biggest hit to date.
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ExplodedTicket wrote:
Cocteau Twins songs are exactly like that for me. Took me so damn long to realize how beautiful In Our Angelhood is.
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idiotsdream wrote:
Kookaburra's GREAT. I love it when you play a song for so long and finally just notice it and it clicks. All their very best songs came off the EPs, I think.
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nadzy wrote:
love's easy tears EP, people!!!!
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Idrinkperiods wrote:
I enjoy masturbating over listening to her sing. Not thinking i'm some profound poet like 'Harley--Quinn' and talking absolute bollocks in the hope that someone will find my mindless words to be superior to everyone elses.
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kuaczek90 wrote:
♥ Summer-Blink ♥
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Harley--Quinn wrote:
Sounds like lumescent droplets of dew on a leaf.
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weather4hotmail wrote:
One of my favourite bands ever! I saw the lovely bones and was beautiful to listen to "Alice" in the middle of the movie! Blue Bell Knoll is an album that always make me think how can a band be so perfect!
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Reflection_kill wrote:
I melts under this music xD:)
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los-hernikos wrote:
: )
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aliespirituzomg wrote:
Hey. I LOVE COCTEAU TWINS.
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QuiXotic_piXy wrote:
"Throughout the dark months of april and may" is simply awesome ... :-)
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-Lorry- wrote:
ULTIMATE MUSIC
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mrshankly_ wrote:
if this is called dream pop then this is the best dream pop band ever
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weather4hotmail wrote:
Carolyn's Fingers is an excellent song
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rodanside wrote:
If they were taking the Rorschach their answers would be full of CONTAMs.
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ellisevsf wrote:
Whenever someone asks me what my favourite band is, I never know how to answer. Then 10 minutes later I remember it's these guys. I don't listen to them as much as my other artists, purely because I feel the need to set time aside from them. They have never ever ever disappointed me.
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Smackrobiotic wrote:
As long as their music is playing somewhere on this planet, heaven will always be on Earth. Aww <3
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sisterthyme wrote:
Cocteau Twins is what heaven sounds like... Elizabeth Fraser's voice is one of the best things to have ever happened to music.
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Madvillain626 wrote:
heaven or las vegas is like a sonic bubble bath
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SoRuthless wrote:
recently fell for Hitherto as well as Pepper-Tree... such underappreciated tracks...
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