This is one of the stand out tracks from Goldfrapp’s Tales of Us album, remixed by me, rocking the tribal flavour and adding a few angry mobs here and there. Sit back and grab a burning torch – it’s Thea, the Totem mix! (Video now showing here)
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Thea – Totem Mix
Categories: Music, Random
Tags: dance, fan made, fan mix, Goldfrapp, Mark Wallis, new album, remix, Tales of Us, The Devious Corporation, Thea, tribal
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September’s Here Again
Achingly beautiful, David Sylvian’s September is a dusty old photograph of a song. It’s a snapshot of Satie-style piano, oblique and wistful: the flickering memories of a great summer. The vocal is mannered, coming from Sylvian’s early solo work, but the effect is wonderful. I live for summer and worship the sun, and this song is my annual ritual. Autumn’s in the air…
Also check out my Totem mix for Thea, one of the stand out tracks on the album Tales Of Us
For gorgeous summer tunes from Dirty Art Club – pop on over to my online jukebox High Tunes and listen for free. You’ll also find a selection of the very best in summer soundtracks, lovingly picked by me. Instant cool for the heatwave!
Categories: Music, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: album, chillout, Dirty Art Club, downtempo, High Tunes, Sun Burn, Vermillion
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Goldfrapp’s Tales of Us – Reviewed
The dust is settling in Manchester after a storming performance from Goldfrapp at The Albert Hall, showcasing their new album Tales of Us.
Due for release in September, the new songs whisper and tiptoe deceptively before soaring on epic choruses, leaving the audience stunned. There’s the wistful romance of old black and white French films and noirish nostalgia, magical and sinister as Goldfrapp leave behind their abstractions for character sketches and love letters. The lyrical veil is never quite lifted, and that’s fine because Goldfrapp are at their best when they’re being mysterious.. The sunny warmth of Clowns, from the Seventh Tree album, seems to shine through most of the songs, balancing the shadows, but an aching sense of loss makes the spine shiver, as Alison appears to ponder her past with quiet ambiguity.
Goldfrapp Tales of Us Manchester Albert Hall
Alison Goldfrapp at the Albert Hall Manchester (photo credit pending)
Alison Goldfrapp Albert Hall
Goldfrapp at The Albert Hall Manchester
The grand old chapel was the perfect setting for the album reveal, and the effect of the sun setting behind the stained glass windows was bewitching as the orchestra flowed and the choir soared to to a climax which took everyone by surprise. Old trouper Caravan Girl was transformed into a towering gospel anthem.
The last time I heard an album so rich with emotion was k d lang’s Ingenue, the glowing end of the perfect post-coital cigarette. And just on the evidence of Drew, which you can watch above, Tales of Us seems destined to be a classic.
Listen to one of the stand out songs, Stranger here
Categories: Music, Photography, Travel, Vibe Monitor, Video
Tags: Alison Goldfrapp, Drew, Goldfrapp, Live Music, Manchester, new album, Stranger, Tales of Us, The Albert Hall
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Goldfrapp – new album debut live at The Albert Hall
The spellbinding sound of Goldfrapp playing to their strengths is driving fandom wild. Teaser track Drew was released as a beautiful video on Monday, and Manchester is holding it’s breath for the album reveal, live at The Albert hall, Manchester. This particular Albert Hall is an ancient chapel, which suits the nourish, classical feel to Goldfrapp’s songwriting: haunting tunes and echoes of movie soundtracks. Accompanied by a choir and a 20-piece string orchestra, courtesy of The Royal Northern College of Music, this looks like being a night to remember in Manchester’s most haunted building. 
Categories: Art, Design, Music, Photography, Vibe Monitor
Tags: Goldfrapp, Live Music, Manchester, new album, Tales of Us, The Albert Hall
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