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Hi all,
I've recently been introduced to the Twins (thanks to the Christbiter!) and I simply can't get enough of this sound (well, Blue Bell Knoll and Heaven or Las Vegas, so far). Any recommendations for other artists I might love? Thanks.
I've recently been introduced to the Twins (thanks to the Christbiter!) and I simply can't get enough of this sound (well, Blue Bell Knoll and Heaven or Las Vegas, so far). Any recommendations for other artists I might love? Thanks.
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Re: music recommendations
Thu, August 19, 2004 - 9:12 PMCheck out these bands as well:
DEAD CAN DANCE
THIS MORTAL COIL-(Liz Frasier did several vocal tracks with this band including a haunting version of "Song to the Siren." on the "It'll End in Tears" album)
CLAN OF XYMOX
JULEE CRUISE
Also these great Cocteau Twins albums:
Victorialand
Treasure
Four-Calendar Cafe
Milk & Kisses
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 7:57 AMLook for The Craig Armstrong single of "This love" There are two beautiful tracks sung by Liz. There is also compilation album tited "Cocteau twins for the BBC" Two disc set, very good. -
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 1:38 PMLiz also was on Felt's Primitive Painter, sang Dream Baby on the In Dreams soundtrack, and a song for another movie, Judge Dredd, etc... and many others... Yeah, love love love her voice...
And I used to have a different version of CT's Ivo off a flexi-disc.. way kool, but poof! - gone!
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 8:18 AMyou forgot pink opaque and tiny dynamine.
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 8:22 AMthere's a box set of twins ep's that has some tracks that don't appear on any albums. it's fairly amazing. -
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 8:27 AMYes I have this EP set. I found "The Box Set" at a used record store about 5 years ago very cheap. I love Peppermint Pig, Dials, Crushed, The High-Monkey Monk, Oomingmak (the Instrumental Version)
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 10:48 AMHi,
Try too Massive Attack with Liz Fraser... Teardrop, it's wonderful!!! The Sundays, Everything But The Girl, Saint Ethienne, Pink Industry (old...) Her voices are similar... Hmmm... try too the solo projects of Billy(?)Guthrie (guitar), so worderful...
That is I remember for while...
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 2:37 PMSorry, I remember his name, is Robin Guthrie.
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Sat, August 21, 2004 - 3:02 PMLiz also sings on two other songs on Massive Attacks Mezzanine Album.
Group Four is incredible though a few of the lyrics seem s abut silly
You have wonderful taste Ana!! -
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Mon, August 23, 2004 - 9:26 AMTks... uoy too!!! By the way, your interests are crazy!!! :D
xxx
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 11:45 AMThis Ascension, Swallow, Love Spirals Downwards, and Violet Indiana (Twins Member side band) -
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Mon, August 23, 2004 - 9:29 AMHi,
Is ti easy to find this material? I think that here im Brazil I'll have to import...
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 11:50 AMyou can also try:
faye wong...Cocteaut twins have worked with her on some of her albums and wrote songs for her....
Siddal
Love spirals
sneakster(side project from mark clifford who has worked with the twins)
Aude (a french singer)
Also look at bands from Raymonds & Guthrie's label Bella Union
good bands on this label...check out: Trespasser william
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 11:52 AMLush and DAVID SYLVIAN ! -
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 11:57 AMAhhhh zvonko...sylvian is like water in the desert....GREAT!!!!choice....check out the new Sakamoto cd......excellent and beautiful "world citizen" w/ sylvian is beautiful as well....
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 12:19 PMThanks for all the suggestions! -
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 1:01 PMAnd if you're into the twins, check out goldfrapp's felt mountain -
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Fri, August 20, 2004 - 11:23 PMUlrich Schnauss! Nuff said.... -
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Sat, August 21, 2004 - 1:38 AMAikea Guinea is a wicked e.p. by the twins.
Cranes are of the same ilk (support The Cure a lot) and Slowdive are well chilled, too. Robin Guthrie's album Imperial is good, like an instrumental Twins.
What wonderful music to discover...
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Mon, August 23, 2004 - 9:39 AMHi Jim... all
It was wonderful to change this mail with you... I knew new names that I never heard or just heard to say but not listen... I loved... I hope that we keep in contact this way!!! :D
Love you all!!!
xxx
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Sat, August 21, 2004 - 11:35 AMI'm familiar with Schnauss, good recommendation! I've got pretty IDM-centric musical tastes... -
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Mon, August 23, 2004 - 9:22 AMAnd the as dreamy but with male vocals:
Ride: Nowhere. One of my favorite all time albums hands down, and the quintessential shoegazer/dream pop album IMHO.
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Wed, November 10, 2004 - 2:19 AMoh yeah, and the Moon and the Melodies. cocteau twins and harold budd...forgot to tell you about that one. really beautiful.
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Wed, March 2, 2005 - 3:46 PMRight On! Good recomendation. -
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 1:11 PMI was listening to that on CD while whale watching. Everyone but me and the captain went down below because they got bored because we weren't seeing any whales. So, I put my CD in and just hung out on deck and looking out into the ocean. It was the perfect music for being outside, sailing, looking for whales. About halfway through the CD I saw a whale! To this day, that's what it reminds me of!! So beautiful!!
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Tue, November 9, 2004 - 11:35 AMHi Ariana!
Heavenly Voices are great compilations! There are more than one ( 5-6) I think you gonna love it!
Try to hear Lisa Gerrard, too! Bel Canto are excellent! Ciao! -
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Wed, November 10, 2004 - 6:22 PMThe Chameleons UK
The Sun & The Moon
The Reggs
The Sound
The Glove
Etc, Etc...
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Sun, November 14, 2004 - 9:22 AMThe Chameleons UK
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Faith & The Muse
Rajna
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Sun, November 14, 2004 - 9:07 PMI'd second all of those bands. X Mal is brilliant. :) -
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Tue, November 16, 2004 - 1:26 PMThank you, Caleb:)! -
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Mon, January 24, 2005 - 2:40 PMHi:
other similar bands to Cocteau Twins are:
-Airiel
-The FLIR
-Violet Indiana (Robin Guthrie's band)
-Love Spiral Downwards
-Loveliescrushing
-Lush...
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Mon, January 24, 2005 - 8:15 PMGoldfrapp-felt mountain.
Faye Wong.
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Sun, April 24, 2005 - 10:32 PMI'd second the recommendation for Bel Canto. They're kind of a hybrid of Cocteaus & DCD.
I'd also recommend Caterwaul, Danielle Dax, Curve and Stereolab.
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Tue, January 25, 2005 - 4:44 PMI'm right in line with everyone else with a few to add:
Portishead
Mazzy Star
Eliza Carthy
Sade
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Tue, January 25, 2005 - 8:26 PMIf you are into Sade, check out French pop/jazz/bossa nova diva Isabelle Antena. She will have a new one out end of Feb. She is so much better than Sade. Better voice and songs.
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Sat, February 5, 2005 - 5:21 AMOne band nobody has mentioned is Blood Ruby. Very much in the vein of the Twins and best of all, every track is downloadable from their website for free. Grab them while you can, I promise you won't be disappointed.
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Sun, February 6, 2005 - 4:40 AMDitto on Moon And The Melodies Ariana. Also, VICTORIALAND by the CT's is to me the most relaxing record I own. I'm a dj, and radio show producer and i have a TON music! I also have a huge collection of music that i consider "relaxing" but whenever i have trouble getting to sleep, that's the one album i put on every time!
In fact, i've never heard a Twins release i DIDN'T like...that's a rarity for me. Ofcourse, your opinion may differ but I just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in.
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Wed, March 2, 2005 - 4:08 PMCocteau Twins albums to get
Pepperment Pig ep
Sunburst and snowblind ep
Aikea-guinea ep
Echoes in a shallow bay ep
all hell with it....just search out and buy the CT box set on EBay, its worth every penny.
Projekt Records are to the US what 4AD is to UK
Nobody mentioned... Autums Grey Solace- over the ocean. Stunning album.
Lycia - Cold
The Cranes - Loved
Blood Ruby yes...Follow that link and enjoy what they offer.
Sigur Ros! If there is anybody I want to see a duet with Liz Fraser it Thor "Jonsi" Birrgisson.
Also check out Love Spirals Downward, Love Lies Crushing, And yes...Airiel.
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Wed, March 2, 2005 - 10:14 PMalso try the q'ntal , they are a little more industrial but the lead singer has a lovely voice -
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Thu, April 14, 2005 - 9:03 AM*the FLIR*
is a local San Diego band,
hard to find in record stores, but availible at CD baby.
THey're playing live this weekend in LA if anyones in the area...
They've got a great website with links to other goth/shoegazer bands
the first *LUSH* album (spooky) was produced by Robin Guthrie....
definitely a must have for CT collectors.
If you like *Violet Indiana* Sioban De Mare's old band *MONO* is even better. check out "Formica Blues"
There's also a Japanese Indie rock band called *MONO* (just played here at bottom of the hill) that is an instrumental band in the vein of *Dirty Three* but with a hard rock edge.
okay, my list of recs is:
Lush-Spooky
Mono-FOrmica Blues
Mono (japan)-one step more and you die
the FLIR-Please, Please, Please
The BooRadleys- everythings allright forever
My Bloody Valentine- isn't anything
Throwing Muses-The Real Ramona
Siouxsie and The Banshees-JuJu
GusGus- Polydistortion
Blonde Redhead- Melody of certain damaged Lemons
Dirty Three- She has No Strings Apollo
Mojave 3- ask me tomorrow
Aimee Mann- Lost in Space
Dif Juz- Extractions
Moodswings-Moodfood
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Thu, April 14, 2005 - 8:58 PMeveryone needs to check out sigru ros, I recommend the album agaetis byrjun. only thing that comes close to evoking a passion equal (or near) to that of my passion for the cocteau twins.
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Fri, April 15, 2005 - 2:38 PMCheck out Stellamara and Bel Canto! -
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Fri, April 15, 2005 - 9:14 PMCheck out Falling You (there's a Tribe for them) and Strange Boutique (long gone...).
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Fri, April 15, 2005 - 9:18 PMAnd how could I forget, Lowlife!! That was Will Hedggie's (Garland-era bassist) band after he left the Twins. "Diminuendo" and "Swirl, it Swings" are amazing. Hard to find these days, but worth the effort. Info here: www.permanentsleep.com/ -
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Sun, April 24, 2005 - 10:12 PMHas no one mentioned Kate Bush? Well I will Kate Bush! Also, Stereolab, in particular Aluminum Tunes, Sound Dust and Dots and Loops. -
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Mon, April 25, 2005 - 5:42 AMStereolab and Bel Canto. Nice recommendations there. -
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Mon, April 25, 2005 - 7:30 AMCheck out also Autumn "the hating tree"... -
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 11:51 AMI'd also add Verve, their first one, Storm in Heaven (which is what I turn to when Sigur Ros gets too ethereal for me). Liz also did some backing vox w/ some other '80s bands, most notably The Wolfgang Press (also signed to 4AD) and Felt, a song called "Primitive Painters." 4AD's releases of the two Bulgarian Voices cds might give you food for thought, too, although Liz has never cited them as an influence. Liz likes Harriet Sunday (The Sundays), Edith Piaf, and Billie Holliday, so that might give you something to go on. -
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 12:09 PM"Primitive Painters" totally rules. I got turned onto Felt when I was introduced to this song.
Don't forget Liz also did vocals to "Angel" from Massive Attack. ;) -
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 1:16 PMWhich Bel Canto album? -
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 5:57 PMI'd suggest their first four - especially Birds of Passage and Shimmering, Warm & Bright. Their first cd, White Out Conditions, is a little more industrial than their subsequent releases, but Dreaming Girl (the single from that cd) is a Cocteaus song with words, and Agassiz is the best DCD song that DCD never wrote. Their 4th cd, Magic Box, is the most straightforward pop album of their early stuff, and kind of reminds me in parts of the Sugarcubes. Anneli Drecker, Bel Canto's singer, released a solo cd in 2000 called Tundra that's kind of Bjorkish - electronic beats & interesting vocals. Bel Canto have continued to release cds in Norway, their home country, but you can only find them online at expensive import prices. Same with Tundra. I had to order that through a friend who special ordered it from EMI Norway.
Another band to check out: Hugo Largo, and their singer/composer Mimi Goese, who released a solo cd, Soak, in 1998.
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Thu, April 28, 2005 - 2:50 AM'Angel'?? I thought she only did 'Teardrop', 'Black Milk' and 'Group Four' (was it??)....I can't hear her on 'Angel' at all...only Horace Andy. -
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Thu, April 28, 2005 - 2:54 AM(how weird) I just replied to a post that seems to have disappeared. The one saying not to forget she also did 'Angel'.
Anyway...I second most of the seuggestions (particularly the Goldfrapp 'Felt Mountain' one) and would like to add Broadcast to the list. -
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Fri, April 29, 2005 - 6:07 AMCorrection. It was 'Teardrop'.
My bad. I had the tracks confuzzled.
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Fri, April 29, 2005 - 7:58 AMMy fave is "Treasure," especially the track "Ivo." I heartily recommend this album. I don't know that much about the music scene, and am learning from the other responses.
But if you're into interesting, absorbing sounds, I would suggest Laurie Anderson, especially her early stuff. It can be very minimalistic, but her second(?) album includes a wonderfully rich duet with Peter Gabriel.
For me, music is about time and place. I fell into CT, Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel in my college years (early/mid 80s), so although wildly different in style, for me these folks have a common thread.
Oh yeah, check out Brian Eno's "ambient" albums... Music for Airports and the album that has the Moon on the cover. (A lot of my stuff is on vinyl, and I'm too lazy to dig it up right now.)
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Fri, April 29, 2005 - 1:27 PMMan, I LOVE Peter Gabriel. My favorites are the albums he did for the Last Temptation of Christ and The Long Walk Home. So good... -
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Sat, April 30, 2005 - 10:08 AMBrian Eno and Harold Budd released an album called "the Pearl" that is very very good if you like ambient stuff. I use it for massage. Of course the Harold Budd/CT release "moon & the melodies" is a must too...
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