On any post, if the link is no longer good, leave a comment if you want the music re-uploaded. As long as I still have the file, or the record, cd, or cassette to re-rip, I will gladly accommodate in a timely manner all such requests.

Slinging tuneage like some fried or otherwise soused short-order cook

03 January 2012

Indiana Casino

Re-uploaded by request 11/09/2025



I’ve always been a closet trip-hopper. Beth Gibbon’s voice with Portishead never fails to touch that special spot, but all these years & only 3!

I’ve always appreciated the similarity Siobhan de Maré & Gibbon’s voices share...enjoying Siobhan's short stint with Mono.

Shortly after her time with Mono, she was contacted by Robin Guthrie, former guitarist for the Cocteau Twins. After the Cocteau Twins were laid to rest, Elizabeth Fraser joined up with Massive Attack on Mezzanine, & Robin, along with fellow Cocteau band mate Simon Raymonde were busy running their Bella Union musick label. With a respectable roster under his belt, Guthrie continued adding his trademark touch to numerous collaborations such as Bunnyman's Ian McCullogh & longtime NSS fave Wolfgang Press. Despite all of this, Robin still wanted to perform, so when he learned that de Maré was available, he contacted her .


Violet Indiana is the musical union of the two. Together they create a sound not far removed from Portishead, but capitalizing on de Maré's despondency & replacing much of Portishead's synthesizer with Guthrie's fluid guitar.

Casino is Violet Indiana’s second release. The first being 2001s Roulette. Casino is more a collection of the bands singles than an actual follow-up to Roulette. It is a great place to begin one’s vacation in Indiana.

Violet Indiana - Casino, Instinct Records INS593-2, 2002.
all decryption codes in comments

Tracklist -

Jailbird
Bang Bang
Purr La Perla
Silent
Storm
Sky
Safe Word
Ne Me Quitte Pas (written by Jacques Brel)
Poppy
Torn Up
Heaven
Chapter Three

Enjoy,
NØ

ADDED: 


Got a request from a reader for a coupla other V. I. releases. Thought I’d go one (or three) better…



Violet Indiana – Choke EP, Bella Union BELLACD22, 2000.

Tracklist –
Purr la Perla
Busted
Silent
Torn Up




Violet Indiana – Roulette, Bella Union BELLACD24, 2001.


Tracklist –
Air Kissing
Feline or Famine
Sundance
Powder River
Little Echo
Angel
Poison
Hiding
Rage Days
Liar
Killer Eyes




Violet Indiana – Killer Eyes CD single, Bella Union BELLACD26, 2001.
Tracklist –
Killer Eyes
Storm
Safe World




Violet Indiana – Russian Doll, Bella Union BELLACD65, 2004.


Tracklist –
Never Enough
Quelque Jour
(My Baby was a) Cheat
New Girl
The Visit
You
Touch Me
Innocent
Beyond the Furr
Close the World




Violet Indiana – Beyond the Furr CD single, Bella Union BELLACD67, 2004.

Tracklist –
Beyond the Furr
Crystal Mountain
Perfect Day

Robin Guthrie plays a mean guitar,
NØ


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14 comments:

  1. Floyd Baker1/4/12, 5:41 PM

    They are two of the best artists today.

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  2. Anonymous1/7/12, 2:49 PM

    Hey Dood...hope you are doing well.

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  3. NØ9/1/13, 1:44 PM

    MEGA decryption code
    bx8qLEwV62G2BCopwz45SQX10zhC4JKt5NqwhIY_zHc

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    1. Karl K12/20/16, 3:33 PM

      Sorry, but your MEGA decryption code does NOT work for the Violet Indiana - Russian Doll album, N0. It worked on some others, though; just not Russian Doll.

      Help, please?

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    2. NØ12/20/16, 6:58 PM

      I just checked & the decryption code works great. If you used the d code above, that is for Casino. The d codes for Roulette & Russian Doll are several comments below starting..."Here you go...". If you are still having issues, read the MEGA MESS post from April 1, 2015 or let me know & I'll re-up it elsewhere. Good Luck.

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  4. Anonymous4/29/15, 11:46 PM

    Hello, i tried the decryption code but it seemed the file was already removed?? did you ever plan to re-upload it again? 'cause it's pretty hard to find it somewhere else :( thank you.

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    1. NØ4/30/15, 1:45 PM

      The file is current & active. If you are having problems, please read the April 15, 2015 post MEGA MESS for helpful information. If nothing there works, please comment again & I will re-up this on an alternate server.

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  5. Anonymous6/6/15, 6:42 AM

    thanks for this great album... have you got the other two? Roulette and Russian Doll?

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    1. NØ11/9/25, 1:54 PM

      Violet Indiana is re-upped. The Casino file was still active & the code is in a separate comment. The other five are ready to go with new codes in this comment.

      Choke
      nlsGSI6aqHdeFuS6I2BX9gvPKWyP8Jt8DWq1djjzJRg
      Roulette
      YXhT62cQZsmMeYxiEWYv6Rt2cZmoskiQgGpQKSO7sHk
      Killer Eyes
      mevOiNoMx6bFcUwkE_G6i5Gn9tm36RJvGVDZRHv5WvQ
      Russian Doll
      ndIc1hF6eQKd-TK46Ay6jkJgJuS4ZwW3XOlwILKQWfc
      Beyond the Furr
      4JJz9tYcAcZNrCc7YEY-d3TofuYt3Nyh9BocrHHu15s

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  6. Frankysktx2/23/18, 6:33 PM

    I love this project of Violet Indiana, it hurts that it no longer produced more discs, everything that Robin does fascinates me, thanks for sharing this beautiful material, greetings from the precarious Mexico.

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  7. SERGIO SANTANA3/4/23, 11:35 PM

    that version of life in mono it's sublime <3 Thank you!!!

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  8. NØ3/5/23, 12:36 AM

    On a post from last March (From the Backseat - Fems of Feb.redux
    https://nathannothinsez.blogspot.com/2022/03/from-backseat-fems-of-feb-redux.html
    I posted Mono - Formica Blues album & Formica Blues bonus remixes. If you haven’t checked it out, there might be something you’ll like (also Siobhan de Maré post-Violet Indiana band Swoone).

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  9. Anonymous11/9/25, 11:40 AM

    RE UP LINK Violet Indiana. Thanks

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    1. NØ11/9/25, 1:56 PM

      Done & thanks for letting me know the links were dead. The cdes are in comments above.

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