Diamond Mine

Diamond Mine is the collaborative album by Scottish songwriter King Creosote and English electronic musician Jon Hopkins. Released by Domino Records on 28 March 2011, it brought together intimate folk songs, subtle electronic production and field recordings inspired by the East Neuk of Fife.

Seven Years in the Making

The record developed gradually over seven years, one song at a time. Hopkins had previously worked with King Creosote on Bombshell and Flick the Vs, but Diamond Mine became a more immersive collaboration, shaped as much by atmosphere and place as by conventional studio performance.

A Dream Version of Fife

Environmental sounds, fragments of conversation and everyday detail sit alongside Kenny Anderson’s voice and guitar. The result is less a documentary portrait than a romantic, dreamlike version of Fife: familiar, weathered and quietly cinematic.

The Jubilee Edition

An expanded Jubilee Edition followed in 2012. It added Honest Words, Aurora Boring Alias, Bats in the Attic (Unravelled), Missionary, Third Swan and Starboard Home, extending the world of the original seven-track album.

The Original Album

First Watch, John Taylor’s Month Away, Bats in the Attic, Running on Fumes, Bubble, Your Own Spell and Your Young Voice.