Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd go back to 1986, specifically The Moon and the Melodies, a collaboration between the Cocteau Twins and the pianist.
Guthrie aided Budd on 1988's The White Arcades, and the pair resumed their relationship roughly 16 years later to record the score to Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin.
During the spring of 2006, they recorded together again for five days, resulting in the synchronously released After the Night Falls and Before the Day Breaks.
Anyone familiar with anything either musician has done together -- or, to a somewhat lesser extent, apart from one another -- won't be surprised by their output here.
They shouldn't be left unsatisfied, either, as the instrumental pieces are as gorgeous (yet subdued) and expansive (yet intimate) as imaginable.
Though this material could just as easily function as a score, it differs from Mysterious Skin in that it is a little more tangible, like there might've been more effort put into fully engaging the listener.
As expected, percussion is almost entirely absent, with the exception of an elusive pulse and some very distant snare rolls.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Distant Your HeartHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Avenue of ShapesHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Seven Thousand Sunny YearsHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | She Is My StrengthHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Inside, A Golden EchoHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Open BookHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | And Then I Turned AwayHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The Girl with Colorful ThoughtsHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Turn off the SunHarold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Budd | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Loredana Crisan | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Aaron DeMatteo | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Robin Guthrie | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 5 | Ken Kato | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |