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cocteau twins

Snoogans775

Date: August 20, 2007 @ 2:35 AM

I recently procured a copy of "treasure" by the cocteau twins, and I'm completely enamored with the vocal tone on this album, does anybody have any insight as to how the group obtained that completely unique tone, besides Elizabeth Fraser being god on earth.

to me, it feels like a really short decayed digital verb with a large room setting.

leedsquietman

Date: August 20, 2007 @ 3:34 AM

Don't know for sure but know the music of which you speak. YOu're on the right lines. They were pioneers of ethereal vocals, layers of vocals (and guitars) but those layered vocals are buried so sound more like a nice sound rather than powerful lyrics etc.

Robin Guthrie also used this technique producing Lush (examples, sweetness and light and the whole of the Spooky album), layers of chorused and phased guitars with layers of ethereal twin vocals buried in the mix. This was something that My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and other 'shoegazing' indie pop of the day also used, MBV differing in that they often put up a wall of industrial sounding guitars as an antidote to the sugar sweet voices.