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Robin Guthrie
Background information
Origin	Grangemouth, Scotland
Genre(s)	Dream pop
Years active	1982-Present
Label(s)	Bella Union
Associated acts	Cocteau Twins Violet Indiana
Members
Robin Guthrie

Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins.

Working at first with Will Heggie and, since, with Simon Raymonde, Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments over the years, plus programming, sampling and sound processing, and also works extensively as a producer and engineer.

Guthrie's second solo record, Imperial, was released in March 2003 on Bella Union Records, in which he shares duties with Raymonde as a partner. In 2006, Guthrie signed a four album solo deal for Darla Records, the first product of which was the LP Continental released on 15 May. Subsequently, he has released two four track EP's entitled "Everlasting" and "Waiting for Dawn". A further track, titled "Argenta", can be found in a Darla Records compilation, and a new album in collaboration with Harold Budd is in the works, for release in late 2006/early 2007.

Guthrie recently wrote his first film score in conjunction with Harold Budd for Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin. The soundtrack was released in June 2005 by Commotion and consists of fifteen complete songs based on the short pieces used in the film.

Guthrie's latest musical collaboration is Violet Indiana, with singer Siobhan de Maré (formerly of Mono). Violet Indiana's first full-length LP, Roulette, was released in 2001 to much critical acclaim. 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.

Guthrie currently works and lives in France with his wife, Florence, their daughter Violette, and Lucy Belle, his daughter with Liz Fraser.

• 2003 Imperial (Bella Union)
• 2006 Continental (Darla)
• 2006 Everlasting (Darla)
• 2006 Waiting for Dawn (currently available via the iTunes Music Store only)

Guthrie's musical collaborations are extensive, and focus primarily on production and engineering, although he has been featured as guest musician a number of times. The following list are his collaborative efforts to-date, from the earliest to the most recent.

1984

• This Mortal Coil, It'll End In Tears: "Song to the Siren" and "The Last Ray" (Instrumentation)
• The Wolfgang Press, Scarecrow (Producer)

1985

• Dif Juz, Extractions (Producer)
• The Wolfgang Press, Water (Producer)
• The Wolfgang Press, Sweatbox (Producer)
• The Wolfgang Press, The Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories (Producer)
• Harold Budd, Lovely Thunder (Instrumentation)
• Harold Budd, Simon Raymonde, Robin Guthrie & Elizabeth Fraser, The Moon and The Melodies (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Felt, Primitive Painters (Producer)
• Felt, Ignite the Seven Cannons (Producer)

1986

• Felt, The Ballad of the Band (Producer)

1987

• A R Kane, Lollita (Producer)
• Dif Juz, Lonely Is An Eyesore: "No Motion" (Producer)
• The Gun Club, Mother Juno (Producer)
• The Gun Club, The Breaking Hands (Producer)
• Felt, Final Resting of the Ark (Producer)

1988

• Edwyn Collins, Don't Shilly Shally (Producer)
• Harold Budd, The White Arcades (Instrumentation)

1989

• Big Hard Excellent Fish, The Imperfect List (Producer)
• AR Kane, Remixes,(Remix)

1990

• Chapterhouse, Whirlpool (Producer)
• Lush, Mad Love (Producer)
• Lush, Gala (Producer)
• The Veldt, Marigolds [Never Released] (Producer)

1991

• Lush, Black Spring (Producer)
• Shellyan Orphan, Burst (Producer)
• Chapterhouse, Whirlpool (Producer)

1992

• Lush, Spooky (Producer)
• Lush, For Love (Producer)
• Ian McCulloch, Mysterio (2 tracks - Producer)

1993

• Peace Together: "Be Still" (Remix) (Producer)

1994

• The Veldt, Afrodisiac (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Fuel, Timeless EP (Producer)
• Medicine, Sounds of Medicine: "Time Baby 3" (Producer)

1996

• Frente!, What's Come Over Me? (Producer)
• Spooky, Found Sound: "Hypo-Allergenic" (Instrumentation)
• The Bitter Springs, Absence,(Producer and Instrumentation)
• Definition of Sound, Child (Remix)

1997

• Yu-Ra, Innocent Time (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Simon Raymonde, Blame Someone Else: "Muscle and Want" (Instrumentation)
• Autour de Lucie, Chansons Sans Issue (Remix) (Producer)
• Yu-Ra, Beyond The Pale (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Guy Chadwick, This Strength (Producer and Instrumentation)

1998

• Republica, Speed Ballads (Producer)
• Guy Chadwick, Lazy, Soft and Slow (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Mandalay, Flowers Bloom (Remix) (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Lucybell, Invisible Sun (Remix)
• Guy Chadwick, You Really Got a Hold on Me (Producer and Instrumentation)

1999

• Aether, Half Light (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Yu-Ra, Snow Doll (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Moonshake, Cranes, (Remix)
• Sneakster//Robin Guthrie, Fifty-Fifty (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Superstar, Superstar, (Remix)
• Drifting UFU, Album featuring La Bradford, Sonic Youth, Silo, Tony Conrad, Chris & Cosey and Pan American (Producer and Instrumentation)

2000

• Guy Chadwick, This Strength EP(Producer)
• Yu-Ra, Kumo EP (Producer)
• Olive, Trickle (Instrumentation)
• Russell Mills & Undark, Pearl & Umbra (Instrumentation)
• Violet Indiana, Choke (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Yu-Ra, My Cosmic Wave (Producer)

2001

• The Wave Room, Love Medicine, (Instrumentation and Mixing)
• Violet Indiana, Roulette (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Lift to Experience, The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads (Mix)

2002

• Violet Indiana, Killer Eyes (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Violet Indiana, Casino (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Aerial, So Warm (Producer and Instrumentation)

2003

• Violet Indiana, Special, (Producer and Instrumentation)

2004

• Mobil, Rayons, (Remix and Instrumentation)
• Ulrich Schnauss, On My Own, (Remix and Instrumentation)
• Violet Indiana, Russian Doll (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Violet Indiana, Beyond the Furr (Producer and Instrumentation)

2005

• Mitsuo Tate with Miki Berenyi, Smile, (Remix and Instrumentation)
• Sophie Barker, Earthbound (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, Mysterious Skin Original Soundtrack (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Ulan Bator, Nouvel Air (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Amber Smith, RePrint (Mix)

2006

• Broaddaylight, The Bell Jar EP (Mastering)
• Annie Barker, Debut Album (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Mahogany, Connectivity (Producer and Instrumentation)
• School of Seven Bells, My Cabal (Remix and Instrumentation)
• Colour Kane, Seaside Dreams (Remix and Instrumentation)
• Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie, The Places We Go, (Producer and Instrumentation)
• Alsace Lorraine, Tall Grass, (Remix and Instrumentation)

• OFFICIAL Robin Guthrie Website (robinguthrie.net)
• Guthrie's MySpace page
• cocteautwinsforums.com (Official Cocteau Twins forums)