Relaxing first track and the invitations of a stable love affair lead into the awkward phase of a Napoleon Dynamite-esque prom dance with perfectly retro lights and a soundtrack that would make any man fall in love with Deb. As I'm a Firefighter dissipates Dreaming of You takes forefront and what was a synchronized dance grows into a close step-on-shoes and head-on-shoulders spin. There's now a spotlight set on the main characters as they gaze into the eyes of a silhouette. The EP concludes as the characters exit the gym and find their way up the ladder to the water tower where they sit--like Cloude and Tifa--gazing at the possibilities waiting ahead, and between, them. The closest thing to a kiss is a brush of hands, but in pixel love affairs that was all they ever dreamt and the sky fades away to reveal it is simply the pupils of a pair of Starry Eyes.

Cocteau Twins是支来自苏格兰的三人乐团。迷朦的音乐气氛下优美夹着伤感，又流露出强烈的死亡浪漫。天才吉它混音大师Robin营造出阴冷颓唐的旋律，再加上女主唱独一无二的声线使他们成为另类音乐界最美的声音。 早期的Cocteau Twins成员是由吉他手Robin Guthrie，女主唱Elizabeth Frazer及贝司手Will组成。82年在4AD旗下发表了首张专辑Garlans(花环），显然那时乐队的风格和大家印象中的仙乐迥然不同。Rob迷幻缥缈的吉他Will沉实的贝司在机械鼓机的衬托下充满着狂野的后朋气息。专辑推出后受到了地下音乐界教父之称的John Peel的赏识，同时在英国独立音乐界引起了不小的轰旋律动，被称为是难得个性化的作品。 真正奠定Cocteau Twins日后风格的是1983年的专辑Head Over Heels(从头到脚），这时的Will已经离队，乐队找来了新的贝司手Simon Raymonde。专辑中那迷离缥缈，迷乱沉重的伤感氛围和低调复古的音乐路线形成了Cocteau Twins日后真正的取向。Head over Heels成功的打入了英国独立大碟榜的首位。同年EP作品Sunburst And Snowblind也成为细碟榜的冠军作品。无论演奏技术和录音技巧上乐队越来越趋于成熟。 提起Cocteau Twins不能不提到着名的<Treasure>（珍宝）这张84年发行的惊世骇俗之作。中世纪的音乐强烈的巴洛克风味，多声部旋律，音乐鲜明的对比，优美又不缺乏震撼力。但ROB表示自己不喜欢这张专辑，可能缘于Treasure商业方面取得的成功，被多家杂志评为年度最佳，LIZ即被评选为最佳女歌手。Treasure被乐评界称之为“The Voice Of God"(天神之声）。封面图片也透露着清冷怪异的气息，与整张专辑的风格相得益彰。不可否认Treasure做的是如此完美，超脱，是我的至爱。

The Bilinda Butchers "HEAVEN" is a soundtrack set to the diary by Nakajima Ume, a young woman who lived in Japan from 1836 to 1864. The diary's entries catalog her catastrophic marriage to a cruel nobleman, and her later introduction to a young, idealistic poet whose expressions of sympathy inspire her to escape from her unfortunate circumstances. When her friendship with the poet is discovered, Ume is sent away to a distant village, where she falls into a deep depression and eventually learns of the poet’s death. Though the news of the poet’s death initially disturbs Ume, she soon discovers within herself a new sense of clarity and motivation. Her diary ends with a final pronouncement: she will drown herself in order to reunite with her fallen lover. Released by Orchid Tapes on Vinyl Released by Fastcut Records on CD credits released 15 July 2014 The Bilinda Butchers - "Heaven" Based on the story written by Michal Palmer and Michelle Yoon Read at thebilindabutchers.com The Bilinda Butchers are: Michal Palmer: Vocal, Guitar, Synth,Bass Adam Honingford: Vocal, Guitar, Bass Ryan Wansley: Drums Produced & Mixed by Lukas Untersteiner & Michal Palmer Engineered by Lukas Untersteiner, Michal Palmer & Jonah Strauss Mixed at Shipwreck Studios in Oakland, California Mastered by Chris Hanzsek in Seattle, Washington Art by Megumi Tsuji (tsujimegumi.net) Art Editing by Brian Vu Free download from Orchid Tapes: orchidtapes.bandcamp.com