Demob Happy

FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE LINE OF BEST FIT
7/10
Synth pop is apparently making a big comeback in 2009, I say apparently because I don’t listen to the radio, watch TV or live in an English-speaking country, so it’s easy to shield myself from the probably excessive hype surrounding artists such as, say, Little Boots, Empire Of [...]

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Black Cherry B-Sides at Best!
6/10
Supernature picks up where singles off Black Cherry such as ‘Train’ and ‘Strict Machine’ - in my mind that albums weaker moments - left off. I have heard Alison Goldfrapp in the press saying that they aimed to make this album more stripped down, the production simpler. This has resulted in [...]

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Subtle, emotive electro-pop
8/10
You may find yourself slightly perplexed after the first listen of this album given the collective orgasm seemingly experienced by the music press about Last Exit. It is, however, a subtle, gentle grower. The missing link between Underworld, Talk Talk and New Order, it places delicate, slightly Indie vocal melodies over Timbaland-esque [...]

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Party Bag
7/10
Add N to X continue to make music that refuses to be categorised or pander to current trends. Driven by a punk ethos, Loud Like Nature sees them up the ante on previous effort, Add Insult to Injury, with further aural assaults lead by analogue sythesisers, live drums and bizarre futurist vocals. The [...]

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Space jam
7/10
The appeal of Add N to X is their straight-out retro synth jams that, for lack of a better word, rock. The down side is the Gary Glitter-meets-Fat Les tomfoolery of tracks like Mister Bobby and Adding N to X. ‘You must create’ sounds like an edgier, more sonic Air, while Kingdom of [...]

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Album of 2003?
9/10
Goldfrapp’s second album ups the ante with an electroclash-tinged masterpiece of sleazy disco-funk and soulful torch tunes. Alison & co bravely embellish upon the icy swoon of 1999’s Felt Mountain with a braver, more upbeat and essentially more challenging record.
The opener, ‘Crystalline Green’, sets the tempo with raw, swirling synths over pulsating [...]

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