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Biography
BLP sources|date=August 2009Infobox musical artist |name = Robin Guthrie|image =|caption =|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist|birth_name =|alias =|birth_date = birth date and age|1962|1|4|mf=y|birth_place =Grangemouth, StirlingshireScotland|death_date =|instrument = Guitar , bass guitar , keyboard instrument|keyboard , drum kit|drums |genre = Ambient music|Ambient , Drone music|drone , dream pop |occupation = Musician , record producer|producer , sound engineer|engineer |years_active = 1982& ndash;present|label = Bella Union , Darla Records |associated_acts = Cocteau Twins Violet Indiana|website = http://robinguthrie.net/ Official website|notable_instruments = Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins .cite web|title =Cocteau Twins: Biography |first=Jason|last=Ankeny |publisher=Allmusic| url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cocteau-twins-p3932/biography |accessdate =2010-12-05 During his career Guthrie has played guitar , bass guitar , keyboard instrument|keyboards , drum kit|drums and other musical instrument s, in addition to programming , Sampling (music)|sampling and sound processing . Guthrie also works extensively as a record producer|producer and sound engineer|engineer .
Career
Following the break-up of the Cocteau Twins in 1998, Guthrie released his first solo record, Imperial , in 2003 on Bella Union|Bella Union Records . Guthrie's next release, which was co-written with Harold Budd , was the film soundtrack|score for Gregg Araki 's Mysterious Skin .cite web|title =Robin Guthrie: Biography |first=Andy|last=Kellman |publisher=Allmusic| url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cocteau-twins-p3932/biography |accessdate =2010-12-05 The soundtrack was released in May 2005 by Commotion and consists of fifteen complete songs based on the short pieces used in the film.
In 2006, Guthrie signed a four-album solo deal with Darla Records , the first product of which was the album Continental . He subsequently released two four-track Extended play|EP s, Everlasting and Waiting for Dawn .
Two more collaborations with Harold Budd (who had previously announced his musical retirement) were released simultaneously in 2007. After The Night Falls and Before The Day Breaks were both co-composed, co-produced and played with Budd. Like the soundtrack to Mysterious Skin , both albums are slow, drifting pieces primarily utilising treated guitar and piano.
Guthrie has also collaborated with singer Siobhan de Maré (formerly of Mono (UK band)|Mono ) as the band Violet Indiana. Their first full-length album, Roulette , was released in 2001. 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.
A new solo album, Carousel , was released on Darla Records on 15 September 2009. Additionally, Guthrie issued the Angel Falls EP in early 2009, and the Songs To Help My Children Sleep EP in October 2009. A further EP Sunflower Stories has been recorded but a release date has not yet been given.
Guthrie's most recent releases are Emeralds (2011) and two collaboration albums with Harold Budd, Bordeaux and Winter Garden (with Eraldo Bernocchi ) (both 2011). He played guitar on the Telefon Tel Aviv track "The Sky is Black", from The Birds EP (2012).cite web|title =Telefon Tel Aviv: The Birds| url = http://www.discogs.com/Telefon-Tel-Aviv-The-Birds/release/3468868 |accessdate =2012-05-02
He currently works and lives in France with his wife Florence, their daughter Violette, and Lucy Belle, his daughter with Elizabeth Fraser .
Discography
Main|Robin Guthrie discography ;Studio albums
Imperial (2003)
Continental (2006)
Carousel (2009)
Emeralds (2011)
References
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External links
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http://www.robinguthrie.com/ Official Robin Guthrie Website
http://www.myspace.com/robinguthrie/ Robin Guthrie's MySpace page
http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/121/article_6418.asp/ Cocteau Twin Flying Solo: interview January 2010
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