| May 2006Alison
Goldfrapp’s debut album, Felt Mountain, heralded the arrival of the kind of
torchy, downtempo songstress that fans of bands like Portishead, Lamb, and Esthero found
irresistible. Black Cherry, released two years later, all at once tried to be both
a synth-heavy dance album and wispy-vocalized electronica. Supernature is almost
exclusively the former. Most traces of Goldfrapp’s intimate, cabaret-like side are
banished on this CD, with the possible exception of "Let it Take You," a
somewhat lightly tinged electronic poem that advocates the idea of giving in to emotion.
The voice will sound familiar, but here it is more manipulated, more married to
kaleidoscopic soundscapes. The first track, "Ooh La La," announces that this
album is unabashedly pop. Songs like "Satin Chic" could easily be mistaken for
'80s-era New Wave.
I’ve listened to the album a dozen or so times
already, and it is great to have on in the background while doing other things. This is
not to take away from the artistic merit of the album, but more to convey that it is
rather light and upbeat material. The recording quality is good enough that you can turn
the music up loud, as I suspect it was meant to be heard. Each song is unique and I think
it will see many, many more times around in my CD player. The Deluxe Edition also
includes a DVD-V containing the full album in both 5.1 and stereo mixes, videos, a
documentary, and a photo gallery.
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Goldfrapp - Supernature
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