― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 16:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Previously I'd thought of them as a stopgap Portishead. They'd do, but only till the real thing came along. Now they've raised their game and the followers are now leaders.
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 16:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Oh, might as well revive this thread since:
http://lastgasstation.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/rocket.jpg
It sounds exactly as you might guess it would sound based on that cover.
http://www.lagasta.com/goldfrapp-rocket/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 January 2010 03:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Expect remixes from Richard X, Tiesto, Grum and Penguin Prison.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 January 2010 03:24 (fourteen years ago) link
It's a good song, but I'm sad to find Goldfrapp playing catch-up instead of leading the way. Ned sez "retroironicrediscovery"... sounds about right.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 22 January 2010 03:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Nice outfit but impractical civil engineering!
― Radio Birdman Rally (King Boy Pato), Friday, 22 January 2010 03:52 (fourteen years ago) link
How dare you say that about the Jacksons:
http://buzzardbook.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/jacksons-victory-12.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 January 2010 04:00 (fourteen years ago) link
http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/2008/05/bill_gates_-_the_road_ahead_01.jpg
― might seem normal (snoball), Friday, 22 January 2010 11:46 (fourteen years ago) link
i expect this to sound like Alpinestars 'Jump Jet'
― mdskltr (blueski), Friday, 22 January 2010 11:51 (fourteen years ago) link
I like it. I don't mind that it's behind the curve, as this particular sound (reminds me of Cosmos "Take Me With You" a bit, though not as amazing obv) doesn't really age for me.
― Tim F, Friday, 22 January 2010 12:13 (fourteen years ago) link
The Man has got involved, can't find anywhere to listen to this.
― BTW, I'm frightfully middle-class (chap), Friday, 22 January 2010 13:22 (fourteen years ago) link
http://hypem.com/search/goldfrapp%20rocket/1/
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Friday, 22 January 2010 13:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I like this! I'd describe it as 80s Menudo + Van Halen's "Jump". Love the cheap-sounding bass!
I've always thought Goldfrapp (although wonderful) aren't usually very good at doing "catchy" (that's why Supernature didn't work for me). Fortunately, this is definitely an exception. I'm also relieved they've ditched the "pastoral" thing TBH.
― one boob is free with one (daavid), Friday, 22 January 2010 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm a big fan of their last album, I liked how they did the whole folksy psychedelic thing, but still managed to sound completely modern.
I wouldn't say that I dislike "Rocket", but I feel slightly disappointed that they are so slavishly reproducing the 80s vibe without bothering to update it or add anything new.
― Moodles, Friday, 22 January 2010 19:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Still buying the new album though...
I still like the first album best, they're very good the wintery John Barry thing. Rocket's nice enough, maybe not so much that I'll acquire the album legally without sampling a few more tracks first.
― BTW, I'm frightfully middle-class (chap), Friday, 22 January 2010 20:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Love the album cover.
http://www.goldfrapp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/goldfrapp-headfirst150-517x517.jpg
― Bing Crosby, are you listening? (Billy Dods), Friday, 22 January 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
That's a stunning cover. If I had no idea who Goldfrapp was, I'd buy that album based on the cover alone.
― van smack, Saturday, 23 January 2010 00:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Sounds like a Miami Horror remix of "One Day" by Juan MacLean etc which is a very good thing.
― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean, the "you're never coming back" is exactly "you'll realize that I'm the"...
― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm hoping (based on the album art etc.) that this is less just post-electroclash/Gaga-for-Guardian-readers/"lol 80s" and more specifically a kind of technicolour synth-disco affair, a diva-pop equiv to The Avalanches' "A Different Feeling".
"Jump" meets "Xanadu".
― Tim F, Saturday, 23 January 2010 03:54 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^^
Absolutely, I'm hoping that the Ewan Pearson Disco Odyssey remix of 'Ride a White Horse' is the template for this.
― Bing Crosby, are you listening? (Billy Dods), Saturday, 23 January 2010 12:08 (fourteen years ago) link
So now "Believer" is out there, and it's even less interesting than "Rocket." I'm not giving up yet, because history proves some of the best Goldfrapp tracks are the deep cuts as opposed to the singles, but... ehhh.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 30 January 2010 10:20 (fourteen years ago) link
whiney's twitter was marking this as album of the year yesterday btw
― zvookster, Saturday, 30 January 2010 10:28 (fourteen years ago) link
http://twitter.com/1000TimesYes/status/8334677558
― zvookster, Saturday, 30 January 2010 10:30 (fourteen years ago) link
BOLD CLAM only 29 days into the year.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 30 January 2010 10:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ok "so far" on jan 28
― zvookster, Saturday, 30 January 2010 10:32 (fourteen years ago) link
lol xp
Although, my favorite albums of the past few years have all come out (or leaked, at least) in Q1.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 30 January 2010 10:35 (fourteen years ago) link
The Richard X remix of "Rocket" is better, but the original and "Believer" are zzzzzzzzzzzzz
― might seem normal (snoball), Saturday, 30 January 2010 11:17 (fourteen years ago) link
The Richard X remix of "Rocket" is better
And you can judge directly:
http://hypem.com/search/goldfrapp%20rocket%20richard%20x/1/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 06:46 (fourteen years ago) link
They're back! New single is stunning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzoTQqEoFg
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 15 July 2013 10:55 (ten years ago) link
That is very nice indeed. She looks amazing too, she's not aged in years.
― not_goodwin, Monday, 15 July 2013 11:07 (ten years ago) link
indeed. if its all in that kind of mood, then it could be a perfect album for the autumn.
― mark e, Monday, 15 July 2013 11:12 (ten years ago) link
Sounds like it's going to have more of a Seventh Tree feel which is fine by me. I agree that this will a perfect soundtrack for autumn. I'm hoping the Beth Gibbons album will come out around the same time, think they'll compliment each other nicely.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 15 July 2013 11:19 (ten years ago) link
Tease(r):
https://twitter.com/goldfrapp/status/821462363513745409
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 17 January 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link
Easily my most anticipated album this year
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 21:50 (seven years ago) link
Same here
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 17 January 2017 23:24 (seven years ago) link
single played on BBC6 tomorrow; Lauren Laverne's show.
― piscesx, Sunday, 22 January 2017 22:00 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkLMZv_sak
Sounds like they might be continuing to alternate between soft pastoral albums and dancy electro ones. Pity, as I think they're better at the former these days.
Silver Eye out March 31st:
1. Anymore
2. Systemagic
3. Tigerman
4. Become The One
5. Faux Suede Drifter
6. Zodiac Black
7. Beast That Never Was
8. Everything Is Never Enough
9. Moon In Your Mouth
10. Ocean
― chap, Monday, 23 January 2017 13:32 (seven years ago) link
The single is pretty good. I felt like I was waiting for an amazing chorus that didn't quite arrive.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 23 January 2017 14:11 (seven years ago) link
Yeah same - but I've a feeling it might prove catchier than it first appears.
― chap, Monday, 23 January 2017 14:26 (seven years ago) link
I was never that keen on Ooh La La and I still ended up loving Supernature so I'm not too worried. Hopefully it will be a grower.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 23 January 2017 14:37 (seven years ago) link
YES!
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 23 January 2017 18:30 (seven years ago) link
Deliciously evil-sounding. Like.
― Jeff W, Monday, 23 January 2017 18:57 (seven years ago) link
I'm cool with this direction - "Tales Of Us" is a great come-down record, but not sure I'd want a retread of that. Even on their lesser records (IMO) they still manage to provide some sublime highlights, like "Hunt" for example.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Monday, 23 January 2017 19:40 (seven years ago) link
Production from Haxan Cloak makes me think it will still be mighty weird
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Monday, 23 January 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
https://www.popjustice.com/articles/alison-goldfrapp-interview-silver-eye/
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 01:01 (seven years ago) link
It's weird that she refuses to name the album that she was disappointed with before release when it's obviously Head First. She's slagged it off a few times in the past.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 01:29 (seven years ago) link
^ Yeah. Was "Head First" the last album they did to get out of a contract or was that the Hits? It felt very "contractual" but it also contains some wicked tracks.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 01:41 (seven years ago) link
Seeing them tonight, anyone else catch this tour? Seems the setlist has been pretty static with the exception of "Black Cherry" (!!)
mostly supernature/silver eyes tracks on tour
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 22 September 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
I still love Silver Eye, but perhaps not as much as Supernature, Black Cherry or Head First.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 23 September 2017 08:59 (six years ago) link
Turrican, you would love this tour. Setlist was largely Supernature, and the band closed with an extended mix of "Strict Machine" (very similar to the We are Glitter mix). Nothing from Head First at this show though "Dreaming" and "Shiny and Warm" have been played on this tour.
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
I think I may be the only person who thinks Seventh Tree is their best album.
― Moodles, Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
i saw them open for New Order and it was pretty mesmerizing. and I had NO IDEA Alison Goldfrapp is 51 years old.
― nomar, Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
Moodles, Seventh Tree is definitely one of my favourites, the inverse of Tales of Us and includes probably one of their best tracks, "Eat Yourself". No songs from Tree or Tales on this tour, the band's trajectory is mostly dancefloor elevation
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
― Moodles, Saturday, September 23, 2017 7:34 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Nope. To me it's her best by far.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
Nice
― Moodles, Saturday, 23 September 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
I'm the only person who thinks Tales of Us is her best album so here we are all off in niches
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Sunday, 24 September 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link
Don't know about on here, but I know at least one person IRL who agrees with you.
― Moodles, Sunday, 24 September 2017 03:09 (six years ago) link
Up thread there's some users who cite tales of us as favourite. It's mine as well over time
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Sunday, 24 September 2017 04:00 (six years ago) link
Seventh Tree is underrated, even if it's not the side of Goldfrapp I prefer.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 05:38 (six years ago) link
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Sunday, 24 September 2017 01:54 (six hours ago) Permalink
Nope. One of my favourite albums full stop. Seeing her in Glasgow on Halloween and looking forward to a bigger dancier vibe tho
― i know kore-eda (or something), Sunday, 24 September 2017 08:22 (six years ago) link
I’m liking the production on the last one but find it a bit lacking tune-wise
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Sunday, 24 September 2017 11:40 (six years ago) link
The slower tracks on Silver Eye are quite similar to Goldfrapp bsides ("Bodo" w/ Pale 3 is akin to "Faux Suede Drifter" for example). Or they're an amalgamation of Black Cherry/Tales Of Us style, like on "Beast That Never Was". But yeah not so sure about the more upbeat ones, they're not as tuneful as anything on Supernature/Black Cherry.
On a side note, Goldfrapp are pure fire live, and very heavy (largely in part to their excellent bassist and 3 female keyboardists). They're quite different on record though.
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Sunday, 24 September 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
Chalk me up also in the Tales Of Us best album camp, no question. Seems weird you can't buy the accompanying film as it's a lovely thing and even had a (limited) cinema release.
― piscesx, Sunday, 24 September 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
Also seems mad they never released their Medea music either
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Sunday, 24 September 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
^ whoa, thanks for mentioning that - never heard that
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Sunday, 24 September 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
I've enjoyed all their albums, but Black Cherry, Tales Of Us and Seventh Tree are their three masterpieces for me. I have a hard time picking between Tales Of Us and Seventh Tree.
― kitchen person, Monday, 25 September 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
would rank them similarly kitchen but felt mountain has to be included, especially for "Deer Stop"
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 25 September 2017 03:47 (six years ago) link
Supernature is their masterpiece, IMO. Excellent synthpop.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Monday, 25 September 2017 06:42 (six years ago) link
Number One and Ride a White Horse destroyed the crowd live, it's definitely the peak of their synthpop exrcusions
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 25 September 2017 06:50 (six years ago) link
also Supernature has the beguiling "Time Out from the World" and "Let It Take You"
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 25 September 2017 06:51 (six years ago) link
I just love the way the album sounds - it's really smooth and shiny. The artwork could not represent the contents any better!
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Monday, 25 September 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
ok this is hitting the spot this morning
― ꙮ (map), Saturday, 13 May 2023 17:16 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcsvgsedz20
― ꙮ (map), Saturday, 13 May 2023 17:39 (one year ago) link
Had no idea this was out! What happened to Will?
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Saturday, 13 May 2023 23:07 (one year ago) link
bump, this is really good! not everything is amazing but there's some really great stuff on here. the grooves are huge, expensive ass digital plug ins making everything sound like glitter waterfalls. the songs are classy, occasionally brilliant, some a little forgettable. but a super friendly / inviting listen overall.
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 18 May 2023 17:23 (eleven months ago) link
I like this as much as black cherry and the other pop album (head on? Or whatever), maybe more TBH.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Saturday, 20 May 2023 06:18 (eleven months ago) link