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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the UK duoâs striking 1988 debut, full of noise and bliss and darkness, a crucial document of dream pop.
One evening in 1985, the Cocteau Twins made a rare television appearance. Awash in a tangerine glow while performing their song âPink Orange Redâ off that yearâs
Tiny Dynamine EP, the group emitted an otherworldly aura. While they played, Alex Ayuli and Rudy Tambala were stationed in front of their respective televisions across London. The two young friends called each other up immediately after the segment ended, blown away by the performance. They dug the music, especially Robin Guthrieâs swirling guitar and the bandâs use of a tape machine instead of a drummer, but the pair was more galvanized by what the Cocteau Twins symbolized: boundless creative freedom. Soon enough, Tambala a