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.. after having a look to their discography I was wondering where i should start.. probably I d rather like the ambient stuff they did then the rock.. or maybe a good combination of booth.. what would you suggest me to start with? thx |
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Victorialand - for ambient Garlands - for 4AD/joy division-like indie rock stuff Four Calendar Cafe/Milk&Kisses - for abstract pop stuff/valentine's day dinner with your g/f |
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i'm far from being an expert in them, but Treasure is superb. |
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how could i forget Treasure ?? you're damn right. |
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its all good so i'd begin at the start and listen to their sound evolve - so garlands (even though its not particularly representative of their style) |
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try "milk and kisses" first, then go to "four calendar cafe" - the best album by CT (not only for a dinner with your gf or bf but also great for a breakfast). try This Mortal Coil "It'll end in tears" - very moody music ("Song to the Siren" contains beautiful vocalize by Liz Fraser). |
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that's even better idea |
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i picked up this 4CD set called Lullabies to Violaine it is all the singles they have released head over heels is my fav album |
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How do you find this particular release? Because I read the info on the xlt previous thread and sounded like an excellent item to get hold to. Plus, I dont have much of those singles. I own most of their early cds, including the 10-cd singles box-set, wich IMO is great, BBC Sessions and now thinking on investing on this one :) Thnx 4 your opinion |
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i don't have all their albums (only two actually!) but i still ordered lullabies to violaine... on a rush somewhat, because it got good reviews; and also because it's apparently pretty limited (500 copies in france)... so i'd have difficuly getting it later... (i think the probability of receiving a "sorry, this item wasn't available anymore after all" email from amazon is pretty likely by the way.) |
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thanks guys! |
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the limited edition 4cd may be sold out they are supposed to release 2-part release in march try play.com, amazon.co.uk or www.cduniverse.com |
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One more time, thnx to all, your comments and suggestions are top-quality!!! :-) |
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the mark clifford (disjecta/seefeel) remixes are tops. my fav out of their catalogue. |
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I suppose my favorite is 'Heaven or las Vegas' but i also love 'Blue Bell Knoll' , 'Victorialand' , 'Treasure' , 'Garlands' is great, almost like joy division or something. 'Sunkist and Snowblind' is beautiful too. shit, really it's all pretty good. and there is a fucking lot of it. Oh, don't let me forget to plug 'Twinlights' it's an accoustic EP and really, it's one of the ones i listen to the most. |
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sorry that's 'sunburst and snowblind' |
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you shouldn't play cocteau twins with your boyfriend. it's better to play skinny puppy. or hide and seek. *************************************************** solariumface : after "victorialand" |
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its really essential to hear a live recording of cocteau twins to get what theyre all about they toured with a drummer later on and liz im provises well sublimely in concert. |
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i could go to see them live not far from where i lived. i didn't and then they split . fuck. |
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i saw them live in Seattle like almost 10 years ago and i almost wept. incidentally, seefeel was the opener (and Spain who kinda sucked) and he did a few songs together with them. |
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try "perfidia" (2046 OST should be fine) instead of CT :) works good with gfs ;) |
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they are fantastic. "garlands", "treasure" and "head over heals" are all superb. you can't even compare them, they are different and special in their own little ways. however I lean more towards "head over heels" - especially the first four songs - gets my blood running. |
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cool, thanks ;] |
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One of the best bands ever. Check out Robin Guthrie's ambient solo album "Imperial" |
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