Robin Guthrie discography

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Robin Guthrie discography
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Studio albums5
Compilation albums4
EPs5
Singles1
Soundtrack albums2
With Violet Indiana7
Collaborative albums10
Guest appearances16
Production66
Remixes23

Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962 in Grangemouth) is a Scottish musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. [1] This article contains information related to his recordings and his work as a producer and engineer.

Contents

Studio albums

YearTitleNotes
2003Imperial
2006Continental
  • Released: 16 May 2006
  • Label: Darla (DRL174)
2009Carousel
  • Released: 15 September 2009
  • Label: Darla (DRL226)
2011Emeralds
  • Released: 24 May 2011
  • Label: Rocket Girl (RGIRL77)
2012Fortune
  • Released: 27 November 2012
  • Label: Darla (DRL258)
2021Pearldiving
  • Released: November 2021
  • Label: Soleil Apres Minuit

Compilation albums

YearTitleNotes
2006Fractured Beauty
  • Released: May 2006
  • Label: Mute Song (MH34)
  • Track No. 15 "Lost in Monterey"
Little Darla has a Treat for You vol. 24: Endless Summer Edition
  • Released: June 2006
  • Label: Darla (DRL175)
  • Track No. 11 "Argenta"
2009Little Darla has a Treat for You vol. 27: Eternal Spring Edition
  • Released: May 2009
  • Label: Darla (DRL225-2)
  • Track No. 25 "'The Flight of the Painted Lady"
20113... 2... 1... A Rocket Girl Compilation
  • Released: January 2011
  • Label: Rocket Girl (RGIRL74)
  • Track No. 6 "Love Never Dies a Natural Death" and No. 25 "Broken Hearts"

EPs

YearTitleNotes
2006Everlasting
  • Released: 25 July 2006
  • Label: Darla (DRL180)
Waiting for Dawn
  • Released: July 2006
  • Label: Rocket Girl (RGIRL49)
2009Angel Falls
  • Released: 30 June 2009
  • Label: Darla (DRL224)
Songs To Help My Children Sleep
  • Released: 13 October 2009
  • Label: Darla (DRL228)
2010Sunflower Stories
  • Released: 23 February 2010
  • Label: Darla (DRL233)
  • Production

Singles

YearTitleNotes
2006Flicker
  • Released: March 2006
  • Label:
  • Digital single, exclusively released on Robin Guthrie's MySpace

Soundtracks

YearTitleNotes
2005 Mysterious Skin – Music from the Film
  • Released: 24 May 2005
  • Label: Commotion (CR008)
2008 3:19 Bande Originale du Film
  • Released: July 2008
  • Label: Darla (DRL213)
2014White Bird in a Blizzard – Original Music
  • Released: October 2014
  • With Harold Budd

With Violet Indiana

Violet Indiana is a collaboration between Robin Guthrie and Siobhan de Maré (formerly of Mono).

YearTitleNotes
2000Choke EP
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 22)
  • Production and instrumentation
2001Roulette
  • Released: April 2001
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 24)
  • Production and instrumentation
Special EP
  • Released: 8 October 2001
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 26)
  • Production and instrumentation
Killer Eyes EP
  • Released: 16 October 2001
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 28)
  • Production and instrumentation
2002Casino
  • Released: 22 January 2002
  • Label: Instinct (INS593-2)
  • Compilation album
  • Production and instrumentation
2004Russian Doll
  • Released: 8 June 2004
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 66)
  • Production and instrumentation
Beyond the Furr single
  • Released: 6 July 2004
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 67)
  • Production and instrumentation

Collaborative albums

YearTitleNotes
1986 The Moon and The Melodies
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: 4AD (CAD 611)
1999Fifty-Fifty EP
  • Released: April 1999
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 12)
  • With Sneakster
  • Remix
2000Pseudo Nouveau / Fifty-Fifty
  • With Sneakster
  • Remix on track No. 10 "Fireheart", No. 11 "Stolen Letter" and No. 12 "Kinda Blue"
2004 Ai no Wakusei
2007 After The Night Falls
  • Released: 16 July 2007
  • Label: Darla (DRL182)
  • With Harold Budd
  • Production and instrumentation
Before The Day Breaks
  • Released: 16 July 2007
  • Label: Darla (DRL183)
  • With Harold Budd
  • Production and instrumentation
2009Mirrorball
  • Released: May 2009
  • Label: Metamatic (META23CD)
2011Bordeaux
  • Released: February 2011
  • Label: Darla (DRL244)
  • With Harold Budd
  • Instrumentation
Winter Garden
  • Released: November 2011
  • Label: RareNoiseRecords (RNR021)
2020Another Flower
  • Released: December 2020
  • Label: Darla (DRL360)
  • With Harold Budd
  • Production and Instrumentation

Guest appearances

YearTitleNotes
1983 Sixteen Days/Gathering Dust
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: 4AD (BAD 310)
1984 It'll End in Tears
  • Released: 1 October 1984
  • Label: 4AD (CAD 411)
  • With This Mortal Coil
  • Guitar on track No. 2 "Song to the Siren", No. 6 "The Last Ray" and No. 11 "Not Me"
  • Co-written track No. 2 & No. 6
1989In the Heat of the Night
  • Released: August 1989
  • Label: Nightshift (NISHI 208T)
  • With Kid Congo Powers
  • Programming on track No. 1 "In the Heat of the Night" and No. 2 "La Historia de un Amour", bass on track No. 2
1994Afrodisiac
  • Released: February 1994
  • Label: Mercury (731451834929)
  • With The Veldt
  • Guitar on track No. 15 "Outro (Shaved)"
1996Found Sound
  • Released: July 1996
  • Label: Generic (GENRCD001)
  • With Spooky
  • Instrumentation on track No. 9 "Hypo-Allergenic"
1997Blame Someone Else
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 01)
  • With Simon Raymonde
  • Instrumentation on track No. 8 "Muscle and Want"
1998Undark
  • Released: January 1998
  • Label: e:mt (3396)
  • With Undark
  • Features Guthrie's "Ziggurat Rhythm"
2000 In the Russet Gold of This Vain Hour
  • Released: February 2000
  • Label: Risk Records (RSK-4112)
Poison
  • Released: April 2000
  • Label: RCA (74321 73098 2)
Trickle
  • Released: 30 May 2000
  • Label: Maverick (9362 47709 2)
Undark One – Strange Familiar
  • Released: July 2000
  • Label: Instinct (INS526-2)
2006Solo Cholo
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: New York Night Train (NTNT 001)
  • With Kid Congo Powers
  • Compilation album
  • Programming and bass on track No. 2 "La Historia de un Amour"
2008Sawtooth EP
  • Released: February 2008
  • Label: Vertebrae
Halou
  • Released: September 2008
  • Label: Vertebrae
  • With Halou
  • Guitar on track No. 1 "Professional", No. 3 "Evensong" and No. 6 "Seabright"
Halo Inside (Come la Luna)
  • Released: December 2008
  • Label: Matteite (CD MTTTE 0003-2008)
  • With Honeychild Coleman
  • Guitar on track No. 4 "December"
2011Werkschau
  • Released: January 2011
  • Label: BPitch Control (BPC 227)
  • With Telefon Tel Aviv
  • Compilation album, track No. 17 "The Sky is Black"
  • Instrumentation

Production

YearArtistAlbumNotes
1984 The Wolfgang Press Scarecrow EPProduction and guitar
The Wolfgang PressWater EPCo-production
The Wolfgang PressSweatbox EPProduction and engineering
1985 Dif Juz Extractions
Felt Primitive Painters / Cathedral singleProduction on track No. 1 "Primitive Painters"
Felt Ignite the Seven Cannons
The Wolfgang PressThe Legendary Wolfgang Press and other Tall StoriesProduction and engineering
1986Harold Budd Lovely Thunder Mixing on track No. 5 "Flowered Knife Shadows (For Simon Raymonde)"
FeltThe Ballad of the Band EPProduction on track No. 3 "Candles in a Church" and No. 4 "Ferdinand Magellan"
1987 The Gun Club Mother Juno
Edwyn Collins Don't Shilly Shally EP
Various artists Lonely Is An Eyesore Production on track No. 7 "No Motion" by Dif Juz
A R Kane Lollita EP
Mory Kanté Yé ké yé ké EPEngineering on track No. 1 "Yé ké yé ké (The Afro Acid Remix)"
FeltFinal Resting of the Ark EPProduction on track No. 2 "Autumn", No. 3 "Fire Circles" and No. 5 "Buried Wild Blind"
1988Harold Budd The White Arcades Engineering on track No. 2 "Baltus Bemused By Color" and No. 4 "The Real Dream of Sails
The Gun ClubBreaking Hands EP
Heavenly BodiesRains on Me EPRecording of track No. 1 "Rains on Me (Extended Mix)" and No. 2 "Rains on Me (Short Version)"
1990 Lush Mad Love EPProduction and engineering
Chapterhouse Sunburst EPProduction on track No. 1 "Something More"
Big Hard Excellent FishThe Imperfect List singleRecording
Various artistsAlvin LivesProduction on track No. 1 "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Lush
Lush Gala Production on track No. 4 "Deluxe", No. 5 "Leaves Me Gold", No. 6 "Downer", No. 7 "Thoughtforms", No. 14 "Hey Hey Helen" and No. 15 "Scarlet (New Version)"
1991Chapterhouse Whirlpool Production on track No. 3 "Autosleeper" and No. 9 "Something More"
LushBlack Spring EP
LushFor Love EPProduction on track No. 1 "For Love"
1992Lush Spooky
Ian McCulloch Lover Lover Lover EPProduction on track No. 3 "Ribbons & Chains" and No. 4 "Birdy"
Ian McCulloch Mysterio Production on track No. 9 "Vibor Blue" and No. 10 "Heaven's Gate"
Various artistsVolume FiveProduction and engineering on track No. 4 "Wildfire" by Fuel and track No. 6 "Help Me Lift You Up" by Macbeth, guitar and bass on track No. 6
1994 Fuel Timeless EPProduction and guitar on track No. 1 "Butterfly Knife" and No. 5 "Wildfire"
1995Various artistsThe Event Horizon PsiProduction, mixing, guitar and atmospheres on track No. 5 "Half Light" by Aether
1997 The Bitter Springs Absence Makes the Hair Grow Blonder EPMixing of track No. 1 "Absence Makes the Hair Grow Blonder" at September Sound
Guy Chadwick This Strength EPProduction and mixing
1998Guy ChadwickLazy, Soft and SlowProduction and mixing
Yu-RaInnocent Time
Yu-RaBeyond The PaleProduction and guitar
Guy ChadwickYou've Really Got a Hold on MeProduction and mixing
Yu-RaSnow Doll
1999Dif JuzSoundpoolProduction on track No. 9 "No Motion"
Russell Mills & UndarkPearl & UmbraCo-mixing and additional guitar
Yu-RaRemember EPProduction and mixing
2000Various artistsOutlandos D'Americas – Tributo a PoliceAdditional instrumentation and mixing (at September Sound) on track No. 8 "Sol Invisible" by Lucybell
The Wave RoomLove MedicineMixing and guitar
2001 Rothko (band) In The Pulse of an ArteryMastering
Yu-RaKumo EP
Lift to Experience The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads Co-mixing
2002Al BrookerQuixoticMastering
2003AerielSo Warm EP
Ulan Bator Nouvel AirMixing and mastering
2005 Sophie Barker Earthbound Production on three tracks and co-written two of them
Amber SmithHello Sun / Blue Eyes Digital singleMixing on track No. 1 "Hello Sun"
2006Amber SmithRePrintMixing
Mahogany ConnectivityMixing of track No. 3 "Supervitesse (Robin Guthrie Mix)", No. 8 "Renovo", No. 10 "My Bed is My Castle", No. 12 "Supervitesse (Extended Mix)", No. 13 "My Bed is My Castle (feat. Lucy Belle Guthrie)" and No. 14 "Domino Ladder Beta (feat. Robin Guthrie)"
2007BroaddaylightThe Bell Jar EPMastering
Annie BarkerMountains and TumultProduction, mixing and instrumentation
Manual Lost Days, Open Skies And Streaming TidesProduction, mixing and writing on track No. 9 "Marbella"
Apollo Heights White Music for Black People'
2008ResplandorPleamarProduction, engineering and mixing, additional guitar and bass on track No. 3 "Raindrops"
Apollo HeightsEverlasting Gobstopper EPProduction on track No. 3 "Angel Heart (Robin Guthrie Version)"
2009BroaddaylightStars Out EPMastering
2010Dark OrangeClouds, Paperships And Fallen AngelsMastering
Heligoland All Your Ships are WhiteProduction and mixing
2011Annie Barker... For a Better PlaceProduction and guitar
SealightDead Letters EPMixing and mastering
2012HeligolandBethmale EPMixing and mastering
2013BroaddaylightAnniversaries and ReunionsMastering

Remixes

YearArtistAlbumNotes
1988Heavenly BodiesCelestialRemix on track No. 14 "Rains on Me (Robin Guthrie Remix)"
1989A R KaneRem'i'xesRemix on track No. 1 "Miles Apart", No. 3 "Crack Up" and No. 6 "Crack Up (Space Mix)"
1990 The Primitives You are the Way EPRemix on track No. 3 "You are the Way (September Mix)"
1992CandylandRainbow EPRemix on track No. 1 "Rainbow (E-Bow Mix)"
1993 Peace Together / Therapy? Be Still EPRemix on track No. 3 "Be Still (Robin Guthrie Remix)"
1994 Medicine Sounds of Medicine EPRemix on track No. 1 "Time Baby 3"
1996 Definition of Sound Child EPRemix on track No. 3 "Child (Robin Guthrie Mix)"
Frente! What's Come Over Me? EPRemix on track No. 2 "What's Come Over Me (Robin Guthrie Mix)"
1998 Autour de Lucie ImmobileRemix on track No. 14 "Chansons Sans Issue (Remixé)"
MandalayFlowers Bloom EPRemix on track No. 4 "Flowers Bloom (Remixed by Robin Guthrie)"
Superstar Superstar EPRemix on track No. 4 "Superstar (Robin Guthrie Melody FM Mix)"
MoonshakeRemixesRemix on track No. 1 "Cranes (Robin Guthrie Remix)"
1999Yu-RaMy Cosmic WaveRemix on track No. 4 "My Cosmic Wave (Remixed by Robin Guthrie)"
Robin GuthrieDrifting A.F.U.Album-length D.J. mix by Guthrie of his own sounds and those of such artists as Labradford, Sonic Youth, Silo, Tony Conrad, Chris & Cosey and Pan American, among others
2005Flat7Lost in BlueRemix on track No. 8 "Smile (Robin Guthrie Remix)"
2007Colour KaneSeaside DreamRemix on track No. 11 "Seaside Dream (Robin Guthrie Mix)"
School of Seven Bells My Cabal singleRemix on track No. 2 "My Cabal"
MobiilMobiil RemixedRemix on track No. 9 "Entropic Guinea-pig Miix by Robin Guthrie (Rayons)"
Alsace Lorraine Dark OneRemix on track No. 15 "The Tall Grass (Robin Guthrie Mix)"
Ulrich Schnauss Quicksand Memory EP Remix on track No. 3 "Gone Forever (Robin Guthrie Version)" and No. 4 "On My Own (Robin Guthrie Version)"
2008Ulrich Schnauss A Strangely Isolated Place Remix on track No. 9 "Gone Forever (Robin Guthrie Remix)" and No. 10 "On My Own (Robin Guthrie Remix)"
2011The Cinema TwinBlack Window singleRemix of track No. 1 "Black Window (Robin Guthrie Version)"
The Cinema TwinRed Guitar singleRemix of track No. 1 "Red Guitar (Robin Guthrie Version)"
2017UmmagmaLama singleAlso track 3 on LCD EP [2]
2018HatchieSure single

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Cocteau Twins: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. "Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie Remixes Ummagma's 'Lama'". Louder Than War . 31 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2020.