S2/EP3: Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins, Bella Union)

In this very special episode, Ben chats w/ head of Bella Union records and Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde. The duo discuss the Cocteau Twins unique writing process, learning bass from the Sex Pistols, a disastrous gig opening for Metallica, rejecting Brian Eno and David Lynch, Cocteau Twins relationship to shoegaze, the origins of Bella Union, discovering Fleet Foxes on Myspace, and the pitfalls of the modern album cycle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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