Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Cocteau twins albums, songs discography album of the year. Cocteau twins, harold budd the moon and the melodies cd. Twenty years since their last fulllength release, the cocteau twins remain, for many, a gold standard of a band, a group that seemed to have emerged fully formed from some dark. Highly recommended to any fan of cocteau twins or budd. The official website of cocteau twins, a british trio that recorded music from 1982 until 1996. The music of scottish duo robin guthrie and elizabeth fraser later expanding to a trio with simon raymonde virtually defines the term ambient pop. Sea swallow me memory gongs why do you love me eyes are. I absolutely adore the sound and mood of the moon and the melodies. A burst of creativity followed, as the twins issued three separate eps aikeaguinea, tiny dynamine, and echoes in a shallow bay in 1985, trailed a year later by the acoustic victorialand album, the loves easy tears ep, and the moon and the melodies, a collaborative effort with minimalist composer harold budd. The moon and the melodies cocteau twins official website. The moon and the melodies is basically a cocteau twins ep and a harold budd ambient ep used at the hip. Despite the insistence on using all of the individual names involved, the moon and the melodies 1986 is pretty much a cocteau twins album featuring ambient jazz composer and regular brian eno. Cocteau twins were a scottish gothic rock and dream pop band whose discography contains nine studio albums, seven compilations, and numerous eps and singles.
The moon and the melodies is a studio album resulting from the collaboration between the members of scottish dream pop band cocteau twins and the. As the front sleeve indicates clearly, it is rather the result of a cooperation between all three members of the cocteau twins as individuals together with harold budd closer inspection of the material though shows that although the four musicians involved may well have profited from the exchange of ideas, the. Discover all cocteau twinss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. If you love the cocteau twins, then this wont disappoint. Where elizabeth frashers vocals are present, it sounds like a fairly secondtier cocteau twins matter. The moon and the melodies by cocteau twins and harold budd. Related music lists march 2020 song of the day film. Stream tracks and playlists from cocteau twins on your desktop or mobile device. From the haunting vocals to the amazing band members who play their instruments with precision and talent. Regarded as the house band during their lengthy residency at the eclectic british label 4ad in the 80s and 90s, the cocteau twins blissful, enigmatic mood music remains utterly distinctive and very special. In 1986, harold budd and the members of cocteau twins elizabeth fraser and robin guthrie offered their own contribution to timeless. Cocteau twins samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Aged, that was quite a significant day in my musical development. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited.
The cocteau twins pretty much define ethereal music. A tribute to cocteau twins the blog that celebrates. Find similar albums to the moon and the melodies cocteau twins on allmusic. Cd, album, re rough trade records gmbh, rough trade records gmbh rtd. A tribute to cocteau twins by the blog that celebrates itself records, released 23 december 20 1. Twenty years since their last fulllength release, the cocteau twins remain, for many, a gold standard of a band, a group that seemed to. Harold budd cocteau twins the moon and the melodies. A tribute to cocteau twins the blog that celebrates itself. Tracklist with lyrics of the album the moon and the melodies 1986 from cocteau twins. Aside from my perspective it is just beautiful music that takes you in places faaaar away from reality while still being grown out of reality. From cocteau twins to carousel, guitarist robin guthrie. I dont know why you met me and cannot cry but you wont turn around to see me fly all you know is w.
Cocteau twins were an innovative and influential scottish dream pop band. The moon and the melodies by cocteau twins and harold budd on. Cocteau twins singles collection by cocteau twins on. Cocteau twins were a scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. Forming in 1979 in grangemouth, scotland, uk the name taken from an obscure song by fellow scots simple minds, they built a sound based on woozy atmospherics and singer elizabeth frasers unmatchable vocals, most of which featured lyrics of madeup words and words plucked at random from the dictionary.
In our angelhood, performed by screen vinyl image 5. They were formed in grangemouth by elizabeth fraser vocals, robin guthrie guitars, drum machine, and will heggie bass, with heggie replaced by multiinstrumentalist simon raymonde in 1983. As the mesmeric guitar virtuoso of defunct scottish band cocteau twins, robin guthries celestial reverb merged with singer. Cocteau twins first appeared on my radar with their 1984 top 40 hit pearlydewdrops drops, which i heard on the radio 1 chart show imagine. Im not as inclined to call this 1986 4ad release a cocteau twins recording. The moon and the melodies cocteau twins similar allmusic. Harold budd cocteau twins the moon and the melodies discogs. The moon and the melodies cocteau twins harold budd full. Their dreampop relied on sublime melodies, but delivered by an ethereal contralto elizabeth fraser, one of the most influential vocalists of the decade and wrapped in layers and layers of oneiric guitar. Rarely i can find music of such closeness to my taste and my mentality. Not presented or promoted as a budd cocteau twins collaboration, but dont let that fool you.
The moon and the melodies is a collaboration between the cocteau twins and keyboardistcomposer harold budd that fits soundly between the stylistic signatures of the two, both of whom make organic music that relies heavily on electronics. Cocteau twins the moon and the melodies album lyrics. The moon and the melodies is a studio album resulting from the collaboration between the members of scottish dream pop band cocteau twins and the american minimalist composer harold budd. Harold budd simon raymonde robin guthrie elizabeth fraser the moon and the melodies. The moon and the melodies, an album by cocteau twins, harold budd on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The moon and the melodies cocteau twins harold budd full album hq audio steelyman08.
Cd, album, re rough trade records gmbh, rough trade records gmbh rtd 120. Cocteau twins the moon and the melodies devangel23. From cocteau twins to carousel, guitarist robin guthrie mesmerizes. Harold budd cocteau twins the moon and the melodies cd. Cocteau twins samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Amazon music unlimited subscribers can play 50 million songs, thousands of playlists. Its amazing how one band can evoke such strong emotions and cause me to feel such a connection with them.
Half of the album is standard cocteau twins songs and the other half is an instrumental collaboration with harold budd. As the front sleeve indicates clearly, it is rather the result of a cooperation between all three members of the cocteau twins as individuals together with harold budd. Details about the lp the moon and the melodies, by harold budd, elizabeth fraser, robin guthrie, and simon raymonde, released in 1986 by 4ad, ltd. Actually the moon and the melodies is not a cocteau twins production proper. May 30, 2016 cocteau twins first appeared on my radar with their 1984 top 40 hit pearlydewdrops drops, which i heard on the radio 1 chart show imagine. They have such a powerful presence about them that is rarely duplicated any where else. The moon and the melodies by harold budd, elizabeth fraser. This 1986 collaboration between harold budd, the master ambient minimalist, and the. The moon and the melodies 1986 is a collaboration with californian ambient pianist harold budd, an odd but inspired meeting of the cocteaus ethereal sound with budds wistful, lyrical piano and keyboards.
I havent thought in terms of albums for a long time. Get on to a music streaming system, queue up their tracks and play them all. Harold budd simon raymonde robin guthrie elizabeth fraser title. Listen to your favorite songs from cocteau twins singles collection by cocteau twins now.
Not presented or promoted as a buddcocteau twins collaboration, but dont let that fool you. Listen to cocteau twins soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 119 tracks. Although released the same year as harold budds classic lovely thunder, for obvious reasons liz frasers vocal the moon and the melodies was probably better remembered for being more radio friendly than budds commercial sounding thunder. Budds use of spacious treated piano and keyboard sounds influenced by a previous collaborator, brian eno combines with the cocteau twins shimmering. The cocteau twins gave psychedelicrock yet another spin. The name cocteau twins did not appear on the release, which instead credited the bands three members elizabeth fraser, robin guthrie and simon raymonde and. Official website of the uk band cocteau twins, who made music from 1982 until they disbanded in 1997. By gabe kahan on jul 12, 2018 there arent too many upandcoming dream pop acts with vocals like dewey. The bands next fulllength lp record, head over heels, relied solely on the latter two, following heggies amicable departure after the tour that followed the release of. After that records success, john peel fairly often. The moon and the melodies by cocteau twins on spotify. They were associated with the british record label 4ad for much of their career the group has earned critical praise for their. Complete your harold budd elizabeth fraser robin guthrie simon raymonde collection. Their dreampop relied on sublime melodies, but delivered by an ethereal contralto elizabeth fraser, one of the most influential vocalists of the decade and wrapped in layers and layers of oneiric guitar and keyboard lines both penned by robin guthrie.
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