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Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. [1] The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser ) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] their 2000 début studio album Felt Mountain [ 4 ] did not chart highly. [ 5 ]
The opener, 'Jo', for example, uses a piano and an acoustic double bass to carry the strings and vocals. The two featured double-bass players were jazz expert Chris Lawrence, who was recorded by engineer Gary Thomas at Angel Studios in Islington, and Charlie Jones, who often plays in the Goldfrapp live shows.
Jun 12, 2017 · It’s quite a limited instrument in a lot of ways, although you can obviously put it through pedals. In fact, there’s a Bristol band called Get The Blessing, who use a trumpet and sax going through millions of pedals, which takes it into another realm. But as a straight instrument, it just has a lot of baggage.
Nov 1, 2013 · The stripped-down feel of the rest of the album is, she says, down to one instrument. “The acoustic guitar provides so much rhythm; it’s a wonderful thing. You don’t really need anything else; it provides the rhythm and the melody and the momentum,” she enthuses.
- Michael Hubbard
- Felt Mountain
- Black Cherry
- Supernature
- Seventh Tree
- Head First
- Silver Eye
Released 2000 Label Mute Chart position UK: No.57 US – For an album so deeply entrenched in the past, Goldfrapp’s debut still sounds fresh and innovative more than two decades after its release. Taking in classical, leftfield electronica, Brechtian cabaret, folk and 60s pop, Felt Mountainis an ambitious piece of work, a feat made even more remarkab...
Released 2003 Label Mute Chart position UK No.19 US – After a year on the road in support of Felt Mountain, Will and Alison found themselves frustrated with their “static” live show, not only because they had just nine songs of their own, but because of the emotional toll it took to perform those intense torch songs, night after night. It was parti...
Released 2005 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.2 US No.138 Having found the sumptuous 70s sounds of disco and glam rock such a comfortable sonic fit on Black Cherry, Goldfrapp chose to stick with them as a starting point for their third album – even the title references Cerrone’s disco classic from 1977. However, anyone expecting a velvet goldmine ...
Released 2008 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.2 US No.48 By the time Goldfrapp began work on their fourth studio album in October 2006, a number of factors, both personal and professional, were leading Alison and Will in a different direction for their next record. Supernaturehad granted them a level of success and fame they were unprepared for an...
Released 2010 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.6 US No.45 Another album and a further shift in direction. A direct reaction to the low-key, intimate Seventh Tree, Head Firstwas announced by the band in a press release at the beginning of 2010 as “our most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With li...
Released 2017 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.6 US No.118 Tradition dictates that a sombre, atmospheric Goldfrapp album is followed by a return to the dancefloor. It also dictates that Goldfrapp are unpredictable, and although Silver Eye is much more upbeat than Tales Of Us, it takes the essence of the group and presents it through a different pri...
- Mark Lindores
Apr 3, 2017 · The English vocal and synth duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory routinely give their fans something precious and rare when they deliver an album, a sonic gift to be unwrapped by the ears. And Goldfrapp keeps on giving, with the release of their seventh studio album Silver Eye.
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Goldfrapp is an English electronic music duo comprised of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, lyrics, synthesizer, music) and Will Gregory (synthesizer, music).
