Before the Day Breaks

by Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd

Before the Day Breaks cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 June 2007
  • Label: Darla
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 43:05
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Cocteau Twins co-founder Robin Guthrie reunited with minimalist pianist Harold Budd to patiently craft 'Before the Day Breaks'. It was issued concurrently alongside its atmospheric companion piece, 'After the Night Falls', with both characterized by a delicate, sustained interplay of treated guitars and soft piano notes.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, atmospheric, morning, dreamy, ambient, guitars, shimmering

Tracklist

  1. How Close Your Soul (7:36)
  2. A Formless Path (4:23)
  3. A Minute, a Day, No More (5:21)
  4. She is My Weakness (3:41)
  5. Outside, Silence (4:25)
  6. Hidden Message (4:48)
  7. I Returned Her Glance (3:43)
  8. My Monochrome Vision (4:44)
  9. Turn On the Moon (4:21)

Credits

  • Harold Budd - primary artist, written-by, performer

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