kaini
Oct-27-05, 2:22 AM
A piece of info from John Foxx, found on his website:
"Thoroughly enjoyed working with Robin Guthrie - a unique musician whose work made me sunburst and snowblind when I first heard the Cocteau Twins in the early eighties. We've done the greater part of an album so far at his place in France and will finish off in early November. Rob was really on form, sessions went blazingly well - really inspired. We were doing two tracks a day, verging on three at times, yet it all felt so effortless. Dazzling.
"Heard Theo Travis at Harolds concert at Brighton and was mighty impressed by the way he uses loops and long echoes and delays - coincided perfectly with the way I like to work with vocals. We later conspired quietly and Theo made some beautiful recordings which I've just begun work with. So far it all sounds perfectly pleasing to me. Serene velocity easily attained.
"More than pleased to work with Steve Jansen after admiring his work for years - detail and subtlety with function. He came down to the studios and calmly turned out more than enough material for an album in just two sessions. Steve D'Agostino is doing the recording - worked with everyone interesting in modern music from Gina X to Goldfrapp and is Mr Calm and Completely Capable. (Also knows much more than I do about my own work. Encyclopedic). We kept everything Steve Jansen did because it all sounded so right. Can't wait to start working with his material, its unlike anything else attempted so far and I just know its going to be a real adventure.
"Harold Budd and Bill Nelson are plotting to do versions of what we did at Brighton. Basically the preparation for that performance involved a ten minute rehearsal, after which Harold said 'that's just fine' - and so it was. Afterwards we all felt it simply can't be let go at that. Anything that feels so effortless, yet has an inherent power of its own has got to be worth revisiting and recording. We easily could get a whole album out of any of the pieces we played. So much promise there. Thankfully Bill and Harold are of the same mind, so we're all off on safari toward the end of the year.
"From my perspective, after never being one for collaborations, It's so surprising to happen upon such an entire unexpected, inspiring set of people. We all sail together so well, it always seems to go without much effort, yet everything sounds so rich and complete. A deeply gratifying experience, I can tell you. There are others in there I haven't been in touch with yet, but I will.
"Of course, all this is completely Harolds fault. If he hadn't retired, we wouldn't all be working so hard. He's really the pivot around which everything turns. Hard to overestimate his significance to all of us - and to this kind of music, which I think is perhaps the beginning - just a glimpse, a glint, a wee glimmer, of something lovely - with legs."
John Foxx page (http://www.metamatic.com/zNewsdocs/news200505.html)
"Thoroughly enjoyed working with Robin Guthrie - a unique musician whose work made me sunburst and snowblind when I first heard the Cocteau Twins in the early eighties. We've done the greater part of an album so far at his place in France and will finish off in early November. Rob was really on form, sessions went blazingly well - really inspired. We were doing two tracks a day, verging on three at times, yet it all felt so effortless. Dazzling.
"Heard Theo Travis at Harolds concert at Brighton and was mighty impressed by the way he uses loops and long echoes and delays - coincided perfectly with the way I like to work with vocals. We later conspired quietly and Theo made some beautiful recordings which I've just begun work with. So far it all sounds perfectly pleasing to me. Serene velocity easily attained.
"More than pleased to work with Steve Jansen after admiring his work for years - detail and subtlety with function. He came down to the studios and calmly turned out more than enough material for an album in just two sessions. Steve D'Agostino is doing the recording - worked with everyone interesting in modern music from Gina X to Goldfrapp and is Mr Calm and Completely Capable. (Also knows much more than I do about my own work. Encyclopedic). We kept everything Steve Jansen did because it all sounded so right. Can't wait to start working with his material, its unlike anything else attempted so far and I just know its going to be a real adventure.
"Harold Budd and Bill Nelson are plotting to do versions of what we did at Brighton. Basically the preparation for that performance involved a ten minute rehearsal, after which Harold said 'that's just fine' - and so it was. Afterwards we all felt it simply can't be let go at that. Anything that feels so effortless, yet has an inherent power of its own has got to be worth revisiting and recording. We easily could get a whole album out of any of the pieces we played. So much promise there. Thankfully Bill and Harold are of the same mind, so we're all off on safari toward the end of the year.
"From my perspective, after never being one for collaborations, It's so surprising to happen upon such an entire unexpected, inspiring set of people. We all sail together so well, it always seems to go without much effort, yet everything sounds so rich and complete. A deeply gratifying experience, I can tell you. There are others in there I haven't been in touch with yet, but I will.
"Of course, all this is completely Harolds fault. If he hadn't retired, we wouldn't all be working so hard. He's really the pivot around which everything turns. Hard to overestimate his significance to all of us - and to this kind of music, which I think is perhaps the beginning - just a glimpse, a glint, a wee glimmer, of something lovely - with legs."
John Foxx page (http://www.metamatic.com/zNewsdocs/news200505.html)