Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962 in Grangemouth) is a Scottish musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. This article contains information related to his recordings and his work as a producer and engineer.

Studio albums

YearTitleNotes2003Imperial Released: 17 March 2003 Label:Bella Union (BELLACD 48)2006Continental Released: 16 May 2006 Label: Darla (DRL174)2009Carousel Released: 15 September 2009 Label: Darla (DRL226)2011Emeralds Released: 24 May 2011 Label: Rocket Girl (RGIRL77)2012Fortune Released: 27 November 2012 Label: Darla (DRL258)2021Pearldiving Released: November 2021 Label: Soleil Apres Minuit

Compilation albums

YearTitleNotes2006Fractured Beauty Released: May 2006 Label: Mute Song (MH34)Track No. 15 "Lost in Monterey"Little Darla has a Treat for You vol. 24: Endless Summer Edition Released: June 2006 Label: Darla (DRL175)Track No. 11 "Argenta"2009Little Darla has a Treat for You vol. 27: Eternal Spring Edition Released: May 2009 Label: Darla (DRL225-2)Track No. 25 "'The Flight of the Painted Lady"20113... 2... 1... A Rocket Girl Compilation Released: January 2011 Label: Rocket Girl (RGIRL74)Track No. 6 "Love Never Dies a Natural Death" and No. 25 "Broken Hearts"

EPs

YearTitleNotes2006Everlasting Released: 25 July 2006 Label: Darla (DRL180) Label: Rocket Girl (rgirl46)Four tracks: bordertown a sigh across the ocean fountain everlastingWaiting for Dawn Released: July 2006 Label: Rocket Girl (rgirl49)Four tracks: darkness of the heart amber sunshine after midnight waiting for dawn2009Angel Falls Released: 30 June 2009 Label: Darla (DRL224) Label: Rocket Girl (rgirl59)Four tracks: camera lucida love never dies a natural death red moon rising delicateSongs To Help My Children Sleep Released: 13 October 2009 Label: Darla (DRL228) Label: Rocket Girl (rgirl61)Four tracks: laughter in the dark fireflies white bear in honolulu misty2010Sunflower Stories Released: 23 February 2010 Label: Darla (DRL233) Label: Rocket Girl (rgirl70)Four tracks: horse heaven petals slightly out of focus sunflower stories2024Atlas Released: 19 July 2024 Label: Soleil Après Minuit (SM2401CD)Four tracks: atlas metropol without a work la perigrina2024Astoria Release expected: 8 November 2024 Label: Soleil Après Minuit (SM2402CD)Four tracks: a most remarkable woman starting fires jura smoulder

Singles

YearTitleNotes2006Flicker Released: March 2006 Label: Digital single, exclusively released on Robin Guthrie's MySpace

Soundtracks

YearTitleNotes2005Mysterious Skin – Music from the Film Released: 24 May 2005 Label: Commotion (CR008) With Harold Budd Production and instrumentation20083:19 Bande Originale du Film Released: July 2008 Label: Darla (DRL213)2014White Bird in a Blizzard – Original Music Released: October 2014 With Harold Budd

With Violet Indiana

Violet Indiana is a collaboration between Robin Guthrie and Siobhan de Maré (formerly of Mono).

YearTitleNotes2000Choke EP Released: November 2000 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 22) Production and instrumentation2001Roulette Released: April 2001 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 24) Production and instrumentationSpecial EP Released: 8 October 2001 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 26) Production and instrumentationKiller Eyes EP Released: 16 October 2001 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 28) Production and instrumentation2002Casino Released: 22 January 2002 Label: Instinct (INS593-2) Compilation album Production and instrumentation2004Russian Doll Released: 8 June 2004 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 66) Production and instrumentationBeyond the Furr single Released: 6 July 2004 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 67) Production and instrumentation

Collaborative albums

YearTitleNotes1986The Moon and the Melodies Released: June 1986 Label: 4AD (CAD 611) With Harold Budd, Simon Raymonde & Elizabeth Fraser Production and instrumentation1999Fifty-Fifty EP Released: April 1999 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 12) With Sneakster Remix2000Pseudo Nouveau / Fifty-Fifty Released: March 2000 Label: Shadow Records (SDW076.2) With Sneakster Remix on track No. 10 "Fireheart", No. 11 "Stolen Letter" and No. 12 "Kinda Blue"2004Ai no Wakusei Released: June 2004 Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61419) With Atsushi Sakurai Composed and played all instruments on "Märchen"2007After The Night Falls Released: 16 July 2007 Label: Darla (DRL182) With Harold Budd Production and instrumentationBefore The Day Breaks Released: 16 July 2007 Label: Darla (DRL183) With Harold Budd Production and instrumentation2009Mirrorball Released: May 2009 Label: Metamatic (META23CD) With John Foxx Instrumentation2011Bordeaux Released: February 2011 Label: Darla (DRL244) With Harold Budd InstrumentationWinter Garden Released: November 2011 Label: RareNoiseRecords (RNR021) With Eraldo Bernocchi and Harold Budd Instrumentation2020Another Flower Released: December 2020 Label: Darla (DRL360) With Harold Budd Production and Instrumentation

Guest appearances

YearTitleNotes1983Sixteen Days/Gathering Dust Released: September 1983 Label: 4AD (BAD 310) With This Mortal Coil Guitar on track No. 2 "Song to the Siren"1984It'll End in Tears Released: 1 October 1984 Label: 4AD (CAD 411) With This Mortal Coil Guitar on track No. 2 "Song to the Siren", No. 6 "The Last Ray" and No. 11 "Not Me" Co-written track No. 2 & No. 61989In the Heat of the Night Released: August 1989 Label: Nightshift (NISHI 208T) With Kid Congo Powers Programming on track No. 1 "In the Heat of the Night" and No. 2 "La Historia de un Amour", bass on track No. 21994Afrodisiac Released: February 1994 Label: Mercury (731451834929) With The Veldt Guitar on track No. 15 "Outro (Shaved)"1996Found Sound Released: July 1996 Label: Generic (GENRCD001) With Spooky Instrumentation on track No. 9 "Hypo-Allergenic"1997Blame Someone Else Released: October 1997 Label: Bella Union (BELLACD 01) With Simon Raymonde Instrumentation on track No. 8 "Muscle and Want"1998Undark Released: January 1998 Label: e:mt (3396) With Undark Features Guthrie's "Ziggurat Rhythm"2000In the Russet Gold of This Vain Hour Released: February 2000 Label: Risk Records (RSK-4112) With The Autumns Additional guitarPoison Released: April 2000 Label: RCA (74321 73098 2) With Jay-Jay Johanson Instrumentation on track No. 14 "Far Away"Trickle Released: 30 May 2000 Label: Maverick (9362 47709 2) With Olive GuitarUndark One – Strange Familiar Released: July 2000 Label: Instinct (INS526-2) With Russell Mills / Undark Guitar2006Solo Cholo Released: October 2006 Label: New York Night Train (NTNT 001) With Kid Congo Powers Compilation album Programming and bass on track No. 2 "La Historia de un Amour"2008Sawtooth EP Released: February 2008 Label: Vertebrae With Halou GuitarHalou Released: September 2008 Label: Vertebrae With Halou Guitar on track No. 1 "Professional", No. 3 "Evensong" and No. 6 "Seabright"Halo Inside (Come la Luna) Released: December 2008 Label: Matteite (CD MTTTE 0003-2008) With Honeychild Coleman Guitar on track No. 4 "December"2011Werkschau Released: January 2011 Label: BPitch Control (BPC 227) With Telefon Tel Aviv Compilation album, track No. 17 "The Sky is Black" Instrumentation

Production

YearArtistAlbumNotes1984The Wolfgang PressScarecrow EPProduction and guitarThe Wolfgang PressWater EPCo-productionThe Wolfgang PressSweatbox EPProduction and engineering1985Dif JuzExtractionsFeltPrimitive Painters / Cathedral singleProduction on track No. 1 "Primitive Painters"FeltIgnite the Seven CannonsThe Wolfgang PressThe Legendary Wolfgang Press and other Tall StoriesProduction and engineering1986Harold BuddLovely ThunderMixing on track No. 5 "Flowered Knife Shadows (For Simon Raymonde)"FeltThe Ballad of the Band EPProduction on track No. 3 "Candles in a Church" and No. 4 "Ferdinand Magellan"1987The Gun ClubMother JunoEdwyn CollinsDon't Shilly Shally EPVarious artistsLonely Is An EyesoreProduction on track No. 7 "No Motion" by Dif JuzA R KaneLollita EPMory KantéYé ké yé ké EPEngineering on track No. 1 "Yé ké yé ké (The Afro Acid Remix)"FeltFinal Resting of the Ark EPProduction on track No. 2 "Autumn", No. 3 "Fire Circles" and No. 5 "Buried Wild Blind"1988Harold BuddThe White ArcadesEngineering on track No. 2 "Baltus Bemused By Color" and No. 4 "The Real Dream of SailsThe Gun ClubBreaking Hands EPHeavenly BodiesRains on Me EPRecording of track No. 1 "Rains on Me (Extended Mix)" and No. 2 "Rains on Me (Short Version)"1990LushMad Love EPProduction and engineeringChapterhouseSunburst EPProduction on track No. 1 "Something More"Big Hard Excellent FishThe Imperfect List singleRecordingVarious artistsAlvin LivesProduction on track No. 1 "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by LushLushGalaProduction on track No. 4 "Deluxe", No. 5 "Leaves Me Gold", No. 6 "Downer", No. 7 "Thoughtforms", No. 14 "Hey Hey Helen" and No. 15 "Scarlet (New Version)"1991ChapterhouseWhirlpoolProduction on track No. 3 "Autosleeper" and No. 9 "Something More"LushBlack Spring EPLushFor Love EPProduction on track No. 1 "For Love"1992LushSpookyIan McCullochLover Lover Lover EPProduction on track No. 3 "Ribbons & Chains" and No. 4 "Birdy"Ian McCullochMysterioProduction on track No. 9 "Vibor Blue" and No. 10 "Heaven's Gate"Various artistsVolume FiveProduction and engineering on track No. 4 "Wildfire" by Fuel and track No. 6 "Help Me Lift You Up" by Macbeth, guitar and bass on track No. 61994FuelTimeless EPProduction and guitar on track No. 1 "Butterfly Knife" and No. 5 "Wildfire"1995Various artistsThe Event Horizon PsiProduction, mixing, guitar and atmospheres on track No. 5 "Half Light" by Aether1997The Bitter SpringsAbsence Makes the Hair Grow Blonder EPMixing of track No. 1 "Absence Makes the Hair Grow Blonder" at September SoundGuy ChadwickThis Strength EPProduction and mixing1998Guy ChadwickLazy, Soft and Slow Production and mixingYu-RaInnocent Time Yu-RaBeyond The Pale Production and guitarGuy ChadwickYou've Really Got a Hold on Me Production and mixingYu-RaSnow Doll1999Dif JuzSoundpoolProduction on track No. 9 "No Motion"Russell Mills & UndarkPearl & Umbra Co-mixing and additional guitarYu-RaRemember EP Production and mixing2000Various artistsOutlandos D'Americas – Tributo a PoliceAdditional instrumentation and mixing (at September Sound) on track No. 8 "Sol Invisible" by LucybellThe Wave RoomLove MedicineMixing and guitar2001Rothko (band)In The Pulse of an ArteryMasteringYu-RaKumo EPLift to ExperienceThe Texas-Jerusalem CrossroadsCo-mixing2002Al BrookerQuixoticMastering2003AerielSo Warm EP Ulan BatorNouvel AirMixing and mastering2005Sophie BarkerEarthboundProduction on three tracks and co-written two of themAmber SmithHello Sun / Blue Eyes Digital singleMixing on track No. 1 "Hello Sun"2006Amber SmithRePrintMixingMahoganyConnectivityMixing of track No. 3 "Supervitesse (Robin Guthrie Mix)", No. 8 "Renovo", No. 10 "My Bed is My Castle", No. 12 "Supervitesse (Extended Mix)", No. 13 "My Bed is My Castle (feat. Lucy Belle Guthrie)" and No. 14 "Domino Ladder Beta (feat. Robin Guthrie)"2007BroaddaylightThe Bell Jar EPMasteringAnnie BarkerMountains and Tumult Production, mixing and instrumentationManualLost Days, Open Skies And Streaming Tides Production, mixing and writing on track No. 9 "Marbella"Apollo HeightsWhite Music for Black People'''

|align="center" rowspan="2"|2008 |align="left"|Resplandor |Pleamar|Production, engineering and mixing, additional guitar and bass on track No. 3 "Raindrops" |- |align="left"|Apollo Heights |Everlasting Gobstopper EP |Production on track No. 3 "Angel Heart (Robin Guthrie Version)" |- |align="center"|2009 |align="left"|Broaddaylight |Stars Out EP|Mastering |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2010 |align="left"|Dark Orange |Clouds, Paperships And Fallen Angels|Mastering |- |align="left"|Heligoland |All Your Ships are White|Production and mixing |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2011 |align="left"|Annie Barker |... For a Better Place|Production and guitar |- |align="left"|Sealight |Dead Letters EP|Mixing and mastering |- |align="center"|2012