Before the Day Breaks

• Artist: Robin Guthrie/Harold Budd
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• Release Date: June 12, 2007
• Genre: Rock

Review

Recorded during the same time and issued on the same day as After the Night Falls, Before the Day Breaks is not radically different from its sister release. In fact, it might take a few plays of both discs to make some kind of distinction. They are equally meditative and engaging, based around heavy treatments of Robin Guthrie's guitar and Harold Budd's piano. The closer, "Turn on the Moon," is a relatively bombastic and overloaded piece involving a drum machine, crashing sonics, and even some added acoustic guitar from Guthrie. Otherwise, this follows the same format as After the Night Falls -- all eerily comforting and equally suited for passive background listening and complete absorption. Cynics and casual fans will find these albums indistinguishable from one another and possibly the remainder of each artist's past. More attentive followers will know better. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
How Close Your Soul	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	(7:36)
A Formless Path	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	(4:23)
A Minute, A Day, No More	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	(5:21)
She Is My Weakness	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	(3:41)
Outside, Silence	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	(4:25)
Hidden Message	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	(4:48)
I Returned Her Glance	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	(3:43)
My Monochrome Vision	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie	(4:44)
Turn on the Moon	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd	(4:21)

Credits

Aaron DeMatteo (Assistant), Robin Guthrie (Producer), Ken Kato (Assistant), Loredana Crisan (Assistant)