The Moon And The Melodies, the 1986 collaboration between Cocteau Twins participants Elizabeth Fraser, Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie and ambient musician Harold Budd, is to be reissued via 4AD Data on August 23.
The album has been remastered from the unique tapes via Robin Guthrie and the reissue would be the first time the album has been to be had on vinyl since its 1986 free up.
“It captured a second in time between buddies which might be playing making tune in combination. In point of fact, that’s the essence of it,” says Guthrie.
The album used to be launched the similar yr because the Cocteau’s in large part acoustic Victorialand, on which Raymonde didn’t play, even though he used to be a part of the classes for the most commonly instrumental and ambient album on which every player used to be indexed, no longer as Cocteau Twins: Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde.
In addition to vinyl, The Moon And The Melodies can be to be had on CD and as a virtual free up. You’ll be able to see the art work and tracklisting under.
Pre-order The Moon And The Melodies.
In different Cocteau Twins information the band have shared, for the primary time, a complete HD library in their tune movies, upgraded the usage of unique masters present in each 4AD and Common Track’s vaults. You’ll be able to in finding the YouTube channel right here.
The band have additionally introduced their professional webstore, the primary time the band has offered any professional merch since 1997.
Elizabeth Fraser is lately on excursion with Huge Assault whilst Robin Guthrie is about to go back with a four-track EP of newly recorded instrumentals, Atlas, whilst Simon Raymonde just lately introduced his new memoir, In One Ear – Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me, will probably be launched in September.
Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde: The Moon And The Melodies
A1. Sea, Swallow Me
A2. Reminiscence Gongs
A3. Why Do You Love Me?
A4. Eyes are Mosaics
B1. She Will Wreck You
B2. The Ghost Has No House
B3. Bloody and Blunt
B4. Ooze Out and Away, Onehow
