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From 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:
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Harold Budd, iconic ambient composer, collaborator, and friend has died
- Rolling Stone
- 08 Dec 2020
Collaborator and friend Harold Budd has died, aged 84.
It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of dear friend and collaborator Harold Budd. Budd was an iconic composer and multi-instrumentalist who first collaborated with Cocteau…
Read moreDavid Lynch praises “Song to the Siren” and Liz in daily update
- Brooklyn Vegan
- 28 Nov 2020
Lynch has been broadcasting a daily “Weather Report” during the pandemic.
In his 25th November instalment, the famed director—who has been a long-time fan of Cocteau Twins since the early 80s—digressed into a brief recollection of his love…
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Latest Lost Horizons News
- NEWS
- 28 Nov 2020
There’s a lot of happening in anticipation of the release of second LP—a double album, actually—entitled In Quiet Moments.
Lost Horizons is the name for the ongoing musical collaboration between Cocteau Twins’ Simon…
Read moreDiscovering the Women of Shoegaze from 1988-1994, with DJ ELLES
- The Vinyl Factory
- 18 Nov 2020
Doe-eyed dream pop and drone, side-by-side.
Shoegaze is a genre that came to prominence during the 1980s, beginning in the UK before expanding globally. Also known as dream pop, and fuelled by groups like Cocteau Twins and My Bloody Valentine,…
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Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd release collaboration
- NEWS
- 10 Nov 2020
Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd have announced the forthcoming release of Another Flower.
The LP, which was recorded at Robin’s home studio in France in 2013, will be released in December 2020 on Robin’s Soleil Après Minuit label,…
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