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4AD Tribute in San Francisco - Friday, February 29th!

Alex — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:51:23 GMT

Dancing Ghosts Presents a night of Goth, 80's and Ethereal tunes in tribute to the legendary record label. With DJs; Miz Margo (After Dark/Death Guild), Sage (After Dark/Death Guild), Fact.50 (Less Than Zero) and Otter (Dancing Ghosts) and host Orko (Dancing Ghosts/Shark Attack).

Free Cookies!
Birthday Cake to celebrate Dancing Ghosts 1 Year Anniversary!
CD Giveaways!

The Stud Bar
399 9th St. At Harrison
9:30 PM to 2 AM
$3 all night
21+

Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Bauhaus, Pixies, This Mortal Coil, Clan of Xymox, Modern English, Xmal Deutschland, The Birthday Party, and many more!

www.myspace.com/dancingghosts

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i just wanted to say....

kibo — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:52:03 GMT

that I'm glad I found this tribe. Honestly, I am the only person I know who has been in love with CT for years. Most people poke fun at me for liking them...guess they just dont understand ;) So, yeah...just wanted to express my relief ;)

PeaceLove,
Kibo

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New Cocteau Twins Box Set - Nov 21st

mmmender — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:44:41 GMT

here's the artwork:
http://www.sweetfoolthemouth.co.uk/images/stuff/cocteaus.jpg

COCTEAU TWINS – Lullabies To Violaine (RELEASE DATE NOV 21 2005)
singles and extended plays 1982 – 1996

For the first time all the non-album tracks from across the Cocteau Twins’
entire career have been compiled together and offer a unique view of their
musical journey from the perspective of all their single / EP releases
which incorporate most of their best known tracks.

CTBOX 2
This is an unusual de-luxe package containing all 4 CD’s that will be
available 21 November (Europe) and 22 November (USA) in a worldwide
limited edition of 10,000. The discs are contained in a fold-out package
made of a material that itself sounds like a Cocteau Twins title –
‘Curious Soft Touch Milk’. It’s all very tactile, minimal and V23.

DAD 2513CD and DAD 2514CD
These are the regular versions of the set which will be available early
2006. Each package is a digipak with 2 CD’s. Volume One covers the 4AD era
(1982 – 1990) and Volume Two the Mercury / Capitol years (1993 – 1996).

The 4AD material was previously available in a 10 x CD box set which had a
CD for each single, though this set features alternative mixes of
‘Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops’ and ‘Aikea-Guinea’. Volume Two has never been
anthologised and has tracks that were limited as singles as well as the
Christmas tracks ‘Frosty The Snowman’ and ‘Winter Wonderland’.

CD1
LULLABIES (1982)
Feathers Oar-Blades
Alas Dies Laughing
It's All But An Ark-Lark

PEPPERMINT PIG (1983)
Peppermint Pig (7-inch version)
Laughlines
Hazel

SUNBURST AND SNOWBLIND (1983)
Sugar Hiccup (12” version)
>From the Flagstones
Hitherto
Because of Whirl-Jack

THE SPANGLE MAKER (1984)
The Spangle Maker
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (alternate version)
Pepper-Tree

AIKEA-GUINEA (1985)
Aikea-Guinea (alternate version)
Kookaburra
Quisquose
Rococo

CD 2
TINY DYNAMINE (1985)
Pink Orange Red
Ribbed and Veined
Plain Tiger
Sultitan Itan

ECHOES IN A SHALLOW BAY (1985)
Great Spangled Fritillary
Melonella
Pale Clouded White
Eggs and Their Shells

LOVE’S EASY TEARS (1986)
Love's Easy Tears
Those Eyes, That Mouth
Sigh's Smell of Farewell
Orange Appled

ICEBLINK LUCK (1990)
Iceblink Luck
Mizake the Mizan
Watchlar

CD 3
EVANGELINE (1993)
Evangeline
Mud and Dark
Summer-blink

SNOW (1993)
Winter Wonderland
Frosty the Snowman

BLUEBEARD (1993)
Bluebeard
Three-Swept
Ice-Pulse
Bluebeard (acoustic version)

TWINLIGHTS (1994)
Rilkean Heart (acoustic version)
Golden-Vein (acoustic version)
Pink Orange Red (acoustic version)
Half-Gifts (acoustic version)

CD 4
OTHERNESS (1995) Mark Clifford remixes
Feet-Like Fins
Seekers Who Are Lovers
Violaine
Cherry-Coloured Funk

TISHBITE (1995)
Tishbite
Primitive Heart
Flock of Soul
Round
An Elan

VIOLAINE (1996)
Violaine
Smile
Tranquil Eye
Circling Girl
Alice

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Robin Guthrie featured on Halou's new "Sawtooth EP" (Cross-Posted from 4AD Tribe)

Halou — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:55:59 GMT

Hi there,
We (Halou) are releasing a new EP and it features Robin Guthrie!

This EP, entitled the Sawtooth EP will be available on iTunes later this month. It is a prelude to the forthcoming full-length album (yet untitled), which will also feature Robin extensively.

Additionally, both the EP and the album feature cellist Zoe Keating whom you should really check out if you haven't done so yet.

You can hear a few tracks from the EP at myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/halou

So there you go! New music for the new year.

Thanks for listening,
Halou

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I Wear Your Ring

zvonko — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:05:30 GMT

Is there anything more beautiful in this world ?!?

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Happy Thanksgiving to all

Spangle — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:23:57 GMT

I know once again its been forever since I have even logged on but I have not forgotten about tribe in general or this group. Damn myspace though!
Hope everyone has a great one!
-Spangle
www.myspace.com/AnAngelsPunishment

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guthrie-budd performance

viola — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:55:22 GMT

i just saw robin guthrie and harold budd perform together last weekend at the decibel festival in seattle
it was divinely dreamy and beautiful sweet and lush and SUPER mellow
at the start of robins solo set he was having technical difficulties and was being so cute about it, he even asked out to the audience if anyone from microsoft was in the house.
then harold budd did a solo set /so beautiful, he even did a little of his poetry
and then they did a set together
and for some reason i was the only person dancing in the whole hall, everyone else sat in their seats, EVERYONE......
that is just so strange to me, i guess it was just too mellow for most folks dancing tastes
but I love super slow medatative dancing
anyhow, i just thought i would report.............

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Elizabeth Frazer Website

BlurbVurt — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:13:12 GMT

Urm! Am I correct in assuming that www.elizabethfraser.com is going through a rather radical transformation... I always get rather excited when this type of think happens. Is the album looming even closer??????

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San Francisco, Tribute to record labels Beggars Banquet, Situation Two, and 4AD. Friday, June 29th

Sorrow — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:56:24 GMT

Dancing Ghosts presents a night of Goth, Post-Punk, and 80's in tribute to the label Beggars Banquet and daughter labels Situation Two and 4AD.

DJ's:

Miz Margo
Jeff You!
Orko
Otter

CD giveaways!

At the Stud Bar
399 9th St. at Harrison
9:30pm to 2am
21+, $3 all night

myspace.com/dancingghosts

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Who are Today's Twins?

C-K — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:55:53 GMT

As magical as the Twins records are, you can't listen to them all the time. There have been plenty of faux-Cocteaux, but is there anyone out there that is as sublimely transcendant as the Twins in their 4AD prime?

Recommendations appreciated...

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Cocteau Twins Podcast

mmmender — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:08:38 GMT

You'll find some great tracks to download from this Cocteau Twins online podcast

http://cocteautwins.mypodcast.com

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Cocteau Twins Webring

mmmender — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:06:25 GMT

To add your website or to view a list of websites already in the ring, follow this link:

http://www.cocteautwins.org/~leesa/cocteautwins/cHTML/html/webrings.html

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Liz And Jeff Buckley, cont.

C-K — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:14:54 GMT

I don't know if any one has seen this yet, but Liz appears in the BBC doc about Jeff Buckley I mentioned in an earlier thread. It's incredibly difficult and heartbreaking watching her talk, tears in her eyes, obviously shattered but trying to keep her composure. Not always really succeeding. If you love Liz as much as I do, you need to see this. It's amazing how poetic she naturally is, even though she is in deep distress.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9101158322649801083

Just to drive the knife further into my heart, a fan made an incredible video for Liz and Jeff's heart-stopping duet "All Flowers In Time Bend Towards the Sun" ("I know you say that there's no one for you/ but here is one")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl25WwpN_Tw

The song is out there on the Web now, do a search and you can several sites with MP3s of it. I think this will put the Coachella controversy to bed once and for all.

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TV On The Radio

jeremy_sanders — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:32:41 GMT

Any TVOTR fans???

I've been listening to "return to cookie mountain"
on a loop since it came out.
so much evolution since their debut album 2 years ago....

Maybe it's just me, but I get the same kind of raw, eerie intensity from rtcm as I do from "Head Over Heels"

any one else feel me?

your thoughts???

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Lowlife Remastered!

jeremy_sanders — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:10:42 GMT

Hey you Will Heggie fans,
I just picked up the newly remastered CD editions of Lowlife's back catalog.
including four studio albums, eps, singles, demos, and other bonus tracks galore.
How I've been waiting for this day....
j

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Looking for an mp3

leashdog — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:27:30 GMT

Hi guys. I'm looking for a specific recording. I have a video cilp of Carolyn's Fingers that's dated 1994-05-13 and is listed as being at the Rome Circus Tent. Does anyone have a good mp3 of this? I've made an mp3 from the video but the quality isn't very good and it's the most amazing live version of this song I've ever heard. She does this really great vocal thing at the end, it almost sounds like an effect but she does it herself, kind of like she's doing the motorboat sound with her lips as she sings. It's hard to explain but it's incredibly beautiful. Thanks guys.

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Cocteau Twins delicacy

Shimmer — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:26:55 GMT

I was wondering if there is anyone else out there who has made love to CT'S music, listened to Cocteau Twins while on psychedelics or MDMA and who has actually cried from how beautiful a song of theirs is (like Lazy Calm, Sea-swallow me, sigh's smell of farewell, etc.). I have had real intense experiences while listening to Cocteau Twins where my heart has been blasted wide open. (I would have to say that CT and MDMA are made for each other).

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Liz ~n~ Co. music for You...

Skeyeopener — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:42:40 GMT

http://people.tribe.net/skeyeopener/blog/50ae2ae1-07f0-4e8e-a9a6-970c487a7c57

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Sia Furler the new Liz?

C-K — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:21:49 GMT

I heard a couple songs by Sia on Nip/Tuck and immediately ran to Itunes and downloaded them. I downloaded "Numb" Saturday and have played it exactly 57 times since. I'll listen to it at least 4more times tonight. I downloaded some more of her tracks and a few she did with Zero 7. And then I went on youTube and watched some of her videos. And man- she reminds me a lot of Liz. Kind of not super pretty, kind of shy, but possessing of an incredible range and potent eroticism. The music is very different than the Twins (no Banshees influence) but downbeat and lush like the Twins. She has the ame playfulness and multitracks just like Liz.

So- anyone heard her and get Liz flashbacks?

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Hathors Sister

ninapak — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:19:33 GMT

Dear Friends, we have a new tribe
You are welcome to join us:
http://tribes.tribe.net/hathorssister

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Nina's New Website

ninapak — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:52:59 GMT

Hello Friends, My new website is finally finished.
If you have a chance to check it out, please let me know how it functions in your browser.
We are still working out the bugs and would appreciate any feedback you can give us.
I designed the site in photoshop, but my husband Ilia made it work. It was a big learning
experience for me. I’m just happy to have some new work up, and a better website.
Here is the link: http://www.dreamloka.com/

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CocteauFest 2006

mmmender — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:00:46 GMT

This year CocteauFest will be held in the UK. Details are as follows:

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2006
Location: Aqua Bar, Lower Mosley Street
City: Manchester, UK
Time: TBA
Cost: TBA

For more information or updates on this event please visit the official CocteauFest website:
http://www.cocteaufest.com

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LIz Fraser @ Coachella

Spark_a_liscious — Sat, 06 May 2006 04:51:46 GMT

Just read on the Massive Attack tribe that she sang for them <sigh>

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Anyone catch Liz 9/22?

jeremy_sanders — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:17:02 GMT

I heard she was earthshattering at the massive attack show at the greek theater 2 fridays ago.
I was supposed to go fory my birthday, but couldn't afford tickets.
Anyone live to tell...?

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Free Hugs!

Skeyeopener — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:27:54 GMT

http://people.tribe.net/skeyeopener/blog/8ada5657-0505-498f-be18-7e2bf783b85d

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Twins on You Tube

Skeyeopener — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:51:13 GMT

Last night I had the delight of hearing and seeing this on the You Tube tribe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2eCBCFdIi4

...that then lead to finding Twins on You Tube.

Aikea-Guinea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UYRaRCt4fU&mode=related&search=

Cico Buff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khDyV8tUCFg&mode=related&search=

Carolyn's Fingers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otokK5zyGiA

Bluebeard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ8SvWv8yak&mode=related&search=

Heaven or Las Vegas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0QW3Bg94hM&mode=related&search=

Evangeline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk_0bGC4Wl0&mode=related&search=

Rilkean Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKH4KxAT8-Y&mode=related&search=

I'll leave you with these, enjoy...

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FCC & MK Remastered!

mmmender — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:12:04 GMT

Four Calender Café and Milk & Kisses have both been remastered by Robin Guthrie and will be released by Universal in June 2006. The albums will each be initially available in a limited edition digipack, with Milk & Kisses initially coming with the red cover.

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Robin Guthrie's Current , or old guitar rigs?

kory — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:22:55 GMT

Anybody know what gear he is using? Pedals, amps, guitars, processors,Or speakers? Would appreciate any info.

tanx,

kory

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CD CONTEST UNFAIR?

Adolf — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 06:57:18 GMT

I am a little confused about this essay contest. Is it true that members of cocteautwinsforums.com were promised via email "in all unfairness" garaunteed copies of said CDs if they DID NOT enter the contest? That the forum crew/moderators would "donn their black robes" and make this happen? These are the exact words apparently contained in the member's email received from the forum:

"Dear (member)

Universal records are providing some freebie copies of the upcoming remastered editions of both
Four Calendar Café and Milk & Kisses.

We would like it if you turned down the opportunity to win one of these CD's. We feel that contests are a boring way to unload these cocteautreasures. If you do not participate in the contest our moderators will donn there black robes and select you by choice and all unfairness to be one of the recipients to claim one of these freebies. All you have to do is NOT
enter our "Essence" contest.

Regards, cocteautwinsforums.com Team"

The said member questioned this email and was assured by the sssender, apparently MMMENDER herself, that "....that's the email i sent out to all the forum members....but i've also posted this information on 4ad, livejournal, tribe and myspace." Said member again questioned the sssender and the reply was "positive, it's the exact email i sent out. you'll notice it's addressed to your forum username, it was sent through the forum control panel i assure you."

???????????????????????

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Simon Raymonde Website

BlurbVurt — Thu, 25 May 2006 03:16:48 GMT

Simon has closed his website at his own request? Honesty is not always the best policy I guess? - Any idea's folks?

http://www.simonraymonde.com/

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Cocteau Twins CD Contest

mmmender — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 05:13:45 GMT

Universal records are providing some freebie copies of the upcoming remastered
editions of both Four Calendar Café and Milk & Kisses.

We would like to give each of you the opportunity to win one of these CD's. All you
have to do is enter our "Essence" contest. The contest rules and guidelines are
located here:

http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/showthread.php?t=11025

Regards,
cocteautwinsforums.com Team

*You must be logged in to view the above forum url

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Names on Treasure ?

zvonko — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 22:20:01 GMT

Except for Ivo and Pandora ,anyone know who are other names?

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cascade of mirrors

casteros — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:13:17 GMT

I’ve seen it all already
I’ve been it all already
All cascades before me
All cascades… no more me
Every facet, every flaw,
Every reflection, I ever saw

At the hollowest of centers
Ever quiet, ever still
Feel the whirlwind blowing
From the windowsill
Density expands,
Material contracts,
As my Minding wanders
The construct of the facts
Recorded through my Castle
A castle formed of clouds
Shifting in a storm front
Of undulating shrouds
Brilliant light and color
Afire on the air
Details more than clever
Exploding everywhere
Details less than stable
Collapsing as they wear

Is it Heaven or Hell?
The Realm in which we Dwell…
The answer may be, “Well,
It depends on the Swell”
For Riding a Wave
Is a High that will Save
But to Crash on the Sand
Is the fate of the Damned
The world is what we make
And so to turn the wake
We must rise above the tide
And form our Falls in stride
Dancing with the Rhythm
Of our Soular Cataclysm

Travel this way to the Core
Leave behind the phantom Shore
We do not need it anymore
No time to glide on Winds of Yore
Let’s Fly beyond the Revolving Door

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Marie Celleste

BlurbVurt — Fri, 19 May 2006 09:48:06 GMT

Considering this site has so many members 'where is everybody'. Can we start a topic? Have a chat, anything. The Cocteau's are a wonderful band surely we should be ranting and raving in here. Do you think Liz will ever do a solo album? I'm trying to get you all talking again... please....

Paul
http://tribes.tribe.net/therosary

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Cocteau Twins Design Contest

mmmender — Wed, 10 May 2006 12:00:47 GMT

cocteautwinsforums.com is having a design contest for those of you who are artistically inclined.

it involves creating a graphic banner for their official forum. the winner will be choosen by the other forum members and your artwork will be on display for a period of one month.

if you would like to submit your artwork or get more details, please check out the following thread on the forum:

http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com/showthread.php?t=10656

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sophia barker

chlorophil — Sat, 06 May 2006 03:54:04 GMT

anyone heard of her, the new album has a couple of tracks with production by robin guthrie!! she is the singer on some zero 7 songs

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Hi loves!

Spangle — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:51:26 GMT

Haven't been active in sooo long. I have missed it here. Sorry for being such a crappy moderator but glad many of you enjoy it here!
*hugs to all*

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Favorite song/album?

jeremy_sanders — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:38:59 GMT

I'm suprised this hasn't come up yet,
and I know it's a tough one,
but what's everyones favorite CT song?
Favorite album or EP?
hmmm....
I know it changes daily, but I think my current favorites are
-Hitherto, Frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires, and Violane.
My favorite album...
-Victorialand
-Treasure is a close second
-Love's Easy Tears is my favorite EP

any one else?

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Kira's Song (always under the influence of Cocteau Twins)

skinnyproject — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:15:28 GMT

Hi ethereal friends:

I'm Skinny Project and Kira's Song is my new tune:

http://www.myspace.com/skinnyproject

ethereal female voice, dreamy guitars, dark bassline... i hope that you like it!

hugs

Skinny Project
http://www.cielorecords.tk

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Liz Fraser Goes Massive

mmmender — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 05:03:34 GMT

Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack posted on the Massive Attack forums that on March 07, 2006 a best of Massive Attack CD will be released with an extra DVD/CD that includes an unheard Liz track from the Mezzanine days.

Liz is also rumoured to be working on the new Massive Attack album and an upcoming album from Scott Walker.

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Virtual House Forums

Feva — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:21:54 GMT

The webpage is loaded, all you see is a house.
You click on the front door, and the following options appear:
Log in (members entry)
Have a look around (Guest entry)
_____________________________________

Log in:
Directly through the front door is the Entrance.
In the Entrance you shall find a Notice Board, a poster of the House Rules, and a Suggestions Box.
Also, There will be a Visitor's Logbook.
(Still gathering Ideas on where/how users may introduce themselves.)

From the Entrance, you can make your way around the house, into the many rooms.
E.g. Going through the doorway on the entrance's right, you will find yourself in the Kitchen.

In the Kitchen,
you may click on the fride, and begin discussing foods, diets, daily meals...
or, you may click on the Recipe Cabinet, where you may share your secret family recipes with everyone.
or, you may click on the Bar, and tell us all your drink of choice.

http://vhftemp.proboards83.com

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My essay for Dreck on the Twins

TonyLeTigre — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:30:33 GMT

So for the second issue of my "megazine" Dreck, which will come out in mid-March, I want to do an appreciation spread on the Twins, and here's the essay I wrote for it. If anyone else would like to contribute please message me. I've already gotten a couple other little pieces from others to include. Any feedback/comments are appreciated on my essay, as well. I love hearing how other people first discovered this band and what their music has meant in other peoples' lives.

________________________________________

WHEN I DIE, TAKE ME TO VICTORIALAND

by anthony lockwood

When I was nineteen years old, sharing an apartment with a friend in downtown Portland, Oregon, I was browsing one day in a record store called Route 66 (long since gone) when I happened upon an album that caught my eye. It had very pretty, blurred cover artwork, and the song titles on the back looked like fragments of psychedelic poetry. It was Head Over Heels by the Cocteau Twins. So potent was that initial impression that I bought the album on the spot, sound unheard, curious to know what musical substance lay behind that ethereal façade.

I was not disappointed. By pure chance I had stumbled upon this group whose music is best when stumbled upon - by pure chance. Everything about them was of a piece. The Cocteau Twins – whoever they were – refused to give themselves away. There were no liner notes, no band photos, even the lyrics of the songs were as clouded and abstract as the album cover designed by 23 Envelope which had first ensnared me. The woman’s voice (or womens’ voices? “Robin Guthrie” could be male or female) was bewitching and here and there a recognizable phrase oozed out, like a clear circle rubbed in a frosty car window in winter; but even then it was the same abstract psychedelia that composed the song titles: “When mama was moth,” “Sugar Hiccup,” “Glass candle grenades,” “In our angelhood.” I yearned for a lyric sheet, some concrete anchor to facilitate my absorption of their arcane imagery, but there was none to be had. I was left to form my own idea of the meaning of this band’s songs – or, perhaps more accurately (particularly in the early years), their musical atmospheres.

Looking at the pull-out in the CD case I saw that the album had originally been released in 1983. It had come out when myself and everyone I knew were listening to Culture Club and Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson. Why had I never heard of this band before? And yet, despite my never having heard of them, here was a new copy of this album, and new copies of many other releases of theirs, twenty years later. Obviously, there were some well-kept secrets no one had let me in on.

I had stumbled upon an invisible phenomenon.

But that was only the beginning of this musical love affair. Shortly afterwards, returning to the same record store for further research, I picked up Heaven or Las Vegas, again because of its song titles, which possessed a dreamlike solidarity, but this time even more phrase-like and mysterious than with my first acquisition: from the first track “Cherry-coloured funk” to the magnificently-titled “Frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires.”

At the counter, a guy talking with the cashier noticed my selection and asked me if I’d heard HoLV before. I said no and he said, “Oh, it’s good. You should check out This Mortal Coil too, if you haven’t yet. They’re another great 4AD band you would like, if you dig the Twins.”

When I got the album home, at first only the flashy single “Iceblink Luck” stood out, gloriously voiced and unstoppably catchy as it was. But shortly after purchasing HoLV I got sick and spent about a week mostly just lounging around the apartment, not working, just smoking my way through a big bag of pot, reading and listening to music. In the course of those leisurely days I found myself listening to HoLV again and again, and as I did so the glittering single slowly receded and the rest of the album gradually rose to the surface, like what happens when you lay in bed staring up at the plaster pattern on the ceiling and suddenly your vision reverses and everything that looked like an indentation before turns into a protrusion, and vice versa. (Does anyone know what I’m talking about here?) I think maybe that was the moment I first stepped through the mirror and fully entered their world.

Soon after, hungry for more, I picked up a tape of Treasure, the 1984 follow-up to Head Over Heels, and one of their best-known and most critically-lauded releases (this is the album that had one starry-eyed British reviewer comparing the music of the Cocteau Twins to “the Voice of God”). By this time I was fully enchanted. “Lorelei” gave me mental images of angels ice-skating in slow-motion and making out beneath the Northern Lights. “Persephone” was a sorceress calling down a storm to avenge herself against her enemies or an errant lover. “Pandora” was like laying on a cloud with glowing feathers drifting down around changing colors as they fell, in a state of the purest and most ecstatic peace.

It was some of the loveliest, most ineffable music I’d ever heard. Without saying anything, they said more than anyone.

From there it was only a matter of time until I collected the entire oeuvre: the other LPs: the transcendent tranquility of Victorialand; the densely-layered lullabies of Blue Bell Knoll; and the flawless collection The Pink Opaque which brought together all the highlights of their prolific early years. Eventually I hunted down the harder-to-find (and pricey) treasures as well: The Moon and the Melodies (their collaboration with ambient pianist Harold Budd) and the maroon boxed set of their many singles and EPs. The boxed set was the perfect document of their evolution from the somewhat derivative and goth-sounding earliest EP Lullabies through the somewhat jagged experimentalism of Tiny Dynamine and Echoes in a Shallow Bay to the soothing splendor of Love’s Easy Tears and the Iceblink Luck single. Here was a band that tried something new every time while managing to always sound like themselves. Their music was a portal to another world, and for several years I preferred it to the real one.

I used to say all their stuff was magic up until the last two albums – Four-Calendar Café and Milk and Kisses, which were pretty but ephemeral. But one night in Olympia during my Evergreen College days a bunch of us had a party where we played Four-Calendar Café at neighbor-annoying volume from beginning to end and had group hug-ins and tripped out to the multiple aural orgasms of their music. I’ve had a whole new respect for Four-Calendar Café since that night. The song “Summerhead” must be one of their finest.

Every fan of the Twins has their opinions and favorites. For me there are a number of songs that stand out as gems of unreal quality, including “The Spangle-Maker” (the processed guitar feedback that sounds like the sounds made by whales deep in the ocean), “Five Ten Fiftyfold,” “The Itchy Glowbo Blow,” “Carolyn’s Fingers,” “I Wear Your Ring,” “Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires,” the entire first side of Treasure and the song “Amelia,” “Rococo,” “Sea, Swallow Me,” “The Ghost Has No Home,” “Sigh’s Smell of Farewellk,” and many others. Perhaps if I had to pick one song that I thought was absolute perfection though, it would have to be “Aikea-Guinea.” I read that aikea-guinea stands for “seashell” in some Scottish dialect, and that’s so perfect, because that’s exactly what the song is. With its simple, organic rhythm and the concentric spirals of its thrice-repeated chorus - which sounds to me like Liz simply singing the word “free” stretched out to countless syllables – this song is something organic and mind-blowingly beautiful, like a seashell. It ends so perfectly, at exactly the right moment, leaving you stunned and wondering how anything human could have made something so purely perfect.

The spell of the Cocteau Twins’ music never really broke, it just kind of faded in intensity, but it’s still there. Discovering their music was like falling in love for the first time, and that’s not something you ever forget.

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Mint Condition Japanese Box Set

mmmender — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:33:57 GMT

for sale on ebay if anyone is interested, from my personal collection........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4816710644

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Looking for collaborators

rarteaga — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:46:07 GMT

Interested in meeting others interested in joining me in combining dreampop/shoegazer/electronic production and songwriting. I am computers synths some geetar and some singing oh and I am east bay w/car. You = any. Looking for anyone who just shares the love and desire to continue the beautifulness that is this music oh and is actually willing to be involved in a songwriting collaboration.

Influences: Interpol, Cocteau Twins, Sasha, M83, Slowdive, Machine Drum, Boards of Canada, Kitchens of Distinction, Bauhaus, The Cure, New Order, QBert, Proem. In no particular order either.

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1st Edition of Treasure, Japanese Pressing

mmmender — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:59:36 GMT

i'm selling an absolute mint condition copy of treasure on ebay if anyone is interested. this is the first pressing and it comes complete with obi strip.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4811392971

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Elizabeths Lyrics

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:40:47 GMT

I went to the lyrics pages on the Twins Site, and printed them out, after reading through them, it becomes so clear to me" Why it would be so utterly painful, to resound; Relive the isolataed self loathing, place those words came from, I' need to be clear here I'm not speaking out of my ass, I, and my sisters are survivors of many shame filed yrs of sex abuse, maybe, I dont know"a bit more" for me as a male, who as a boy could do nothin to stop" the abuse, angainst my Sisters by, my own Father, I seeked my School Counsolers, and they did nothin, it was the early seventies, it was the times. In the past on other boards I have made bad choices to explain my connection to what the Coteau twins music. brought out of me, It further blew my mind to discover Elizabeth and I, share the same birthday August 29th, oh ya and that other dude M. Jackson, any ways, reading the translated phrases, with theyer repetitive stanza's about sex in a car steppin on the gas, I think thats the pretty "Otterly", tune on "treasure", it seems to me that Elizabeth, was searching for any vehical, to emancipate, her wounded little soul, from the prison of depending on perpatrators, in any form" consious of being so' or not, For me Hearing Four Calendar Cafe in my Parents Mobile home, at Christmas " excuse me, for not knowing the exact yr' of the fontana Release, watching Snow fall against the panned glass, of the new England countryside, " I heard, in Liz's voice' my own Sister pretending, a magickal reality, of how everybodys a happy family, and Dads gonna teach me drivin, and I'm movin out west" when I turn 19, but we" meaning Myself and our little family, will always be close, Knowing that I would'nt sleep at all that night, watching guard over our' two rooms, in fear that my Dad would try to get to my Sister, You see the lesson is that all the searching and hoping to resolve and heal the scars, Can lead you back to the wolfs jaws, though they might be aged and weak, the still tear the pysche, I've ordered the Violane ReRelease, as an ode to the Works, but I really can't believe We will ever hear the same kind of sounds created, by a young girl seeking safety, and peace. Sincerly Goodrobn

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A Cocteau Map

mmmender — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:18:19 GMT

http://www.frappr.com/cocteautwins

You enter your location, and you get a map created that everyone can add their location to, so you can see where all the Cocteau fans are spread out in the world. just enter your username and your location! then spread the word to other mailing lists and newsgroups and we'll see how fast we can make this map grow!!

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Join Hooverphonic tribe!

jeremy_sanders — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:56:57 GMT

Hey Music lovers,
join my new Hooverphonic tribe, if yr into it that is!

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Interview request

TonyLeTigre — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:39:48 GMT

Does anyone have a link to a funny Cocteau Twins interview, or the interview itself to paste here? You know what I mean, one of the interviews they gave in the late 80s or early 90s where they were just sort being elusive and making fun of the seriousness with which their work was regarded (the "Voice of God" quote from the Treasure era). I recall Robin Guthrie in particular smashing the image of ethereal eccentrics to smithereens by being kind of boorish and down to earth and no-bullshit. I'd like to send a friend one of those interviews, I think he'd get a kick out of it.

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Why Liz stopped singing....

C-K — Sun, 15 May 2005 03:06:59 GMT

A lot of people were shocked and disappointed that Liz bailed out of the Cocteau Twins appearance at the Coachella festival. I'm not, in fact I was shocked that she agreed to do it in the first place. The Cocteau Twins have always been an enormously private band, but I've done a bit of investigating and I think I know why our goddess is silent.

This is from the Cocteau Twins website, concerning the dedication to the final Cocteau Twins album Milk and Kisses:

Dedication reads: "Milk and kisses for the first man / my old man / love and a thousandfold rose for Buckley / my Rilkean Hearted friend" (From Elizabeth; 'Buckley' is a reference to Jeff Buckley.)

It was rumored that Liz fell in love with an unspecified individual on the Four Calendar Cafe tour. And then she was linked with Jeff Buckley in the press. Liz didn't respond, but Buckley told the press that they were just friends. This most likely was to protect Liz's privacy. Anyone who has seen Liz onstage knows what a fragile flower she is. But something got into her for the making of Milk and Kisses. After the subdued and whispery vocals of Cafe, Liz's singing on Milk was full-throated, expansive and extremely sensual. One of her most amazing vocal performances ever was on the sublime "Seekers Who Are Lovers" track. All the tracks on Kisses were extremely erotic, a quality that Twins music was not generally known for. Couple that with the "love and a thousandfold rose for Buckley" dedication, and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out the nature of their relationship.

A listen to Buckley's records reveals a startling affinity with Liz. It's highly likely he discovered her following her landmark cover of his father's Song to the Siren on the first This Mortal Coil album. A casual listener could spot the influence Liz had on his singing. And couple with Liz' exotic, otherworldly beauty, it must have been a match made in heaven.

The Twins were an extremely dysfunctional band. Both Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde have confessed to severe drug problems and Liz and Robin's breakup was by her admission, damaging to all involved. But Jeff Buckley must have seemed like an angel sent from heaven. Given the fact that both of them were extremely busy with their careers, its hard to say how much contact they had with one another on a regular basis. But if you listen to Milk and Kisses in light of Liz's relationship with Buckley, one can imagine how ecstatic their union was.

Besides the fact that Liz was not your basic "Type A" career-slut like Madonna or Gwen Stefani, and that there was a great deal of turmoil in the band, there is also the fact that Liz had damaged her vocal cords and was in therapy after Four Calendar Cafe to re-learn to sing. And to make matters worse, she is also the survivor of childhood sex abuse, a fact she very bravely discussed in interviews in the early 90's. Then as she was starting to come out of her shell and reclaim her life as a great artist and sexual being, Jeff Buckley drowned in the Mississippi River in May of 1997. Shortly afterwards, Liz Fraser walked out of recording sessions for a new Cocteau Twins album, never to return. Again, do the math.

The Gnostics believed that the World was an abortion. They believed that this realm of creation was corrupt and fallen and that human beings were spirit beings imprisoned in the world of matter. When I contemplate the suffering that someone who has brought such immaculate, phosphorescent beauty into the world, I am increasingly inclined to agree. The list of careerist cows who ransacked Liz's beautiful art and took in to the bank is endless. The Cocteau Twins never received the acclaim they deserved. And Liz has suffered so much in her life. The more recent photos I've seen of her are heartbreaking. It's like the light of the world has gone out.

Anyway, I know a lot of people were greatly disappointed by the Twins' Coachella cancellation. But in context, perhaps you can realize that your disappointment is extremely trivial in comparison.

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A Special Night with Robin Guthrie

MezzanineSF — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 01:22:41 GMT

Mezzanine welcomes one of their most eclectic and colorful sets to date. Monday, October 17th Robin Guthrie of the famed Cocteau Twins will be performing a solo set that will feature songs and melodies written specifically for this very night. Along with him will be San Francisco¹s very own Halou performing their only live performance of 2005.

Monday, October 17th
8:00pm
$10 Limited Advance
www.ticketweb.com
21+ Please

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
SF, CA 94103

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UNKNOWN COCTEAU SONG REVEALED!

lustreMan — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 07:56:39 GMT

I have a bootleg recording on a tape I bought way back in 1986 which is a live recording of the cocteau twins in London in 1984. There is an instrumental track on the recording which is absolutely brilliant, however the recording is very bad, but It is still clear at the same time.

This recording does not feature on any EP, Album, or vinyl, or compilation.

Can any one help to let me know what this could be. Boggled me for years.

PS. It is not Rococo!

While I am hear, has any one ever heard the Cover of Strange Fruit (Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Siouxsie) the Cocteaux made around 1982/3
It came on the unreleasied dreams bootleg picture disc. It's totally wonderful.

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A Special Night with Robin Guthrie

MezzanineSF — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 01:18:13 GMT

Monday, October 17th, 2005
8:00pm
$10 Limited Advance
www.ticketweb.com
21+ Please

Mezzanine welcomes one of their most eclectic and colorful sets to date. Monday, October 17th Robin Guthrie of the famed Cocteau Twins will be performing a solo set that will feature songs and melodies written specifically for this very night. Along with him will be San Francisco¹s very own Halou performing their only live performance of 2005.

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Moving back to seattle in two weeks

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:23:37 GMT

And I'm looking to not only meet new and interesting people but also want to reform my burlesque-cirkus troupe so I also need people with firedancing, and many other extra-ordinary talents. And I know if I get just the right people we could really pull it off because I got alot of connection up there. Anyways leave me a message because I'm mot on alot but I would like to get to know whoever you are or may be.

Blessed Be
Baachus R. Nephthys

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robin plays los angeles novemeber 20th

james — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:27:53 GMT

i am happy to announce that my band will eb opening for robin guthrie in los angeles on november 20th at the wilshrie rgand hotel

tickets can be bought here

http://www.broaddaylight.cc/lumiere/lumiere.htm

heres the show info,
hope to see all of you there,
email me at jamesalleneakins@hotmail.com
with any questions
cheers

Robin Guthrie "Lumiere" November 20, 2005

I am proud to announce that Robin Guthrie will be performing Lumiere at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on November 20th 2005. This event will be hosted in the Wilshire's beautiful Pacific Ballroom, this evening promises to be an unforgettable night, hope to see everyone there.

Lumiere is an hour long animated film created as a backdrop to a sublime
collection of sensual and atmospheric, guitar only, instrumentals of truly
hypnotic beauty performed live by Robin Guthrie.

As the founder member of the seminal Cocteau Twins, Robin Guthrie has
created some of the most beautiful music of recent times and is widely
regarded as a musical visionary. The distinctive sonic landscapes that have
become his trademark are again on display throughout the Lumiere performance
and at time, touches upon his instrumental debut Imperial, his soundtrack to
Gregg Araki's award winning Mysterious Skin, released earlier this year, as
well as introducing exclusive new material from his delightful forthcoming
LP Continental. Needless to say, his many admirers will find much here that
they recognize and love.

Yet what marks this performance out from his recorded work is the
spaciousness of the music. Robin employs an astonishingly down-tempo pace
throughout to mesmerizing effect. This is music to drift away to... music
within which you can lose yourself...

Lumiere has been lovingly assembled with the same craft and techniques which
Robin has used in the sonic world for years, an interweaving and layering of
images, creating distinct moods which are reflected by the music being
played - "improvised within the framework; dictated by the visuals", relying
on layers of treated guitars, textures and sumptuously cyclic melodies.

opening for robin will be LA's broaddayli

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The First Time.......

lustreMan — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:07:39 GMT

The First Time........I listened to, or saw the Cocteau twins was in a UK punk magazine called Noise I bought in 1982. Liz had wobbly dreadlike looking and matted hair and had lots of pimples. She was 19.
*I have a live video of theirs from 1982 performing HAZEL and she looks the same as the pic). She beats her chest with her winged-arm a does a bend-over beat-the-floor moves to the crazy beats. They were supporting Killing Joke.

The First Time..... I heard the cocteau twins was in 1984 when a live video for Spangle Maker and Pearly Dew Drops came on an alternative late night music show on tv, in Australia.

The first record I bought of theirs was Head Over heals in 1984 when I fell deeply in love with the artwork. I had no idea who they really where and bought it on the merits of the artwork. When the needle hit the record that same day, my world changed immediatley. Since that day, they have remained the singular most important band in my life.

And you?

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new website

greenspace — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:29:23 GMT

hi folks,

please check out our new website and feel free to make any comments about the music/website etc..
also, feel free to use the forum!

www.greenspace.uk.com

thanks,
greenspace
x

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New music from Mitsuo Tate....

ashachill — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:53:37 GMT

Mitsuo Tate has a new CD out. The band name is really Flat7
more info here: http://www.flat-7.com/

Track 8 is remixed by Robin Guthrie
An two tracks are sung by Miki Berinyi of Lush fame.
Check it out it sounds really beautiful.

-Asha

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old school style goth punk band

mozzy — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 19:14:52 GMT

http://www.myspace.com/hammerofwitches
http://www.download.com/hammerofwitches

support your freaky fags

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Cocteau Fest 2005 Details

mmmender — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:50:21 GMT

CocteauFest 2005 will be held in Toronto, Canada this year at:

The Dance Cave
529 Bloor Street West

A tentative date has been set: Thursday, September 8th, 2005

Useful Links:
http://www.cocteaufest.com (The official CocteauFest website)
http://leespalace.com/dancecave.html (The Dance Cave's website)

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CT Nissan Commercial?

Sweet Eric — Tue, 03 May 2005 23:11:07 GMT

This is probably a really stupid question, but a Nissan SUV commercial has as its background music that sounds (to me) very CT-like. I've mentioned this to one my CT-listening buddies, and he agrees.

Any comments?

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Lowlife

"T I M" — Wed, 18 May 2005 01:34:37 GMT

Does anyone like this band?

It had a member of The Twins in them.

I am surprised I never heard of them.

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Lyric Contest

furtographer — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 02:15:28 GMT

Post your favorite interpretations of CT lyrics (what you think you hear).

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mysterious skin soundtrack

tyood — Wed, 25 May 2005 18:28:06 GMT

is harold budd and robin guthrie. some of the snippets that i've heard sound satisfyingly instrumentally cocteau-ey.

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new Liz vox

elisa — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:07:32 GMT

Liz sings on French composer Yann Tiersen's new cd, "Les Retrouvailles," released in Europe on Virgin Records, import prices only. Also contributing vocals is Stuart Staples (Tindersticks) and Jane Birkin. I'd post the webpage link, but I'm feeling lazy and I still have a dial-up account, so forgive me for being technologically retarded. I think you can probably find copies on CDBaby, http://www.cdbaby.com for those of you who really need it.

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Volume

Sat, 28 May 2005 03:33:47 GMT

It's pretty much a given that the majority of music sounds better at a high volume, but I definitely (at least in my case) think this applies to Cocteau Twins. The intensity seems to really come out, don't you think?

Today I blasted "Persephone" at an excessivly high volume, and good God, it blew me away.

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Mysterious Skin: score by Robin Guthrie

scottheim — Wed, 04 May 2005 05:15:46 GMT

The new Mysterious Skin opens in NYC on May 6th, and it begins in other US cities at the end of June and in London on May 20th. The film has an opening credits sequence to the music of Slowdive's "Golden Hair," and also contains music by Ride, Curve, Sigur Ros, and Cocteau Twins ("Crushed").

But most important is the score to the film, which was done by Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd. The music is beautiful, reminiscent of Moon and the Melodies, and a gigantic part of the movie. The soundtrack will be available on Commotion Records on May 20th.

The film is directed by Gregg Araki (Nowhere, The Doom Generation, the Living End, Splendor). Admittedly, I'm sort of tooting my own horn here, too, since it was adapted from my novel... but, unlike so many writers whose books are turned into films, I honestly love this movie!! I hope you do, too... but whether you do or not, I promise you'll be interested in Robin and Harold's music.

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Begin planning your pilgrimage NOW...

DJ — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 12:46:50 GMT

CT's @ Coachella this year.

http://www.coachella.com

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Cocteau Twins Cancelled at Coachella

ethereal_lad — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:59:52 GMT

Read it on their website.
Sigh's Smell of Farewell...

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music recommendations

ariana — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:10:56 GMT

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.

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Someone has the lyrics Flock of soul ??

hjartað hamast — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:58:29 GMT

Please i relly love that song and i can´t find the lyrics..
Thanks...and post
Byee

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new pics

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:14:54 GMT

i posted some new pics. enjoy

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Myspace

Spangle — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:51:34 GMT

Hey everyone Just letting you know there is also a group for the twins on Myspace. I am not the moderater over there thank god cause I'm not to good at it over here eh? I am on there more then I am here though and well I check messages and keep in touch more there aswell. A lot of you I have already added but if you would like to stay in touch over there come on over and join me. Love you all <3
http://www.myspace.com/Spangle

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Do you fans know that they are playing 4/30/05 @ coachella?

jeffreyweissman — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:43:36 GMT

The Twins are on the bill with Weezer, Bauhuas, the Chemical Bros., Zap Mama, et al

http://www.coachella.com/

I am stuck in N Ca doing a show and 'will miss them.

Are they touring elesewhere?

Anyone going?
Will you review or record it?

peace,
weffy

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Well Hello Hello

Spangle — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:43:49 GMT

Hey guys. Its been quite a while eh? Like last time for those of you who remember I have been busy as hell. Been dealing with many rescues mainly exotic and just wanted to let everyone know I havent forgot about this tribe or any of you. Feel free to message me again , I should be checking them often now. And to those that have I am sorry it took so long to respond! Much love to all of you <3
Spangle

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Guthrie Review & Pics

mmmender — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:04:10 GMT

if you're a member of my cocteau forum you can log-in and view the pix i took from guthrie's detroit gig a few weeks back. i also included pix from his radio session and our lunch together.

http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com

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Art Party in NYC on Feb.18 (Friday Night)

Jenn — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:49:18 GMT

Hi all,
Myself and some friends are throwing a party called "Love Fest" on
Friday, Feb. 18th. Let's get together and celebrate our love of
Art...Music...Dance...and of course Booze!! There is an option for unlimited
drinks from 9p-11p for $20.
Have a wonderful week and be well!!

Hosts: Jenn Olijnyk, Tatiana Smith, SeWai Yam and Alanah Salcer

Open Party!!
Date: Friday, Feb.18, 2005
Event: Love Fest (Visuals, audio samples and more..)
Location: Plan B (used to be Drinkland) 339 E10th St. Between A and B
*No Cover*

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me... jennbleu@hotmail.com

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Tonight live....I celebrate 10 years....

ashachill — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:36:05 GMT

Tonight I celebrate 10 years of djing....
*LIVE* on ashachill station......8pm-11pm
www.live365.com/stations/ashachill

I will be mixing everything from gothic/darkwave/industrial/ethereal/shoegazer/ambient/idm/downtempo/abstract/atmospheric/ to commemorate meself plating for the last 10 years. Thanks to all who have come out to support me at all of my gigs and the most amazing people I have met.

-dj sha

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Yes, the rumours are true!

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:58:44 GMT

Cocteau Twins are indeed reuniting to play at the Coachella Valley Music festival!
http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/news.html

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Looking for female singer

skinnyproject — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:31:59 GMT

Hi:

i`m looking for a female singer to collaborations. my music is shoegazer/dreampop/electronic/dark (Cocteau Twins...)
i'm spanish, but the location of female singer is not important.

interested email me, please: skinnyproject@hotmail.com

cheers

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my inspiration...

ocelli — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:09:58 GMT

To instantly listen to lance grider music on-line, go to: www.purevolume.com/lancegrider

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That time of year...

unsubscribed_user — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:42:26 GMT

...to listen to my very special holiday EP: Snow

For those of you here who haven't heard it - beg, borrow or steal it! Okay, don't steal it, but you gotta listen to it. Only two songs from 1993: Winter Wonderland, and Frosty The Snowman - ala Cocteau Twins. Beautiful! I almost cried hearing it tonight!

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Hedgie / Lowlife

nneth — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 09:04:20 GMT

Sorry if this has been already discussed, but does anyone know what ever became of Will Hedgie and Lowlife? New here...

Thanks

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Tishbite DVD

cocteauswede — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:03:22 GMT

Oh bad luck, i didn´t have the slightest knowledge about this Limited Edition DVD. Is it gonna be in stock again ?? Is there anyone who feel free to make a DVD-R copy of it and gain some cash ?? It´s already out of print i see!...

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Guthrie & Raymonde on the radio

mmmender — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:57:23 GMT

Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde are both making radio appearances this month. They are doing separate appearances but i'm putting them both in one post.

SIMON RAYMONDE:

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH 1800-1900 (GMT)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10TH 1000-1100 (GMT - Repeat)

Roundtable, hosted by Andrew Collins, brings you the best new releases and invites opinions on them from the Roundtable guests and also you, via the Roundtable Chatroom.

Friday November 9th the guest is Simon Raymonde. He is joined by Gary Numan and T'Pau's Carol Decker. For more information visit the website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/presenters/andrew_collins/roundtable.shtml

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ROBIN GUTHRIE:

liz copeland (WDET DJ) interviewed robin guthrie on november 9, 2004. he also performed 2 pieces that were recorded and will be aired on NOVEMBER 23, 2004. her show runs from 10pm-3am (EST). for pictures of the session check out my guthrie live in detroit photojournal on cocteautwinsforums.com

liz copeland has her own website set up which will have the information regarding the interview. you can find her website here:

http://www.audiointerference.com

she has a brief description of guthrie's performance located here:

http://www.audiointerference.com/guthrieevent.htm

to listen to the interview live on air visit the radio stations website here:
http://www.wdetfm.org/listenlive

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On www.fatplanet.com.au...

tyood — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 21:47:50 GMT

i found this link, which you may have already seen... i dunno. there is a good number of mp3s here including demos, live tracks, and remixes...

http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/media/audio.html

Enjoy!

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Gathering

steve — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:42:39 GMT

Is there a CT gathering in SF?

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Twins Boots?

C-K — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:30:45 GMT

Are there any good Twins boots out there, preferably in the '83-'90 range, preferably soundboard? I only have the Live in London CD and it is pure, radiant godhead, despite the audience recording. Liz' vocals are fetus-position inducing. But damn it, I need more!

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NEW Ethereal stream on LIVE 365 (featuring CTs)

Greg — Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:45:52 GMT

Greetings fellow CT-heads.

I wanted to turn you all on to a Live 365 stream that I've started - it's been on the air for a month now, and has been getting a LOT of listens from all over the globe.
I'm constantly adjusting the music mix - but it's basically a mix of melodic IDM (think Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada, Aspen, Arovane, etc), chilled dub/downtempo (like King of Woolworths, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Fila Brazillia, Thievery Corporation), ambient (like Biosphere, Pete Namlook, Deep Space Network, Higher Intelligence Agency), post-rock (Sigur Ros, Piano Magic, Yo La Tengo, Beta Band), low-fi (Lali Puna, Kreidler, M83, Múm), shoegazer (Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai, etc) and global groove (Up Bustle & Out, Talvin Singh, Jazzanova, Alien Soap Opera, etc).
Cocteaus have the most tracks of any artist in the stream - so that's why I'm posting in here... if your musical tastes run the same as mine, I promise you'll love it.
Sometimes I've been broadcasting the stream live from my computer (and a few times directly off my dj-cd decks into my computer) and sometimes it's broadcasting from the playlist I have stored at Live 365. The stream is very high-quality (sorry modem users!) so I can't store that much there. I have only 48 hours worth of tracks stored - that's more than most stations, but when your music library contains 4000 cds, it's pretty tiny. So I prefer to broadcast live if I'm not using my computer for something else - I'll be doing that on Halloween night (next Sunday the 31st) from 5pm-11pm PST, playing a 6-hour scary set of dark ambient and assorted glops of musical nastiness.

Anyway... if any of you broadband folks feel like giving a listen, here's the link:
www.live365.com/stations/gregretro?play

The station name is 'abcdefg(a2g)', which both stands for "Ambient Breaks/Chilled Dub/Ethereal Funked Guitars", and stands for myself (greg) and my musical collaborator (amy - another devoted CT fanatic) who will be programming her own shows when I get my broadcast server built. We'll also be broadcasting some live improvised ambient/abstract perfromances when we have some time.

If any of you musicians out there have HIGH quality mp3s of your stuff (and by high quality, I mean 64Kbit true stereo - MP3 pro - MINIMUM) drop me a line via my profile and I'll give you more info.

Thanks....

greg rose

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Hi!

cocteauswede — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:19:47 GMT

I´ve just join this tribe. Cocteau Twins are like veritable gods to me.

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Robin Guthrie Tour Dates

mmmender — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 05:32:10 GMT

Robin Guthrie is embarking on a small solo tour with his experimental film Lumiere. Check out this event for a chilled-out view of how Guthrie can create an atmosphere with light and sound.

Oct 24/04 Glasgow @ The Arches Benbecula Records Event (performing Lumière) MORE INFO: http://www.benbecula.com/showcase.htm

Nov 1/04 Arlington @ Iota Club & Café
MORE INFO: http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com

Nov 2/04 New York City @ Knitting Factory (performing Lumière) MORE INFO: http://www.knittingfactory.com/calendar/event_descrip.cfm?event_num=48233&room=1&location=1

Nov 4/04 Brooklyn @ Southpaw
MORE INFO: http://www.spsounds.com/index.html

Nov 8/04 Detroit @ Magic Bag (performing Lumière)
MORE INFO: http://www.themagicbag.com

Nov 11/04 San Francisco @ Rx Gallery
MORE INFO: http://www.rxgallery.com

Nov 13/04 Seattle @ EMP (performing Lumière

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CocteauFest

ethereal_lad — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:41:22 GMT

Is anyone going to this event in L.A. at the end of September?

I will be in L.A. anyway, so I plan to attend.

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Ulrich Shnauss

DarkSneak — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 17:22:22 GMT

If you love the twins (and who doesn't?) pick up one or both of Ulrich Shnauss' CD's. He writes in a very, very similar style. No vocals, though. I'm kind of surprised no one else is talking about it.

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Milk and Kisses Import w/Faye Wong tack

chrisodell — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 10:43:07 GMT

Is anyone here familiar with Faye Wong? She is a great Chinese artist and she did some twins covers. She also was on the Asian press of the Milk and Kisses cd singing on the Serpenskirt track.

Does anyone know where I could buy this cd online or near San Francisco? thanks

btw Faye Wong has some really great work that i think twins fans would love...check out the Fable and Di-Dar album.

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Cocteau fest....

ashachill — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:06:30 GMT

Here is the info for this years CT fest in Los Angeles September 25th....

Saturday September 25
Cocteaufest 2004
Lisa Dewey & the Lotus Life, Bethany Curve & Melody
Basswerks
5411 Adams Blvd. (Between La Brea and Fairfax)
Los Angeles Ca 90016
http://www.cocteaufest.com

See you all there....
-mykl

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Saw Them Live?

Dave — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:20:48 GMT

Did anyone ever see CT perform live? Please share.

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How did.......

Spangle — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:29:06 GMT

How did anyone hear of , get into the coteau twins and what was the first song they ever listened too by them?
My friend Niki in Cali snailed mailed me the treasure cd years ago. We were both always into unique sounding music especially with female vocals. The first I ever heard was Ivo followed by the rest of the album. However I heard Amelia on wfmu local station in the earlyyy am and fell in love with it never knowing who it was before I ever got that cd. Im glad I did :D

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:D

Spangle — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 01:22:03 GMT

Hey everyone. Been having pc problems so I havent exactly been active here. Must apologize. I'm so happy to see so many have joined! I think there was maybe 90 people here last time I was and now its more then doubled. I hope everyones summer is going great! I should be on more often. Feel free to add me or message me anytime.I love you all <33

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What would you call them?

Spangle — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:04:53 GMT

ok now I have had people ask me before what cocteau twins would be considered. Now I do not know if there actually is something they are under. But I couldn't explain , I think I thought of a million words , Melodic , sometimes etheral , dreampopish , scottish , euro rock?
I have no idea how to answer them. Is there actualy something? and what title would you put them under if you had to besides just " Cocteau Twins."