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Cocteau Twins ‎– Garlands
Label:
4AD ‎– CAD 211
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
01 Sep 1982
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Post-Punk, Ethereal

Tracklist
A1     Blood Bitch     4:37
A2     Wax And Wane     4:02
A3     But I'm Not     2:49
A4     Blind Dumb Deaf     3:46
B1     Shallow Then Halo     5:15
B2     The Hollow Men     5:03
B3     Garlands     4:31
B4     Grail Overfloweth     5:23
Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
    Pressed By – MPO
    Published By – Beggars Banquet Music
    Engineered At – Blackwing Studios
    Mastered At – Tape One

Credits

    Artwork – 23 Envelope
    Bass – Will*
    Engineer – Eric*, John*
    Guitar – Robin*
    Mastered By – Bilbo (3)
    Producer [Production] – Cocteau Twins, Ivo*
    Voice – Elizabeth*
    Written-By [All Titles Written By] – Cocteau Twins

Notes
Liner notes:
Engineered by Eric and John at Blackwing.
'Déar Carol, Wé shall both die in your rósary: Elizabeth'.

Pressed at MPO Averton.

℗ 1982 4 A.D.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): MPO CAD 211 A¹ BILBO TAPE ONE
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): MPO CAD 211 B¹ BILBO TAPE ONE

"...At the time of the recording of Garlands, Cocteau Twins were a trio: Robin Guthrie on guitar and drum machine, Liz Fraser on voice, and Will Heggie on bass. Heggie was sort of the leader of the group in a sense: his sinuous post-punk bass riffage drives all 8 of the songs here. It is this strong bass underpining that gives the album a real 1982 post-punk feel. I would compare this to the way Jah Wobble's bass drives Public Image Limited's Metal Box, or the way Peter Hook's basswork drives New Order's Power, Corruption, and Lies.

So Heggie's bass is the foundation of the music of Garlands. Layered over that bass is a clunky drum machine, the Roland 808 if you believe the press. This was the standard drum machine for a long time, and it's presence here is very typical. None of the beats are challenging: they are there to provide a sort of metronomic presence in the songs.

Robin Guthrie plays some of his harshest, punkest riffs on this album. The guitar whirs and screams with lots of high-end trebly distortion. His playing here is not as subtle as what he later became known for. Still, it is very in keeping with the times.

The final element to the sound is Liz Fraser's voice. When Garlands came out, i i am sure that her singing was very unique. She squeals and warbles her way through lyrics that hover at the edge of comprehension. Her voice is harsh here, not as refined as it would become, but there is a certain power and presence to it.

But like i said earlier: they were young and this album shows that. However, for what it is, it's pretty good. It's a dark, moody, bass and squealing guitar laden lost epic of the post-punk scene. For folks into this type of music, Garlands is something to check out...."

Partial Written by Post Libyan

retrieved from evilsponge website 1.30.2018

 
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