Foiled (until Monday)

[caddyman]

When I rule the world¹ it will be illegal to review anything before it has actually been released. At best, any article or comment should be prominently labelled Preview so as not to confuse those of us of frail observation.

I have just read a Preview of the new Goldfrapp album, Seventh Tree in The Times. I quite like Goldfrapp, though their brand of electronica/dance music is not something that easily fits with the rest of my music collection (though the Contino Sessions by Death in Vegas are at least in the same solar system). The first album, Felt Mountain was a masterpiece, if a commercial failure and felt like the aural equivalent of being trapped in a 1960s spy movie with Alan bate and Julie Christie. Black Cherry was altogether more underground sado-night club and Supernature was listenable but sadly Black Cherry redux.

Anyway, Seventh Tree apparently moves back in the direction of Felt Mountain but with less emphasis on electronica and more acoustic overlays.


Alison Goldfrapp on the cover of their new album, Seventh Tree

I was going to buy it on my way home. It's not released until Monday; my hopes are temporarily dashed.

PREVIEW, people. Not Review!

¹I don't rcommend that you hold your breath.

Comments

[lupercal.livejournal.com]

I've got a promo copy of Seventh Tree and I have to say it's very good indeed. It falls into Acoustic/Ambient labelling much more easily than Electronica/Dance, and is certainly closer to Felt Mountain than any of the other albums. It kind of feels like it's been made out of time...

I hope you think it's worth the wait!

[phil99.livejournal.com]

I'm one of the many who downloaded the album in it's pre-release, low quality form and while I haven't given it a proper listening to I have had it on in the background and it is jolly nice.

[mr-h-r-hughes.livejournal.com]

If you liked Felt Mountain then I assume that you've discovered Portishead ? Also in that vein would be Tricky's 'Maxinquaye' (although Tricky is much weirder, in fact Ms Goldfrapp sings on a couple of tracks on this album) and Eathling's 'Radar'. There are several others that I can't think of right now.

"aural equivalent of being trapped in a 1960s spy movie" that goes double for Portishead especially a b-side instrumental the title of which escapes me right now.