21 July 2014

Cocteau Twins "Aikea-Guinea" (1985)

Aikea-Guinea
(ep)
release date: Mar. 4, 1985
format: vinyl (BAD 501)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,28]
producer: Cocteau Twins
label: 4AD - nationality: Scotland, UK

Tracklist: A) 1. "Aikea-Guinea" - 2. "Kookaburra" - - B) 1. "Quisquose" - 2. "Rococo"

Ep release by Cocteau Twins following the release of the album Treasure (Nov. 1984) with four non-album tracks. The title track was also released as a 7'' single with track #2 as only other track. The title track was later released on the The Pink Opaque (Dec. 1985) compilation album for the US market.
The ep doesn't quite reach the heights of Treasure but still feels like a lighter direction to the post-punk reminiscense of Head Over Heels (Oct. 1983).