Editing Kevin Shields (section)

===1997–2006: Collaborations and ''Lost in Translation''===
Following My Bloody Valentine's disbandment, Shields embarked on a number of collaborations with other artists, both as a guest musician and producing, [[Audio engineering|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] and [[remixing]] other acts. Shields contributed guitar [[Loop (music)|loop]]s to two [[EAR (band)|Experimental Audio Research]] albums: 1996's ''Beyond the Pale'' (which was recorded at Shields' home studio in Streatham and credits him with "special thanks" on the album sleeve)<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Beyond the Pale|others=[[EAR (band)|Experimental Audio Research]]|year=1996|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Big Cat Records]]|id=ABB96CD}}</ref> and 1997's ''The Köner Experiment''. He was a frequent collaborator with [[indie rock]] band [[Dinosaur Jr]], appearing on and producing ''[[Hand It Over]]'' (1997) and ''Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr.'' (2001), as well as frontman [[J Mascis]]{{'}} ''[[More Light (J Mascis + The Fog album)|More Light]]'' (2000) and ''The John Peel Sessions'' (2003). Shields has lent his services as a guest musician to releases by [[Russell Mills (artist)|Russell Mills & Undark]], [[DJ Spooky]], [[Curve (band)|Curve]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[Le Volume Courbe]], [[Gemma Hayes]] and [[Paul Weller]].<ref name="cred">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-shields-mn0000085275|title=Kevin Shields – Credits|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> In a live capacity, Shields has performed with the Canadian contemporary dance company [[La La La Human Steps]] (contributing the song "2" to the 1995 performance of the same name),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lalalahumansteps.com/new|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408021247/http://www.lalalahumansteps.com/new/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 April 2010|title=La La La Human Steps|publisher=[[La La La Human Steps]]|access-date=10 November 2013}} N.B. User must select "Eng." and "Works", click and expand "Archives", select "2 (1995)" and click "Description".</ref> Gemma Hayes, [[The Charlatans (English band)|The Charlatans]] and [[Spacemen 3]] (appearing at their 2010 reunion show).<ref name="am3">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/39701-video-spacemen-3-reunite-without-jason-pierce-with-kevin-shields|title=Video: Spacemen 3 Reunite Without Jason Pierce, With Kevin Shields &#124; News|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=9 August 2010|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>

[[File:The Charlatans play acoustic at the Union Chapel.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|alt=Three men performing in a renovate chapel. The man on the left plays an acoustic guitar, the man in the middle sings and the man on the right plays an acoustic bass guitar.|Shields (''left'') performing as a guest with [[The Charlatans (English band)|The Charlatans]] in London, England in January 2011]]
Shields has also remained active as a producer outside of My Bloody Valentine: his first credits were The Impossible's 1991&nbsp;single "How Do You Do It?"; and "Tunnel", a track from [[GOD (British band)|GOD]]{{'}}s remix album ''[[Appeal to Human Greed]]'' (1995).<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=''"How Do You Do It?"''|others=The Impossibles|year=1991|type=12"|publisher=[[Fontana Records]]|id=POSS 122}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/appeal-to-human-greed-mw0000179777/credits|title=Appeal to Human Greed – God: Credits|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> He also produced [[Dot Allison]]{{'}}s ''Afterglow'' (1997), [[Joy Zipper]]{{'}}s ''[[American Whip]]'' (2003) and The Beat Up's ''Blackrays Defence'' (2005). Shields has also mixed and remixed material by [[The Pastels]], [[Yo La Tengo]], [[Damian O'Neill]], [[Mogwai]], [[Hurricane No. 1|Hurricane #1]], [[The Go! Team]], [[Bow Wow Wow]] and [[Wounded Knees]].<ref name="cred" />

Between 1998 and 2006, Shields became a frequent collaborator and semi-permanent touring member of [[Primal Scream]]. He contributed guitar, produced and mixed tracks on two of the band's studio albums: ''[[XTRMNTR]]'' (2000), and ''[[Evil Heat]]'' (2002). Primal Scream frontman [[Bobby Gillespie]] has said that "[Shields] brings something that nobody else in the world can bring. He plays guitar the way that nobody else in the world plays guitar," adding that Primal Scream considered Shields to be "part of the family, very much so."<ref name="z2">{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/10/primal-scream-bobby-gillespie-interview-more-light-kevin-shields-andy-weatherall-touring-sober.html|title=Primal Scream: Bobby Gillespie talks More Light, Kevin Shields, Andy Weatherall and touring while sober|work=[[Zap2it]]|date=11 October 2013|access-date=10 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128193813/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/10/primal-scream-bobby-gillespie-interview-more-light-kevin-shields-andy-weatherall-touring-sober.html|archive-date=28 November 2013}}</ref> Shields has remained close to the band following his departure in 2006, remastering Primal Scream's third studio album ''[[Screamadelica]]'' (1991) in 2010 and contributing guitar to "2013", the lead single from ''[[More Light (Primal Scream album)|More Light]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/primal-scream/53895|title=Primal Scream releases Screamadelica remastered by Kevin Shields &#124; News|work=[[NME]]|date=23 November 2010|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://consequence.net/2013/02/listen-to-primal-screams-new-song-2013-featuring-kevin-shields|title=Listen to Primal Scream's new song "2013", featuring Kevin Shields|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|last=Young|first=Alex|date=18 February 2013|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Gillespie has since commented on Shields' absence, noting that "there's always room for Kevin Shields—always."<ref name="z2" />

[[File:My Bloody Valentine-15.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A black-and-white-image of a man performing on-stage with an electric guitar and singing into a microphone.|Shields performing at [[The Roundhouse]] in London in June 2008]]
In 2003, Shields contributed four original compositions to the [[Lost in Translation (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for [[Sofia Coppola]]'s 2003&nbsp;film, ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]''. Shields became involved with the score after being contacted by the film's music co-ordinator [[Brian Reitzell]] while in Tokyo, Japan. During summer 2002, Reitzell and Shields began impromptu [[jam session]]s in London where the duo "adopted a late-night recording schedule," resulting in the single "[[City Girl (song)|City Girl]]."<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kevin-shields-found-on-lost-20030924|title=Kevin Shields Found on Lost &#124; Music News|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Dansby|first=Andrew|date=24 September 2003|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Released in August 2003&nbsp;on [[V2 Records]], the ''Lost in Translation'' soundtrack included three other [[Ambient music|ambient]] pieces which Shields had composed for the film: "Goodbye," "Ikebana," and "Are You Awake?".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lost-in-translation-mw0000316244|title=Lost in Translation: Original Soundtrack – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> His contributions to the soundtrack earned Shields nominations for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) award for [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Film Music]], an [[Irish Film and Television Awards|Irish Film and Television Academy]] (IFTA) award for Best Music in a Film, and an [[Online Film Critics Society]] award for Best Original Score.<ref name="bafta" /><ref name="ifta" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofcs.org/awards/2003-awards-7th-annual|title=2003 Awards (7th Annual)|publisher=[[Online Film Critics Society]]|access-date=10 November 2013|date=3 January 2012}}</ref>

In July 2008, Shields collaborated with the American musician [[Patti Smith]] to release the live album ''[[The Coral Sea (album)|The Coral Sea]]'' on the PASK label (which the duo had also founded together). The [[double album]] features two performances at [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in London, recorded on 22 June 2005&nbsp;and 12 September 2006, wherein Smith reads the book [[The Coral Sea (book)|of the name same]] (which she wrote in tribute to her friend, the photographer [[Robert Mapplethorpe]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045757/patti-smithkevin-shields-live-album-due-in-july|title=Patti Smith/Kevin Shields Live Album Due in July|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=24 April 2008|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> over Shields' instrumental accompaniment.