“An Interview with Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins”

• By Andrew Daly
• ClassRockHistory.com
• 15-Oct 2024

As a member of the Cocteau Twins, Scottish-born guitarist, bassist, and producer Robin Guthrie helped reshape the sound of alternative rock in the ’80s and ’90s.

Guthrie’s studio techniques, drum sampling, programming, and sound processing were nothing short of innovative, ushering in a wave of revolutionary music that defined a generation. But since 2005, Guthrie has been dropping solo offerings, the latest being 2024’s Atlas EP.

Sure, Guthrie is proud of his work with the Cocteau Twins — but he’s not defined by it. In the here and now, he’s focused on the task at hand: continued studio innovation and getting the sounds he hears in his head laid to tape.

In support of the Atlas EP, Robin Guthrie beamed in with ClassicRockHistory.com to talk tones, tracks, history, and what’s next.

What are the origins of your latest Atlas EP, and are you planning to release any other music in the near future?

I’ve been obliged to spend a lot of time recently looking after my back catalog. Many things are out of print, and others need a little restoration. Sometimes, it’s a question of finding the original artwork or trying to work around obsolete file formats.

And all these activities take time, time I’d rather be spending making new things. So, earlier this year, I finally got a bit of breathing space, and Atlas and its follow-up EP, Astoria, came to be. Life is full, and it can still feel like a reward to get some studio time, even though I have one all to myself.

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