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Heart to Tape
- Mix
- 01 Dec 1993
Throughout their more than ten-year career, the UK’s Cocteau Twins have constructed thick, thoughtful music that weaves ethereal sounds with rhythmic and plaintive melodies.
Multi-instrumentalists Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde combine…
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Cocteau Twins
- Raygun
- 01 Nov 1993
Elizabeth Fraser’s eyes flash as suddenly and sharply as the spark chasing a bullet from a gun barrel, and the sing-song Scotch lilt of her voice turns stony and defiant.
It only lasts a moment, but you’ll not often see her like this. Liz…
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Elizabeth Fraser’s Vocal Hero: Nina Simone
- Melody Maker
- 01 Nov 1993
Liz Fraser talks about her favourite singers—and her one vocal hero.
“Robin was going ‘Björk! Björk! Choose Björk!” but I didn’t give in. I chose Nina Simone because she’s played such a big part of my life recently. Lawrence from Felt made…
Read moreRobin Guthrie: My Favourite Records
- Melody Maker
- 01 Nov 1993
Robin Guthrie shares his favourite records of all time.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: “The Mercy Seat”
“They’ve been such a consistent band over the years. We used to follow The Birthday Party about, they were the ones that were responsible…
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Botanic Rites
- Vox
- 01 Oct 1993
Three years after their split from spiritual home 4AD Records, the Cocteau Twins return with a new album, Four-Calendar Café, looking to eclipse the success of Heaven or Las Vegas and kill off those comments about Pre-Raphaelite…
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