That's Entertainment : Goldfrapp
Sometimes you hear a song and abracadabra, it just reaches out and grabs ya!
That's what happened with me, the one and only time I ever saw Goldfrapp's Number 1 on Rage.
It has this wonderful, epic synth line and fairly catchy synth bass/drum that tickles your ears and taps your toes from go to whoa!
And the video clip is hilarious and seductive. When I was on my honeymoon back in March/April 2006, we were going on a road trip to the Margaret River and I bought the CD Supernature at one of those $10 boutiques and played it pretty much most of the time we had the hire car. And still today, Number 1 is a go to song for when I want to write anything with a little bit of a romantic slant.
Much like most of Goldrapp's work, baring the turn of the century ambient debut, their's is a mix of retro and contemporary disco pop with the requisite amount of dance floor filling hooks, sexy vibrancy and understated genius. Lead singer Alison Goldfrapp is a combination of sultry sex poppet and chic goth mistress, with breathy vocals, lipstick stained kisses and feminine superiority. She's a 'real' pop star - 'wow' and 'eccentric' - hatched out of the similar mould that begat us David Bowie and Marc Bolan amongst others. Meanwhile, partner in crime Will Gregory is almost reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boy's Chris Lowe - heard but not seen. He is the keyboardist, producer and composer of much of the duo's material and spent some of the 80's recording and touring with Tears For Fears [as a saxophonist amongst other things] and in the 1990's collaborated with Portishead, Peter Gabriel and The Cure. To be sure, Goldfrapp's partnership is quite possibly one of the best going around.
Critically acclaimed, popular international sellers (especially in their native UK), they are always bubbling just under the surface with their electronica. Unable to be pigeonholed, Goldfrapp have been described as cinematic, edgy, ambient and other worldly and at other times, roosty, folky and pop perfection. Pitchfork Media labelled their debut simultaneously smarmy and seductive, yet elegant and graceful. It was also called a strange and beautiful mix of the romantic, eerie and world-weary. And not ones to eschew commercial opportunities, their music is equally at home in cinema and television, whilst Ooh La La was used for a highly successful 2013 Apple I-phone 5s advertising campaign.
For a long while, TVS used to play live concert films on a Saturday night. Goldfrapp's Wonderful Electric live set appeared probably every 12 weeks or so (repeated during the week a couple of times). Their live show was a mix of erotic cabaret - haunting, eclectic yet uplifting and playful - and stylish, energetic synth pop. Alison Goldfrapp has been blessed with a wonderful set of vocal chords, and she does sound amazingly good live.
But all in all Goldfrapp are great chill out, relax with a cocktail type of fun.
And if there's one song you listen to, give Number 1 a spin. You shan't be disappointed.
The best …
The rest …
Lovely Head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ggLQckReDk
Utopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUB7e3BtnvU
Black Cherry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisI4tBArSw
Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHnYe5Nj0F0
Strict Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeawPUpTHJA
Ooh La La https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uco-2V4ytYQ
Ride A White Horse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFF8bubMc40
A&E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ptai9I6eo
Rocket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJppnG1tflU
Alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSdZAkA4VpA
Thea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NqyngadYc8
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