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YouTube’s “Shoegazer” Posts New Tutorial: “Re-creating the Sound of Cocteau Twins”
- YouTube
- 13 Apr 2021
YouTube channel “Shoegazer” has posted a new Cocteau Twins-focused music tutorial.
Kenneth Estrada y Santiago, who provides helpful music tutorials, tips, and tricks on his YouTube channel “Shoegazer” has posted another Cocteau Twins-focused…
Read moreThe Prince song inspired by Cocteau Twins
- Far Out Magazine
- 29 Mar 2021
Prince is often considered one of the most influential artists of the late 20th century and beyond, defying genre and crafting a larger-than-life persona in the process.
Along with his notable impact on artists such as Lenny Kravitz and Janelle…
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Cocteau Twins’ ‘Milk & Kisses’ Turns 25
- SPIN
- 15 Mar 2021
When Cocteau Twins broke up in 1998, it came as a surprise to virtually no one. Five years earlier, guitarist Robin Guthrie and vocalist Liz Fraser ended their 13-year romance, leaving the band to operate on thin ice.
“To be honest with you,…
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Cocteau Twins’ ‘Milk & Kisses’ Turns 25: Anniversary Retrospective
- Albumism
- 10 Mar 2021
Happy 25th Anniversary to Cocteau Twins’ eighth and final studio album Milk & Kisses, originally released in the UK March 13, 1996.
At the risk of stating the blatantly obvious, few bands have achieved as much crystalline beauty…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Learned That the Best Plan is None at All
- Alternative Press
- 02 Mar 2021
Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins speaks on the music process, the history of the band and his new double record, In Quiet Moments.
Simon Raymonde is a man of many talents. His artistic range spans from the ’80s with the prolific…
Read moreFrom Cocteau Twin to Lost Horizons: Simon Raymonde talks to RTÉ Arena
- RTÉ Arena
- 26 Feb 2021
Simon Raymonde is known to many music fans as the bass player and keyboardist in the iconic trio Cocteau Twins, from 1983 until 1997.
But that same year, 1997, he and fellow Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie formed a record label, Bella Union, that…
Read moreSimon Raymonde unboxes latest Lost Horizons double-LP
- NEWS
- 23 Feb 2021
Simon gave fans a preview of new Lost Horizons album, which is officially released Friday 26 February on Bella Union.
In a characteristically cheeky video on Facebook, Simon unveiled the gorgeously packaged deluxe double-vinyl edition of…
Read moreSimon Raymonde on Lost Horizons’ New Album “In Quiet Moments”
- Under the Radar
- 11 Jan 2021
Simon Raymonde has been a prominent figure in some of the most innovative music to emerge over the past four decades. Whether that be as a musician himself, or in his guise as founder of highly respected independent label Bella Union.
As…
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The Genius of… ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ by Cocteau Twins
- Guitar.com
- 30 Dec 2020
Cocteau Twins’ sixth album was a work of genius helmed by their influential guitarist and producer Robin Guthrie. Despite the album’s troubled gestation, it soars higher than anything else in the band’s catalogue.
To dare is to do
Its…
Read moreCocteau Twins, 4AD, The Mary Chain & Other Stories – An Interview with Colin Wallace
- Arcane Delights
- 15 Dec 2020
The music blog Arcane Delights has posted a lovely interview with long-time friend of Cocteau Twins Colin Wallace. Fans of Cocteau Twins and 4AD will find it quite a trip down memory lane.
Here’s an excerpt:
[Arcane…
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