| Robin Guthrie |
| Background information |
| Origin |
Grangemouth, Scotland |
| Genre(s) |
Dream pop |
| Years active |
1982-Present |
| Label(s) |
Bella Union |
Associated
acts |
Cocteau
Twins
Violet Indiana |
| Members |
| Robin
Guthrie |
Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk,
Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau
Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass
guitar, keyboards, drums and
other musical instruments, in addition
to programming,
sampling
and sound processing. Guthrie also
works extensively as a producer and engineer.
Following the break-up of the Cocteau Twins, Guthrie's first
solo record, Imperial, was released in 2003 on Bella
Union Records. In 2006, Guthrie signed a four album solo deal for Darla
Records, the first product of which was the LP Continental.
Subsequently, he has released two four-track EP's entitled
"Everlasting" and "Waiting for Dawn" (a further solo track, titled
"Argenta", can be found on the Darla Records compilation "Little Darla
has A Treat For You v.24: Endless Summer Edition"), and two albums in
collaboration with Harold Budd: "Before The Day Breaks" and
"After The Night Falls".
Guthrie recently wrote his first film score in conjunction with Harold
Budd for Gregg
Araki's Mysterious Skin.
The soundtrack was released in June 2005 by Commotion and consists of
fifteen complete songs based on the short pieces used in the film.
Guthrie's latest musical collaboration is Violet Indiana, with
singer Siobhan de Maré
(formerly of Mono). Violet Indiana's
first full-length LP, Roulette,
was released in 2001 to much critical acclaim. A second album, Russian
Doll, followed in 2004. In March 2006 Guthrie reported on his
weblog that the group had started work again on new material.
Guthrie currently works and lives in France with his
wife, Florence, their daughter Violette, and Lucy Belle, his
daughter with Liz Fraser.
Instrumental Works
- 2003 Imperial (Bella
Union)
- 2006 Continental
(Darla)
- 2006 Everlasting
(Darla)
- 2006 Waiting for Dawn
(Rocket Girl)
- 2006 Argenta (Darla)
Collaborations
Guthrie's musical collaborations are extensive, and focus
primarily on production and engineering, although he has been featured
as guest musician
a number of times. The following list are his collaborative efforts
to-date, from the earliest to the most recent.
1984
- This Mortal Coil, It'll
End In Tears: "Song to the Siren" and "The Last Ray"
(Instrumentation)
- The Wolfgang Press, Scarecrow
(Producer)
1985
- Dif
Juz, Extractions (Producer)
- The Wolfgang Press, Water
(Producer)
- The Wolfgang Press, Sweatbox
(Producer)
- The Wolfgang Press, The
Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories (Producer)
- Harold Budd, Lovely Thunder
(Instrumentation)
- Harold Budd, Simon
Raymonde, Robin Guthrie & Elizabeth
Fraser, The Moon and The Melodies
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Felt, Primitive Painters
(Producer)
- Felt, Ignite the Seven Cannons
(Producer)
1986
- Felt, The Ballad of the Band
(Producer)
1987
- A
R Kane, Lollita (Producer)
- Dif
Juz, Lonely Is An Eyesore: "No Motion" (Producer)
- The Gun Club, Mother Juno
(Producer)
- The Gun Club, The Breaking
Hands (Producer)
- Felt, Final Resting of the Ark
(Producer)
1988
- Edwyn Collins, Don't
Shilly Shally (Producer)
- Harold Budd, The White Arcades
(Instrumentation)
1989
- Big Hard Excellent Fish, The
Imperfect List (Producer)
- AR Kane, Remixes,(Remix)
1990
- Chapterhouse, Whirlpool
(Producer)
- Lush, Mad Love
(Producer)
- Lush, Gala
(Producer)
- The Veldt, Marigolds
[Never Released] (Producer)
1991
- Lush, Black Spring
(Producer)
- Shellyan Orphan, Burst
(Producer)
- Chapterhouse, Whirlpool
(Producer)
1992
- Lush,
Spooky (Producer)
- Lush,
For Love (Producer)
- Ian McCulloch, Mysterio
(2 tracks - Producer)
1993
- Peace Together: "Be Still" (Remix)
(Producer)
1994
- The Veldt, Afrodisiac
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Fuel, Timeless EP
(Producer)
- Medicine,
Sounds of Medicine: "Time Baby 3" (Producer)
1996
- Frente!,
What's Come Over Me? (Producer)
- Spooky,
Found Sound: "Hypo-Allergenic" (Instrumentation)
- The Bitter Springs, Absence,(Producer
and Instrumentation)
- Definition of Sound, Child
(Remix)
1997
- Yu-Ra, Innocent
Time (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Simon Raymonde, Blame
Someone Else: "Muscle and Want" (Instrumentation)
- Autour de Lucie, Chansons
Sans Issue (Remix) (Producer)
- Yu-Ra, Beyond The
Pale (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Guy Chadwick, This Strength
(Producer and Instrumentation)
1998
- Republica, Speed
Ballads (Producer)
- Guy Chadwick, Lazy, Soft and
Slow (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Mandalay,
Flowers Bloom (Remix) (Producer and
Instrumentation)
- Lucybell, Invisible Sun (Remix)
- Guy Chadwick, You Really Got
a Hold on Me (Producer and Instrumentation)
1999
- Aether,
Half Light (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Yu-Ra, Snow Doll
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Moonshake,
Cranes, (Remix)
- Sneakster//Robin
Guthrie, Fifty-Fifty (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Superstar,
Superstar, (Remix)
- Drifting UFU, Album featuring La Bradford, Sonic
Youth, Silo,
Tony
Conrad, Chris & Cosey and Pan
American
(Producer and Instrumentation)
2000
- Guy Chadwick, This Strength EP(Producer)
- Yu-Ra, Kumo EP
(Producer)
- Olive, Trickle
(Instrumentation)
- Russell Mills & Undark, Pearl
& Umbra (Instrumentation)
- Violet Indiana, Choke
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Yu-Ra, My Cosmic
Wave (Producer)
2001
- The Wave Room, Love Medicine,
(Instrumentation and Mixing)
- Violet Indiana, Roulette
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Lift to Experience, The
Texas Jerusalem Crossroads (Mix)
2002
- Violet Indiana, Killer Eyes
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Violet Indiana, Casino
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Aerial, So Warm
(Producer and Instrumentation)
2003
- Violet Indiana, Special,
(Producer and Instrumentation)
2004
- Mobil, Rayons,
(Remix and Instrumentation)
- Ulrich Schnauss, On My Own,
(Remix and Instrumentation)
- Violet Indiana, Russian Doll
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Violet Indiana, Beyond the
Furr (Producer and Instrumentation)
2005
- Mitsuo Tate with Miki
Berenyi, Smile, (Remix and Instrumentation)
- Sophie Barker, Earthbound
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, Mysterious Skin
Original Soundtrack (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Ulan
Bator, Nouvel Air (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Amber Smith, RePrint (Mix)
2006
- Robin Guthrie, Argenta (Instrumental
solo piece)
- Broaddaylight, The Bell Jar
EP (Mastering)
- Annie Barker, Debut
Album (Producer and Instrumentation)
- Mahogany, Connectivity
(Producer and Instrumentation)
- School of Seven Bells, My
Cabal (Remix and Instrumentation)
- Colour Kane, Seaside
Dreams (Remix and Instrumentation)
- Mark Gardener and Robin
Guthrie, The Places We Go, (Producer and
Instrumentation)
- Alsace Lorraine, Tall Grass,
(Remix and Instrumentation)
2007
- Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie, After
The Night Falls CD (Producer & Instrumentation)
- Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie, Before
The Day Breaks CD (Producer & Instrumentation)
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