Saturday, February 21, 2009

Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984), Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)



Probably the most influential band 4AD ever signed. Listening to them is like a taking a warm bath in a frozen, deserted dream. No idea what language is being sung, but it doesn't matter, the words and noises are alien and heavenly and weird and liquid. Treasure is dark, HoLV is a bit lighter and where I would start if you've never heard them.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MR92I1XN - Treasure
http://www.mediafire.com/?2yyytmjmywm - Heaven or Las Vegas

This indie darling Marissa Nadler is also channelling their vibe - I would go so as far to say ripping them off. Her voice is a carbon copy, the only difference is she uses real words.

Treasure
Heaven Or Las Vegas

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

what's the password for the heaven or las vegas file?

Adam said...

didn't know there was a password, no worries, i uploaded it to mediafire.

Anonymous said...

thanks a lot!