Artist: Violet Indiana
Genre(s):
Pop
Easy Listening
Discography:
Russian Doll
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Casino
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
Roulette
Year: 2001
Tracks: 12
Sonic champion Robin Guthrie (ex-Cocteau Twins) and vocaliser Siobhan de Mare (ex-Mono) made up the foggy dream pop of Violet Indiana. Shortly later on de Mare was relieved of her Mono duties, she received a sound call from Guthrie, asking her if she'd like to work with him. Unfamiliar with Guthrie's cult condition, she asked her sister about him and decided to take him up on the offer. In late 2000, the duo released the Gag EP on Bella Union, the label run by Guthrie and former Cocteau first mate Simon Raymonde. Retaining some of Guthrie's stylemark characteristics and compounding them with de Mare's lazy, confident pitch, the Suffocate EP constituted them convincingly enough as something removed from Guthrie's prior dance orchestra -- a catchy thing so. 2001's full-length Roulette improved on the bright debut. A singles collection, Casino, followed in other 2002. Russian Doll was the proper follow-up to Roulette, released in June of 2004.
