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Artist: Goldfrapp
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Release Date: 9/19/2000
Label:  Mute Records
UPC: 00724359476858
Buy.com Sku: 201687984

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Goldfrapp: Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, whistling, keyboards); Will Gregory (arranger, keyboards).
Additional personnel includes: Stuart Gordon (violin, viola); Adrian Otley (bass); John Parish (drums).
Engineers include: Nick Batt, Luke Gordon, Kevin Paul.
When Goldfrapp's debut, FELT MOUNTAIN, appeared in 2000, no one was quite sure how to categorize the music, but that didn't stop fans and critics alike from gushing about it. A collaboration between singer-keyboardist-songwriter Allison Goldfrapp and composer/producer Will Gregory, Goldfrapp is rooted in the heavy-lidded, ambient soundscapes of trip-hop, yet exhibits an equal interest in various other styles ranging from jazz to cabaret to film music.
On FELT MOUNTAIN, Goldfrapp sometimes sounds trapped in an Ennio Morricone-styled tableau: all whistling and spooky wind-swept vistas. Elsewhere, the duo exudes the cool, tongue-in-cheek attitude of a Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood project. Yet Goldfrapp are more than just postmodern tricksters: their songs are substantive, and their productions and electronica-charged arrangements are never less than outstanding. This is the first (and will likely remain one of the best) offerings from this impressively inventive duo.

 
Artist Overview
Alison Goldfrapp first gained notoriety for her astonishing vocal work on albums by Tricky and techno duo Orbital. She joined forces with composer Will Gregory in the late 1990s to create her own moody, sensual version of contemporary electronica. With a succession of critically lauded albums, the duo honed their approach and utilized an assortment of influences ranging from traditional soundtrack themes and vintage pop to '80s synth sounds, disco, and glam rock to create one of the most intriguing and satisfying electronica hybrids to emerge from the genre since its inception.

Artist Influences
Bjork
Depeche Mode
Dubstar
Ennio Morricone
Kate Bush
Massive Attack
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Orbital
Portishead
Sneaker Pimps
Stereolab
Underworld
White Dove

Artist Contemporaries
Annie (Electro)
Broadcast
Death In Vegas
Esthero
Faithless
Gorillaz
Lamb (Electronic)
Moloko
The Go! Team
Zero 7
 

Technical Info
Release Date : 09/19/2000
Original Release Date : 2000
Catalog ID : 9135
Label : Mute Records
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00724596913529

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (5/10/01, pp.88,90)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Fun and rewarding....Goth-rock and movie music have never waltzed together as they do on this debut..."

Q (1/01, p.91)
- Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".

Q (10/00, p.117)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Goldfrapp's haunting, desperately romantic vocals are mesmerizing on their own....Equally serene and sinister. FELT MOUNTAIN is a beautiful album."

Uncut (10/00, p.82)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...[A] netherworld of espionage soundtracks and trembling torch-song vocals..."

Alternative Press (12/00, p.100)
- 3 out of 5 - "...Epic, cinematic, nightclub dirges reminiscent of a depressed, severely doped-up Air....scarily satisfying..."

Muzik (10/00, p.74)
- 5 out of 5 - "...Runs the gamut of heady passion, tunefully melancholic meandering and high-falutin' operatic gymnastics....a wash of tuneful accessibility. A must."

CMJ (9/25/00, p.23)
- "...Unpredictable and crafty....specializing in torch songs turned epic..."

Melody Maker (10/17/00, p.59)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Fairly inoffensive coffee-table, cinematic, trip-hop stuff. Fleetingly pleasant..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(10/00, p.100)
- "...[A] dream-like concoction of darkly erotic torch songs....brilliantly realized....Warmly recommended."

NME (Magazine)
(9/16/00, p.37)
- 6 out of 10 - "...Cold, desolate and old-fashioned....drawing on the orchestral ululations of Roy Budd and Ennio Morricone..."

 
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