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Robin Guthrie: From the Cocteau Twins to Violet Indiana
- Tape Op
- 01 Nov 2005
I first met Robin Guthrie three years ago. I was playing guitar with Seattle chanteuse Heather Duby and we were opening up for his band Violet Indiana. Needless to say, I was very excited, as I had been a Cocteau Twins fan for quite some time. The…
Read moreReview of ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’
- Sputnik Music
- 16 Jan 2005
The Cocteau Twins are, in many ways, something of an unfortunate band to review.
On the one hand, their style is something fairly different (more or less unique) and has the potential to provide for some exotic description, but on the other,…
Read moreTop 100 Albums of the 1990s
- Pitchfork
- 17 Nov 2003
090: Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas
[4AD; 1990]
Initially, the glacial textures conjured by guitarist Robin Guthrie on Heaven or Las Vegas may seem like frozen artifacts from a forgotten shoegazer…
Read moreInterview with Robin Guthrie
- Penny Black Music
- 18 Apr 2003
If anyone else might have to come up with this line, then it might have been Robin Guthrie. A guitarist and a songwriter, Guthrie emerged on to the music scene in 1979, with one of the most important bands of the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Cocteau…
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Ether Madness
- Uncut
- 01 Apr 2003
Re-release of first four albums from missing link between Banshees and Valentines, remastered by Cocteaus’ co-founder Robin Guthrie.
Read more“Out of the Shadows”
- The Times
- 21 Mar 2003
Robin Guthrie is ensconced in the bar of a Paris hotel, a Marlboro Lite gripped between his fingers and a glass of red wine close by. The man who is still best known for his epoch-making work, alongside Elizabeth Fraser, as the founder and mainstay…
Read moreRobin Guthrie/Violet Indiana: Interview
- Penny Black Music
- 21 Jan 2002
Robin Guthrie’s name in the music business has a great deal of success and importance attached to it. Guitarist Robin’s earliest appearance dates back to 1979 when he formed the famous Cocteau Twins with singer Elizabeth Fraser.
The volume…
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