Goldfrapp biography
On 27 July Alison confirmed via Twitter that Goldfrapp would play in South America for a three-date minitour which took place at Personal Fest 2011, Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 4 November, Planeta Terra 2011 festival (Brazil) on 5 November and Maquinaria Festival (Chile) on 8 November.
Following the duo's departure from EMI, it was announced in December 2011 that a fourteen-track retrospective compilation titled The Singles would be released on 6 February 2012 by Mute and Parlophone, including the biggest singles from their five studio albums, as well as two brand-new tracks, "Melancholy Sky" and "Yellow Halo". A video for "Yellow Halo" was directed by Lisa Gunning and shot entirely on an iPhone.
Musical style
Although Goldfrapp's musical style has changed over time, they are considered to be an electronic music band. Goldfrapp has explored a range of musical styles in their songs, although many songs are characterized by Alison Goldfrapp's distinctive breathy, soft soprano vocals and Will Gregory's multi-layered synthesizer and string arrangements. The band's sound has progressed from an ambient sound in
Felt Mountain, through electronic music in
Black Cherry to a more glam rock sound in
Supernature, and most recently to a blend of ambient, folk and electronic in
Seventh Tree and an 1980s synthpop influence in
Head First. However, they have experimented with other genres of music, such as cabaret ("Satin Chic", "Oompah Radar"), electroclash ("Slide In", "Koko"), folktronica ("Clowns") and cha-cha-cha ("Human").
Goldfrapp draws inspiration from a range of artists and genres. Alison Goldfrapp listened to Madonna, Kate Bush, T. Rex, Donna Summer and Iggy Pop as a teenager and discovered Serge Gainsbourg while working in Belgium. While traveling through Europe in the early 1990s, she also began listening to Polish disco music and cabaret music from the Weimar Republic. They also draw inspiration from surrealism and nature, all of which appear in the band's album artwork, which Goldfrapp designs in collaboration with Big Active. Goldfrapp have also remixed Marilyn Manson's single "This Is the New Shit" and Lady Gaga's single "Judas".
The majority of the band's songs are composed by Goldfrapp and Gregory, although they have collaborated with session musician Nick Batt several times. They have called their writing sessions a "democratic affair", playing off one another while in the recording studio. Gregory composes his music on vintage keyboards, interpreting the mood of Goldfrapp's lyrics. Alison Goldfrapp believes that "music is a visual experience" and therefore visualizes her lyrics before writing them. Her songwriting is characterized by its use of animals to describe human emotions and status.
Discography
- Felt Mountain (2000)
- Black Cherry (2003)
- Supernature (2005)
- Seventh Tree (2008)
- Head First (2010)
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