{"id":40691,"date":"2021-02-26T11:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=40691"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:11:53","slug":"bella-union-founder-simon-raymonde-finds-creative-balance-with-lost-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/bella-union-founder-simon-raymonde-finds-creative-balance-with-lost-horizons\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Union Founder Simon Raymonde Finds Creative Balance with Lost Horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When we met on a recent video call, Simon Raymonde was in the studio he built in his garden just a few years ago. “It’s my happy place, really,” he says. “It’s a real treat to me to have this place, to be able to come in here and actually make music.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, Raymonde was best known as a musician – the longtime bassist for Cocteau Twins, who played on albums like 1986’s The Pink Opaque<\/a><\/em>, 1988’s Blue Bell Knoll<\/a><\/em> and 1990’s Heaven or Las Vegas<\/a>. <\/em>Following their split, Raymonde continued to make music here and there, but much of his energy went into his label, Bella Union<\/a>. Since 1997, the indie label has amassed a roster of critically acclaimed artists, releasing music from the likes of Beach House, Father John Misty, Spiritualized, and The Flaming Lips.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, though, Raymonde struck a balance between musician life and label life. He teamed up with drummer Richie Thomas, who had been part of Dif Juz and toured with Jesus and Mary Chain, Felt and Cocteau Twins, to form Lost Horizons<\/a>. They released debut album, Ojal\u00e1<\/a><\/em>, in 2017 and the first half of sophomore effort, In Quiet Moments<\/a><\/em>, last December.  The second part of the album is out today, February 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n