Goldfrapp

goldfrapp maakt ook prettige muziek zelf, ik wilde ze nog wel zien deze donderdag in paradiso, maar dat wordt net iets te duur allemaal.

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Op woensdag 6 augustus 2003 22:30 schreef Man_in_a_Shed het volgende:
Ik hoorde op mijn werk ineens Strict Machine op de radio. Ik wist niet wat ik hoorde. Weet niet meer welke zender, waarschijnlijk Rebecca.

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Whooaah!

Prachtige sound. Doet me soms een beetje denken aan die ouwe James Bond themes, gezongen door Shirley Bassey.

Maar goed, Felt Mountain was een ontdekking voor me. Ik vind het ook iets lekkerder, of beter, cinematischer dan Black Cherry. Maar Black Cherry heeft meer een 'bite'. Ze hebben allebei wat en ik hoop dat ze zo doorgaan.

De video's zijn overigens top. Pilots, Utopia, Strict Machine, Human, en de meest recente, Twist; allemaal juweeltjes!

Naar aanleiding van de Armani reclame ben ik driftig op zoek gegaan naar de artiest, Strict Machine is echt vet!

Heb ondertussen de hele cd euh, beluisterd, en er staan wel meer relaxte nummers op. Met name Tiptoe en Crystalline Green, de rustigere liedjes vind ik wat minder. Haalt me dan weer uit het ritme, beetje jammer is dat. Maar nog wel zeker een goeie plaat!

Erg fijn, zo een nieuwe ontdekking doen enzo

geweldige cd Black Cherry, vooral Strict Machine is echt top

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14-01-2005
Happy New Year!

a belated happy new year to everyone and thanks for all your cards, emails, good wishes and support last year.
Apologies for lack of news recently due to Goldfrapp being hard at work in the studio on the new album but watch out for some special announcements in the coming weeks

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Goldfrapp has sent the following message about their forthcoming third album; the message reads :

"We've been spending the cold winter nights in our studio deep
in the woods and we've both been hard at it - writing & recording
the new album that is.

we think it will be released in the summer, but we hope to give
you a little preview in the next month or two, so keep your eyes
tuned to http://www.goldfrapp.co.uk for some musical & visual
surprises."

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Goldfrapp's "euphoric crumpets"
(Friday March 04, 2005 05:13 PM)
In an interview with MOJO magazine, Alison Goldfrapp has revealed how recording sessions for her third album are progressing.
The singer, who won critical acclaim with 2001's "Felt Mountain" and "Black Cherry" in 2003, has been working in Somerset with long-term musical partner Will Gregory on the as-yet-untitled record.
She is currently mixing the results at Olympic studios in London.
Working titles for songs include "White Horse", "You Never Know", "Ooh La La", "Slide In", "Lovely To See You", "Fall To The Floor" and "Time Out Of The World".
The singer described the album as a progression from the 'glam rock' sound of "Black Cherry".
She said: "We had fun with that [sound] on the second record, so we've explored it a bit more with lots of cheeky, fuzzy, synth sounds and lots of synthesizers that probably sound like guitars on first hearing.
"You know, there are so many guitar bands around, we don't need to join in on that one."
She added: "There are a few things on the album that, in a weird kind of way, take on "Felt Mountain", but in a different way, things like "White Horse" and "You Never Know". They're sort of desolate but at the same time positive, sort of gloomily euphoric.
"It sounds like somewhere between New York, Berlin and north-east Somerset, or maybe cold crumpets and bubbles. Or even euphoric crumpets".

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09-05-2005
new single and new live dates!
Goldfrapp release their brand new single ‘Ooh La La’ on 8th August 2005 on Mute. This is followed by their new album, also called ‘Ooh La La’, released on 22nd August 2005

Described by Alison as “sulky, sexual and a bit ambiguous”, the single ‘Ooh La La’ is a thrilling slab of glam-noir. Vibrant and visceral, the track is pure excitement and tension, delivered with the downright dirty insouciance that we have come to expect of Britain’s most captivating act.

Co-written and co-produced by Alison and Will, ‘Ooh La La’ comes accompanied by an appropriately electrifying glam fantasy video courtesy of uber-director Dawn Shadforth that Alison describes as ‘harking back to Eno era Roxy Music and old Top of the Pops’- see it here very soon!


Their third album follows their Mercury Prize nominated debut release ‘Felt Mountain’ in 2000 and 2003’s ‘Black Cherry’. “We’ve made an electronic, glam cross between Berlin, New York and north-east Somerset.” explains Alison. The new album is the sound of Goldfrapp breaking through their own crash barrier - a strident, psychedelic, 100% uncompromising creative force at the top of their very own game.

Following on from their show stopping performance at Glastonbury last summer Goldfrapp will also be bringing back their visually astounding live show when they tour this Autumn. Already confirmed are two dates in London and Manchester with further announcements to follow soon:

October 6 Brixton Academy
Tickets available from: Venue – 08700 600 100 – credit Card Hotline 020 7287 0932 – Stargreen 020 7734 8932 – See 020 7403 3331 www.gigsandtours.com

October 8 Manchester Academy
Venue - 0161 832 1111 - 24hr cc hotline - 0871 2200 260
On-line - www.gigsandtours.com
Tickets are priced £15.

Ahead of these dates Goldfrapp will also be playing several UK and European festivals in the summer including V2005, Creamfields Spain, Pukklepop in Belgium, Rock en Seine in Paris and Electric Picnic in Dublin

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Op dinsdag 10 mei 2005 19:40 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Jemig, Tom ook al Goldfrapp fan?

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Hello electro girls & boys !

Don't worry about the duet meeting your expectations. They made the perfect modern pop album. Once again. Don't be affraid : the Felt Mountain musical mood seems to be definitely over. Ooh La La (the album) is very electro oriented. Pumping. Danceable. Exciting. Even more uptempo than Black Cherry. More accessible too. The single is anthemic with a big glam rock stomp (handclaps are in the air...), a cross between tracks such as Strict Machine or T.Raumschmiere stuff with the usual "moroderish" touch... Other tracks develop a kind of electro funk fusion and the voice of Alison still sounds amazing. Tracklisting is : 1/ Ooh La La, 2/Lovely 2 C U, 3/ Ride a white horse, 4/ U never know, 5/ Let It Take You, 6/ Fly Me Away, 7/ Slide In, 8/ Koko Nights, 9/ Satin Chic, 10/ Time Out From The World, 11/ I wear your star 12/ NO. 1

GOLDFRAPP KICKS ASS !!!

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New Goldfrapp LP unveiled
6 Music hear Ooh La La in full
10 May 05 - Goldfrapp have unveiled the long awaited follow up to Blackcherry at London's plush Soho Hotel this afternoon.

The album Ooh La La - also the title of the first single - is out on 22 August.

Described by singer Alison as "sulky, sexual and a bit ambiguous", the single is a slab of T-Rex style glam-rock. Delivered with her trademark dirty insouciance on lines like "I want to touch you, you're made for love".

Co-written and co-produced by Alison and Will, Ooh La La comes accompanied by a glam fantasy video directed by Dawn Shadforth that Alison describes as "harking back to Eno era Roxy Music and old Top Of The Pops".

Their third album follows their Mercury Prize nominated debut release Felt Mountain in 2000 and 2003's Black Cherry. Eight tracks from the new album were played, all with trademark lush strings, grimy synths and breathy St Etienne style vocals.

Following their performance at Glastonbury last summer Goldfrapp will also be back on the road this autumn. Already confirmed are two dates in London and Manchester with further announcements to follow soon.


Julie Cullen

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Op dinsdag 10 mei 2005 22:14 schreef QyRoZ het volgende:
Had ik al gezegd dat Goldfrapp tof is?

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Few words to describe what i've heard :

1. Ooh la la = definetely a tune. Think Strict Machine, the kills, glam rock, Bowie, tension, handclaps, the song builds until the orgasm

2. Lovely 2 C U = think Yes Sir, Prince, electro funk, vanity 6...

3. Ride a white horse = uplifting, epic, great voice break, disco, hard not to dance on this...

4. U never know = beautiful, classic Goldfrapp Ballad, James Bond Soundtrack, chords, utopia

5. Let It Take You = athmospheric, very Kate Bush, bleeps

6. Fly me away = one of the most poppiest moments on the album. midtempo. very 80's synths

7. Slide In = sonically one of the most impressive tracks. great production job. many effects on Alison's voice. druggy. very structured in a Mirwaïs style. reminds me of Nobody's knows me on Madonna latest album... same kind of rythmic

8. Koko Nights = somptuous ballad with great synths.

9. Satin Chic = one of the best tracks. very cabaret (close to Goldfrapp remix for This is the new shit of MM). pumpy, vintage organ, "na na na na" in the chorus, fantastic melody

10. Time Out From The World = the third (and last) ballad of the album. close to Black Cherry track. expectable.

11. I wear your star = deja vu feeling, sounds a little too much like Strict Machine (same rythm). not surprising at all, a filler, very Black Cherry Album

12. NO.1 = pure pop jewel. very joyful. the perfect final track. positive lyrics, catchy "yeah yeah yeah", rythmic sounds like Autobahn 66 on Primal Scream latest album

8/10

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Op vrijdag 13 mei 2005 22:53 schreef Tom_Tom- het volgende:
Oh. . Het klonk zo leuk. .

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NEW ALBUM ‘SUPERNATURE’ AUGUST 2005

HEADLINING LONDON TDK CROSS CENTRAL 27th AUGUST 2005

Goldfrapp have just confirmed their new album is called ‘Supernature’ and will bereleased on 22nd August 2005.

Alison says the title came to her in a recent dream and describes ‘Supernature’ as “An uber world of sound and hybrid creatures. It’s a place to take part in fortnightly disco séances, where people dance with spirits and howl like beasts of the forest wearing lycra and stilettos.”

full album tracklisting:

1. Ooh La La
2. Lovely 2 C U
3. Ride A White Horse
4. U Never Know
5. Let It Take You
6. Fly Me Away
7. Slide In
8. Koko
9. Satin Chic
10. Beautiful
11. Time Out From The World
12. No. 1


Goldfrapp have been announced as headliners of the TDK Cross Central festival in Kings Cross on Saturday August 27th. Day tickets are priced £30 – ticket hotline 020 7833 9944 http://www.tdkcrosscentral.co.uk when they tour this Autumn.

Already confirmed are two dates in London and Manchester with further announcements to follow soon:

October 6 Brixton Academy
Tickets available from: Venue – 08700 600 100 – credit Card Hotline 020 7287 0932 – Stargreen 020 7734 8932 – See 020 7403 3331 www.gigsandtours.com Tickets are priced £20.

October 8 Manchester Academy
Venue - 0161 832 1111 - 24hr cc hotline - 0871 2200 260
On-line - www.gigsandtours.com
Tickets are priced £15.


Ahead of these dates Goldfrapp will also be playing several UK and European festivals in the summer including V2005 (August 20th/21st), Creamfields Spain (August 13th), Pukklepop in Belgium (August 19th), Rock en Seine in Paris (August 26th) and Electric Picnic in Dublin (September 3rd).

more dates to follow

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Op donderdag 19 mei 2005 20:22 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Ik weet niet. Het zou me niets verbazen, Alison kennende.

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Does it not rank in the Top 20 most amazing pictures you've ever seen?

If you've got any sense you'll already have been over to Goldfrapp's official site to listen to a short clip of the new single 'Ooh La La'. It's a total corker but let us state very clearly and for the record (etc) that 'Ooh La La' is NOT the best song on the new Goldfrapp album. Suspend your disbelief, viewers, because 'Supernature' is the best album we've heard this year.

Not even the best pop album, although it obviously is. Just the best album period. It might even be perfect. The standout tracks are all of them, but at a push we'd say that we particularly love 'Number One' and 'Ride A White Horse'.

We could go on about this all day but to be quite frank the sun's out and we have better things to be doing - for the time being just go here and buy some tickets to see Goldfrapp live in October because the shows will be totally unmissable.

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Op woensdag 15 juni 2005 21:11 schreef Tom_Tom- het volgende:
De single van Shoot From the Hip vond ik wel hip (whe he he), geen idee meer hoe die heette alleen.

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In de Oor van deze maand staat dat ze op de redactie deze maand al naar Ooh La La hebben geluisterd. *jaloers*.

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Op woensdag 15 juni 2005 22:37 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Mixed Up World geloof ik...?

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Staat er verder ook nog bij wat ze ervan vonden?

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Op zaterdag 18 juni 2005 20:31 schreef hydraulix het volgende:

Echt nasty! Ow echt fingers crossed: ik wil dat ze op Lowlands komen!

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„Supernatural“ ist ein Koloss von Pop-Album, vielschichtig und aufregend. Da wäre z.B. das Acid-angehauchte, mit zauberhaftem Gesang versehene „U Never Know“, das unwiderstehlich packende Pochen in „Lovely To See You“, die röhrenden, an Gary Numan erinnernden Synthesizer in „Koko Nights“, die orchestralen Nebelschwaden in „Time Out From The World“, die pervertierten Roboter-Klänge in „Slide In“ und das wunderbar verführerische „Let It Take You“. Davor kommt allerdings noch „Satin Chic“, bei dem sich Will am Honky-Tonk-Piano austobt. „Es ist ein Riesenspaß“, gesteht Alison grinsend. „Eine etwas schrullige und leicht garstige, aber gleichzeitig einfache Platte voller Querverweise und Anspielungen auf Farben, Konkurrenzdenken und Besitzgier, und all dass noch verstärkt durch die übertriebenen „Boings“. Ich erinnere mich, dass ich vor Jahren mal auf einem Konzert des legendären Roots, Reggae und Dub Artisten Jah Shaka war. Ich fand den mit all seinen selbstgebauten Geräten und seinem ungeheuren Ideenreichtum absolut umwerfend. Ich habe im Studio, verrückt vor lauter Aufregung, geschrieen: „Macht diese „Boings“ lauter!“

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Dann ist da noch die – und auch das ist schon gute Tradition - brutzelnd heiße erste Single „Ooh La La“. Eine raffiniert pulsierende und dynamische Glam-Pop-Nummer. Alisons Hommage an die mordsmäßigen, unerreichten und verspielten Vocals alter Marc Bolan-Klassiker. „Dekadent und ooh-la la“, wie Alison treffend bemerkt. „Die Art und Weise, wie man in den 70ern mit Vocals verfahren ist, mit übereinander geschichteten Gesangsspuren, Slap-Back Effekten und fetten Drum-Sounds - das hat uns schon immer gefallen. Ich liebe diesen leicht tuntigen Touch. Dieses anrüchig Verschmollte fand ich immer sehr anziehend. Marc Bolan konnte das hervorragend, so wie auch Marlene Dietrich. Grollend, sexuell aufgeladen und zweideutig“.

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Das Video zu „Ooh La la“ bietet dann auch, wie es nicht anders zu erwarten war, den sexualisierten Wahnsinn. Es pulsiert direkt im Unterleib. Oder, wie es Alison beschreibt: „Glam-Phantasien, mit massig Post-Produktion und grafischen Spielereien.

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Op zondag 19 juni 2005 14:05 schreef Tom_Tom- het volgende:
Lowlands zit er niet in, helaas.
De 19e staan ze op Pukkelpop, de 20e en 21e op V2005 in Engeland.
Dus moeten we wachten op de clubtour in het najaar.

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Op donderdag 23 juni 2005 18:54 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
En er is een voorproefje van de nieuwe video online!

www.goldfrapp.co.uk/supernature

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Op vrijdag 1 juli 2005 13:34 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
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En ga NU naar www.goldfrapp.co.uk voor clipjes van alle liedjes van Supernature!

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G'day m'dears.

It's a bit of a biggie this week, so...... Here we go!

Ooh La La is finally being played out in the big wide world - hope you like
it! We can now reveal to you the full tracklisting of the new single
including an exclusive new track (not on the new album) and a stack of great
remixes (which have already topped the dance charts).

Once again, it will be on 2 CD singles and a DVD:

CD1
Ooh La La - Single Version
All Night Operator (Part 1) - exclusive brilliant new song

CD2
Ooh La La - Benny Benassi Remix - Extended
Ooh La La - Phones Re-edit
Ooh La La - Tiefschwarz Dub

DVD
Ooh La La - Video
Ooh La La - Little Pictures (exclusive footage)
Ooh La La - When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Mix (Audio)

A couple of things to bear in mind - we've listened to your comments from
previous releases and done our best to get not only the video to the single
on the DVD format, but we've made a special montage of making the album,
doing photo sessions and shooting the video to create a second visual track
too. Also on the DVD single is a remix from our label mate Erasure's Andy
Bell, who joins in the fun by adding some vocals of his own!

Also, the second CD will be LIMITED TO ONE WEEK ONLY! So we strongly urge
you to get down your local music emporium and pre-order it now, as it will
soon be gone, snapped up, all gone, finito. There may also be a limited
edition version of the album too. We'll let you know about that in a couple
of weeks, but you might wanna enquire with the man about that one too.

In the UK, wonderful Radio 1 are currently playing the record. In fact we
are single of the week with Scott Mills, which is lovely. If you want to
enthuse your Frapp luv to them, you can go here -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/ - pick a show and let em know! Hopefully
you'll hear more of the La La on Radio 1 very soon. If you are in Scotland,
then you'll also hear us on Beat 106 and in London XFM are playing the
record. Meanwhile, in France it's already being played on Europe 2, and in
Australia on Triple J, which we're simply thrilled about - listen out for it
and let us know what you think.

Other things to keep em peeled for in the UK: press wise, there's a nice
piece coming up in The Guardian (18th July), The Times (25th July), Gay
Times (25th July), DJ (1st Aug), Q (nice feature 1st Aug) and bags more to
follow. They're all using lots of lovely new pictures too.

The video will be shown exclusively on Channel 4 tonight at 2.20 am. It's
kinda late thanks to the weirdos in that house (Big Bro), but you can set
the VCR. It will then be played on Popworld on Sunday, and it's also being
shown on the MTV Dance channel. It will be on The Box channel as of next
Friday, so if you have that and want to see more of the vid, then please
vote away! In the meantime, you can watch a 30 second snippet of it on the
Supernature page of the website and the full length stream will go up by the
end of next week.

OK; now added to the website are 30 second snippets of all the album tracks,
so feast yr ears upon them. We'll add full length ones in a few weeks. There
are also a couple of neat little ecards - click on the chest of the horse,
and up they pop.

There's a pile of stuff going on the website next week, including a full
length stream of the single, streams of the remixes, some photos from the
making of the video and - best of all - the Q&A using your questions -
you'll see that next week too.

Last, but by no means least in any way, shape or form, is the all singing
all dancing live spectacular that is the Goldfrapp live show, and it's
rolling into town as follows:

**Big Gay Out - 23rd July (20 minute set)
- This is a day long festival at Finsbury Park in London. We're headlining
the Popstarz tent. We'll be announcing some competition details for this one
next week. Tickets from www.faceparty.com.

**UK secret shows
- As previously mentioned, these are not being announced to the public, only
to you our Dear fans, so if you wanna get up close & personal, then these
are the ones!

Cambridge Junction - 8th August
Sheffield Leadmill - 9th August
Liverpool Academy - 10th August

Tickets are available directly from the venues.

**Manumission Ibiza - 12th August
- It's only kinda fitting that the home of decadence and mystery should
invite our good selves to play their club, Again we'll be announcing some
competition details for this next week, but if you are gonna be out there,
well, you just have to come & see us really, doncha?

**V2005 - 20th & 21st August
- We're playing at Stafford on the Sat'day and Chelmsford on the Sunday. You
can get tickets for this from www.gigsandtours.com.

**TDK Cross festival - 27th August
- Again, we're headlining this one. You can get tickets from
http://www.groovetickets.co.uk, £30 a day.

And then the UK tour starts on 2nd October, dates as follows, tickets
available for all dates from www.gigsandtours.com.

Bristol Academy - 2nd October
Brighton Dome - 3rd October
Norwich UEA - 5th October
London Brixton Academy - 6th October
Manchester Academy - 8th October
Nottingham Rock City - 9th October
Leeds University - 11th October
Glasgow University - 12th October
Perth Concert Hall - 14th October
Newcastle Academy - 15th October

Phew-weeeeee! After all that, I think I need some OOH-LA-LA-LA-LALA, some
OOH LA LA-LA LAAAAAA!!!

Over & Out

THE DEER
XXxXxXxXx

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Op maandag 4 juli 2005 09:32 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Op deze site kun je nu ook de gehele video voor Ooh La La bekijken!

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Goldfrapp strode on to the international stage in 2000 with their glacial debut album 'Felt Mountain'. Their second album, 2003's 'Black Cherry' was a nastier piece of work, with its grinding, sexy singles 'Train' and 'Strict Machine'. The Goldfrapp sound was born, an electronica potently embedded with diverse retro styles: Marlene Dietrich meets Donna Summer. The duo, a collaboration between Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp, are inspired by the opulent world of 70s and 80s pop and produce a lavish discotronic world. Each album is a mini-universe comprising the artwork, clips, costumes and (raunchy) stage shows, with the band controlling each and every aspect. They people this world with mysterious hybrid creatures, the glam surface hides moody undercurrents. Their new album Supernature is released on 23 Aug and right after Goldfrapp will be showing it off at Paris's answer to Glastonbury, Rock en Seine. The album's single Ooh La La is a dirty, decadent hommage to Marc Bolan and the album a spectacular electro-chic intersection between Berlin, New York and northwest Somerset. Goldfrapp explain.

KvdB Does the title of your new album Supernature reference Cerrone's 1977 disco hit?
W. The title came right at the end, it was the last creative decision that was made. But we were aware of that record.
A. But there's also the book called Supernature: A New Look at Unexplained Phenomena by Lyall Watson, which is a book published in the 70s about the whole idea of the natural world and the animal world, ESP and magic, and I think that was where the phrase was coined. We liked all those associations.

The album was mixed by the producer Spike Stent, whose worked with Björk, Massive Attack and Madonna, among others.
A. We wanted to work with him before but couldn't. He's someone who can really enhance electronic sounds, bump them up that extra notch. He gave the sound extra oomph, a very hi-fi kind of sound.

How did you choose the single, Ooh La La ?
W. It was quite a clear choice that one, because it was up and in your face and it carried on the theme of the glammy, discoey beat from the last album.

It's very T-Rexy.
W. We do listen to T Rex actually, it stands up quite well.

How would you describe the new album, particularly in relation to the last two?
W. Lots of people are saying it seems like an amalgamation of the first two. I think we felt more confident about songwriting, we're more mature about the whole process and I think that shows. We're not so worried about things we were worried about before, like identity; if we want to try something we'll just do it. For example, there's guitar on this album, which was banned from the studio before.
A. I think with Black Cherry we were still discovering how we wanted to use those electronic sounds, how we wanted to use those beats. I think with this album we were a lot more comfortable with that and not so worried about mixing other sounds in. If we thought something was going to work we'd just do it, like the guitar, but marrying that with very syncopated synthesisers and beats aswell. It's a dreamy, almost psychadelic sound. Some of the songs on Supernature are a little bit more reflective, whereas Black Cherry was very basic and direct, the new album is a little bit more sensual than that straight-forward bump and grind.

Goldfrapp is known for creating a complete imaginative world, which includes your clips and stage shows, how does that work on this album?
A. We're still working on the concept. But we just did the photo shoot where we had this girl make us these giant objects, a giant plug, a giant reel-to-reel tape machine. Functional, but also larger than life, fantastical, Romantic, glittery elements.

You're playing Rock en Seine here in August.
A. It's funny with the festival circuit, festivals are either really great or they're the worst nightmare. You're either playing in this dusty old field to about three people or it's fantastic. There doesn't seem to much in between. Rock en Seine sounds really good, there's some excellent bands playing.

What can we expect from your show?
A. We haven't rehearsed or anything yet. But we have a band who we play with live, we know them and we've played a lot together. Charlie Jones plays a lot of bass on this album.

You both live in Bath. Does that inform things in any way?
W. It's a bit annoyingly small sometimes.
A. The countryside is very beautiful. We've both lived in London aswell, I still consider myself as living in London, all my friends live there and I travel to London a lot. But we've always worked outside the city, we don't like studios very much, they're very sterile and rather expensive; it's just much nicer to be somewhere more relaxed, that's got windows. You can really shut the door and focus on what you're doing, which I always find quite hard to do in a studio in London.

Where did you record Supernature ?
W. For the first album we were in a cottage, the second one in a studio space that was kind of cottagey, this one was another cottage.

So the Bed & Breakfast recording experience?
A. Yes, a bit. It was really chintzy, in beige and brown, with plastic flowers in really nasty vases. You can let your environment influence you or not, I'm sure it probably does influence you more that you think it does, but ultimately it's where you go in your head.

Goldfrapp seems a strongly imagined universe, a broader artistic project rather than purely a pop music phenomenon.
A. There's always a part of pop music that's cheesy and aimed at teenagers, but I think good music, of any style, is for adults and can be as creative and interesting as anything else. Good bands have their heart in their creation.

Have you got a clear idea of where you're heading with Goldfrapp?
W. There is no plan. We have tried to plan it and the lists we make from that are usually the things that we don't do.
A. It's nice to think that it's something that evolves and changes, there's always some new thing that we want to try.

Goldfrapp has been very successful; how is that change of status?
A. We don't feel that at all. It's really strange. We're getting quite good at ignoring it actually.
W. I don't think it's true.
A. And I never get recognised. When I'm out in the street I don't wear make-up, I don't brush my hair, I wear dirty old jeans. It's kind of nice, I can remain anonymous, it's quite healthy.

The whole music industry is changing massively with Internet; it's a complicated time to be producing albums. How do you feel about people downloading music for free?
A. It's a difficult one isn't it, because when we were kids we were taping stuff off the radio and you'd give a cassette to your mate, or you'd do your friend a little compilation of your favourite tunes, and that was great fun. But the difference now is that you can do that in a second send it out to a load of people around the planet. I think people have to realise they're going to have to pay for it because otherwise their favourite bands won't be making their own music anymore, because they won't be able to afford to, and that's really quite scary. Obviously you don't want to put those perimeters on things, it's a bit boring, but I think something has to be done.
W. It's difficult, because on the other hand, what's quite good about it is that you've got all these kids searching out the most obscure things, so tiny individuals can get a huge listenership, and that's exciting because it means that there's a democracy of musical appreciation as opposed to it all being controlled by the radio stations

What music are you listening to?
A. We listen to so many different things, I can never remember.

What do you think of the current wave of English pop then, like Franz Ferdinand?
W. They've only released one album, a very good album, and they're huge - and I think that's very tough.
A. We've been quite lucky in that we've actually had time to go at things at our own pace, and try things out. It's like the Scissor Sisters as well. I think it must be really difficult to have an absolutely incredibly successful first album.
W. You must feel like you've got to do the same album again.
A. Or do exactly the same thing for the next 4 albums, like Coldplay.
W. It's a rich seam and they should mine it.

So, what do you think of Coldplay?
A. I think they're very fucking good at writing tunes. But I watched Top of the Pops the other day - I quite like watching Top of the Pops - but I thought I must be watching an old Top of the Pops. Coldplay were playing their new single, and I genuinely thought I knew the song, that it couldn't possibly be from the new album because it's almost identical to older tracks.

How much do you identify with an English musical scene?
W. We identify with the 'eccentric' school of do what you want and do it with great gusto...
A. Make it yourself, be yourself, punky...
W. Kate Bushy...



Interview by Kate van den Boogert.



][ See Goldfrapp play on Fri 26 Aug at Rock en Seine ][


www.goldfrapp.co.uk
www.rockenseine.co.uk

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Op dinsdag 26 juli 2005 17:41 schreef BliksemSchigt het volgende:
Leuk, lekker album. Echt een relaxte plaat.

Naar aanleiding van de promo-filmpjes op MTV maar eens naar op zoek gegaan. Jammer dat ik het niet eerder ben tegengekomen. Echt lekkere muziek.

Kijk uit naar het nieuwe album

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Op woensdag 27 juli 2005 19:49 schreef Tom_Tom- het volgende:
Whoaah. .

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Op dinsdag 26 juli 2005 18:40 schreef MadGuy het volgende:

[..]

Ze hebben ook nog een debuut album, genaamd Felt Mountain, die wat rustiger en vooral sfeervoller is. Misschien vind je dat ook leuk!

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Op vrijdag 29 juli 2005 22:51 schreef hydraulix het volgende:
Gisteren was de clip Uhlala bij TMF met Rate that video
Echt weer het breezerpubliek die het weer afkraakt.

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Op vrijdag 29 juli 2005 23:42 schreef Mryc het volgende:
TMF moet je gewoon geen waarde aan hechten, zonde van je tijd. Ik zie de clip nu gelukkig wel regelmatig op MTV langskomen

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Op woensdag 17 augustus 2005 18:34 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Je kun NU de tracks ook luisteren op de officiële Goldfrapp site!

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Op woensdag 17 augustus 2005 20:54 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Die heb ik al tig keer genoemd in deze thread. Ik vertrouwde op de intelligentie van de FOK!kers...

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Op zondag 21 augustus 2005 19:17 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Geweldig hè?

CD-WOW heeft mijn Supernature deluxe editie verzonden. Ik heb hem hopelijk deze week!

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Greetings Deers

So....... the waiting is over. We've seen your comments on the Goldfrapp message
board, we can see what you'd like and at last we can finally reveal the details
for our new single 'Number 1', released on October 31st. Beautiful? Check. Satin
Chic? Check.....

Here's the track listing :::

CD1
1. Number 1
2. Beautiful

DVD
1. Number 1 - Postcards From the Summer
2. Satin Chic - Special Performance Film
3. Lovely 2 C U - T Raumschmiere Rmx

'Number 1 - Postcards From The Summer' is a special montage of exclusive behind
the scenes footage from our summer festival appearances, 'Satin Chic' is a
special performance we decided to film and now you all know what happened to
that most elusive of tracks, Beautiful!!!!

There will also be a CD Maxi too, we're just finalizing the details of the
remixes for that one, stay tuned!!!!

There will once again be slipcases so if U want one and you're in the UK then
pls make sure your address is up-to-date at:
http://email.mute.biz/a/t(...)npBDKCEt$ASrnR$az1fN

As you know our tour starts very, very soon. We're hard at work making the show
as special as possible, expect a few extra surprises too. Here's the dates
again.

OCTOBER 2005

Sun 2 Bristol Carling Academy
Mon 3 Brighton Dome
Wed 5 Norwich UEA
Thurs 6 Brixton Carling Academy
Sat 8 Manchester Academy
Sun 9 Nottingham Rock City
Tues 11 Leeds University
Wed 12 Glasgow Carling Academy
Fri 14 Perth Concert Hall
Sat 15 Newcastle Academy

Most dates are sold out or only have very few tickets left. We don't want any of
you to miss out, so if you have not been lucky enough to get some tickets,
here's 2 more chances.

We have one pair of tickets to each of the gigs to give to lucky competition
winners. If you want to win, email frapptour@mutehq.co.uk with the venue of your
choice in the subject line. The competition closes on Friday 23rd September and
the winners will be notified shortly after.

Or if you want to actually get involved in handing bits & bobs out at the gigs
and being part of the Frapp Fraternity, then get in touch with us at
frapptour@mutehq.co.uk with FRAPP HELP and the venue near you in the subject
line. If you help us out we'll get you into the show. Course, you can apply for
this if you have tickets already. Don't be scared, email us now.

Also, a few of you have been asking about live recordings from the tour, well,
we can do that too. We're just finalising the nuts & bolts on that. As soon as
we have confirmed details we'll get them to you.

Hope you're having fun with our Podcast. If you haven't played with it yet, and
you would like to listen to it, you can download it directly from
http://email.mute.biz/a/t(...)qnp.AQBIsDHS/link6-1

Don't forget that we are on the radio tonight. Tune into the Mark Radcliffe
Session on BBC Radio 2 from 10.30 to hear 3 tracks and a chat. To listen to us
live follow the links from here
http://email.mute.biz/a/t(...)qnp.AQBIsDHS/link3-1
And you can listen to the show again for another week!!

See you all soon.

The Deer
xXx

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Op woensdag 21 september 2005 02:48 schreef BloodyLotte het volgende:
Ik vind de cd tof.

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M'Deers

Quick one for you today as we are busy beavering away on preparations for our
Autumn tour. But it's all very, very exciting. We're announcing our NEW tour
dates for February 2006, see below for details.... And, we now have the full
track listing for Number 1, which hits the streets on 31 October.

CD1

1. Number 1
2. Beautiful

CD2

1. Number 1 - Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Main Remix
2. Ooh La La - Live
3. Number 1 - video

DVD

1. Number 1 - Postcards From the Summer (video)
2. Satin Chic - Special Performance Film (video)
3. Lovely 2 C U - T.Raumschmiere Rmx (audio)

No doubt we'll be putting bits and bobs up onto the site soon and giving you a
sneaky peak at our new video too, so make sure you check it out soon.

Thanks to all the lovely Deers who volunteered to hand stuff out on our tour. We
were inundated with requests and it was quite hard to pick just a few of you.
But for those of you who were disappointed, and for those who couldn't get
tickets for our sold out tour, there'll be another chance soon......... cos we
are hitting the road again in February. And, yahoo, here are the dates:

Wed 1 Feb CARDIFF Great Hall
Thurs 2 Feb SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall
Sat 4 Feb CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Sun 5 Feb READING Hexagon
Thurs 9 Feb LONDON Brixton Carling Academy
Fri 10 Feb LONDON Brixton Carling Academy
Sat 18 Feb MANCHESTER Apollo
Tues 21 Feb LIVERPOOL University
Thurs 23 Feb SHEFFIELD Octagon
Fri 24 Feb BIRMINGHAM Carling Academy
Sun 26 Feb BELFAST Ulster Hall
Mon 27 Feb DUBLIN Olympia

As always, you Deers are the first to know.

Tickets go on sale on Friday 30th September @ 9.00 am and are available via
www.gigsandtours.com, except Belfast and Dublin www.ticketmaster.ie.
Gigs and Tours:
<http://email.mute.biz/a/tBDOU85AWo9PQAZLp8uAOfqnp.AQBIsDbP/link1-1>
Ticketmaster Ireland:
<http://email.mute.biz/a/tBDOU85AWo9PQAZLp8uAOfqnp.AQBIsDbP/link2-1>

Hope to see you all soon.

Deer
xXx

PS Our new album Supernature has been nominated in the Best Album category for
the Q Awards 2005. If you'd like us to win, click the link and follow the
instructions:
<http://email.mute.biz/a/tBDOU85AWo9PQAZLp8uAOfqnp.AQBIsDbP/link3-1>

Plus, we've also been short listed for the Best Pop Artist category at the BT
sponsored Digital Music Awards. If you want to vote for us, the voting forms are
online at:
<http://email.mute.biz/a/tBDOU85AWo9PQAZLp8uAOfqnp.AQBIsDbP/link4-1>

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Unsubscribe, update your details or change your preferences any time:
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Op woensdag 21 september 2005 10:25 schreef MadGuy het volgende:Wat een kutje is het ook, die Alison. Eerst Coldplay afkraken omdat hun muziek altijd maar hetzelfde klinkt en dan in het voorprogramma staan...

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Op vrijdag 30 september 2005 21:35 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Popjustice.co.uk:-

Number One:

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Op dinsdag 28 februari 2006 10:36 schreef Tom_Tom- het volgende:
Ik hoop stiekem dat ze ook Amsterdam nog aan doen, anders ga ik naar Eindhoven!

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Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 11:59 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Leuk dat die voorverkopen altijd zo kort van tevoren worden aangekondigd. Nu kan ik dus geen vrij meer vragen. Nou ja, wellicht dat ik 's middags nog steeds kaarten kan krijgen...

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Op zondag 28 mei 2006 12:50 schreef kipknots het volgende:
Ik heb al zin in de 31e

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Op zondag 28 mei 2006 15:40 schreef Croupouque het volgende:

[..]

Ik hoop dat je 7 juni ook nog steeds zin hebt.

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Op zondag 28 mei 2006 15:40 schreef Croupouque het volgende:

[..]

Ik hoop dat je 7 juni ook nog steeds zin hebt.

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Op woensdag 12 april 2006 21:55 schreef HuubTuub het volgende:
Nieuwe single wordt "Fly me away", vanaf 1 mei te koop in de betere platenzaak.

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Op woensdag 31 mei 2006 18:58 schreef hydraulix het volgende:
Is de Effenaar uitverkocht? Ik heb echt de neiging om gewoon nog een keer te gaan

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Op woensdag 31 mei 2006 14:34 schreef BloodyLotte het volgende:
Ik ga in de Effenaar de 7e foto's maken en die post ik dan wel hier.

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 00:00 schreef BloodyLotte het volgende:
Ja dus geen wolvendanseresjes.

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 11:26 schreef Tom_Tom- het volgende:
Ja, in Paradiso waren er ook travo's enzo. Bont gezelschap, die Goldfrappfans. .

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 00:30 schreef kipknots het volgende:
Nee, maar vanaf het begin dat Allison haar mond open trok kon me dat weinig meer schelen. Wat een stem!

De rest van de show was ook geweldig, Allisons uitstraling, de band die echt goed bezig was. Leuk om bij een rustig nummer de drummer een viool te zien pakken waarna hij rustig een stuk meespeelt.

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 12:14 schreef kuki-puki het volgende:
oh, ik heb nog wat filmpjes

http://www.kukibo.nl/goldfrapp_movies.zip

niet echt geweldig ofzo, maar toch

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 13:00 schreef hydraulix het volgende:
Ow volgens mij heb ik je dan gezien BloodyLotte. Ik stond pal achter de man in de rolstoel en zag inderdaad dat een dame (jij waarschijnlijk) foto's aan het maken was (jij stond helemaal vooraan: waren het die kleine bimeisjes die ook vooraan het podium stonden? Hahaha!) Die foto's van jou
Kom ik met m'n HP-compactcamera (zitten wel leuke tussen maar heel veel ruis door de hoge isowaarde).
Om eerlijk te zijn vond ik de show ook wat flauwtjes. Misschien kwam het door de hoge verwachtingen na Amsterdam, want daar stonden ze echt te knallen compleet met die gave danseressen. Die had ik dus wel gemist! Waarschijnlijk was het podium ook te klein ofzo?
Volgens mij hadden ze ook veel minder nummers gespeeld, het was naar mjn gevoel echt supersnel voorbij. Hier ook weer irritant dat het rumoerig was tijdens de rustige nummers

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 13:01 schreef hydraulix het volgende:

[..]

Je gaat me toch niet vertellen dat je de all mighty kukident ben van Clubcharts


(hoi trouwens)

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 22:07 schreef MadGuy het volgende:
Wat was de setlist eigenlijk?

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Op donderdag 8 juni 2006 23:04 schreef kipknots het volgende:

[..]

Zelfde als bij Paradiso volgens mij:

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3. train