Career
In 1984, Raymonde joined Cocteau Twins, filling the void left by the departed bassist Will Heggie. He remained as a core writer in the band until its dissolution in 1997. As well as his work with the Cocteau Twins, he also contributed to the first two albums by This Mortal Coil, another 4AD project.
Raymonde's debut solo album, Blame Someone Else, was released in 1997, and featured contributions from Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins.
Raymonde runs the Bella Union record label, which has released music by Fleet Foxes, Treefight For Sunlight, I Break Horses, John Grant, Laura Veirs, Midlake, Lift to Experience, Howling Bells, Stephanie Dosen, Beach House, Hannah Cohen, Dirty Three, Marques Toliver, The Low Anthem, Veronica Falls, Vetiver, Andrew Bird, J Tillman, Wavves, Abe Vigoda, Peter Broderick, Department of Eagles, Zun Zun Egui, Lanterns on the Lake, Alessi's Ark, Sleeping States, The Dears, Explosions in the Sky, Fionn Regan, Cashier No 9, Jonathan Wilson and Philip Selway.
Raymonde has acted as producer and mixer on many records, including Clearlake's Cedars, James Yorkston's Moving Up Country, the first two albums by John Grant's first band The Czars, The Duke Spirit's Cuts Across The Land The Open's Silent Hours and co-produced the posthumous album from Billy Mackenzie. He also mixed the Fionn Regan album The End of History, which was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize and remixed tracks for Archive, Tristeza, Departure Lounge and mixed the debut album by Lift to Experience.
His more recent output includes work with Snowbird, Anthony Reynolds, Lucas Renney, Duke Spirit, Archie Bronson Outfit and Stephanie Dosen, and in 2007 he made an appearance in the documentary film Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. In 2010 Raymonde formed the group Snowbird with Stephanie Dosen. In 2011, he was asked to be Music Supervisor on Jonathan Caouette's documentary Walk Away Renee, which was accepted for Cannes Film Festival 2011 and will be released in May 2012.
Since February 2012, he has hosted a show on Amazing Radio on Monday evenings. He also presents a late-night show on Strangeways Radio at 11pm. The year 2012 sees the Cocteau Twins mark 30 years since their first LP and Bella Union celebrate its 15th year. Bella Union has been asked to host and curate the Friday line-up at the End of the Road Festival in September.
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