SUPERNATURE

Goldfrapp | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD
• ASIN: B000DZAM8W
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,147 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit tempered, but a good trip regardless, January 12, 2006

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Megarat "a well-intended critic" (Squirt Island, USA, Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SUPERNATURE (Audio CD)

I couldn't wait out the nine-month delay for the US release, so I bought this album as an import. It's good solid stuff, but I don't think it measures up to their first two albums.

"Felt Mountain" was a dreamy voyage through svelte lounge pop, and "Black Cherry" was a spewing geyser of electro-synth technolust. "Supernature" is, musically, a perfect chimera of the two: toned-down pop songs with time-progressions and structure similar to "Felt Mountain", but using the electronic wall-of-sound from "Black Cherry".

I do enjoy this album, even though I initially found it underwhelming, because the duo are still putting together songs that are untraditional and interesting, and I didn't notice this right away. The songs are more subtle and don't rely on either raw energy (ala "Black Cherry") or a unique lounge vibe ("Felt Mountain"). While I think this album is the weakest in their portfolio, it's possible that I'll enjoy it more with time, and besides, even Goldfrapp on an off-day makes most radio-standard pop seem like algorithm-generated plodding.

(This album is scheduled for a US release in March 2006. Be warned that imported versions have been found to have either copy protection or OpenDisc-based DRM technology, which can cause problems with computer, car stereos, portable disc players, etc. Hopefully the US version won't come hampered with such warts. Also, there are rumors that the US version will have additional tracks gleaned from the singles releases, so it's probably worth waiting for.)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best modern pop music I've ever heard, November 11, 2006

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Steven Guy (Croydon, South Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SUPERNATURE (Audio CD)

I simply love this album for so many reasons. It is unashamedly technological and keyboard orientated. It features real tunes! It acknowledges its influences - Bowie, Marc Bolan, Glam, Kraftwerk, Eno, Biba, Little Nell, Honky Tonk, Cabaret, Jazz, Techno, Trance, Classical Music and a whole load of other stuff! Alison Goldfrapp's vocal are always interesting and appropriate and this is a really enjoyable, stimulating, entertaining, witty and thoughtful album.

"Supernature" is as good as the other Goldfrapp albums, "Felt Mountain" and "Black Cherry". How many other modern artists have managed to produce three excellent and satisfying albums like these?

I've been listening to "Supernature" every since it came out and I am still enjoying this album.

Worthy of investigation, even if you're not normally a fan of "Pop" music!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No poetry: rather lust, January 13, 2006

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André Ming (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SUPERNATURE (Audio CD)

Goldfrapp's third album, which follows the steps of previous LP ''Black Cherry'', is probably their less creative and ambicious project, but still deserves 4 stars. It didn't break any new ground in the duo's carreer; the choices are too safe and sometimes lazy; they made many concessions to mainstream standars in a very clear attempt to chart high and receive many airplay spins (no one could say they failed at that) and naturallly lost a little bit of their previously shown weird-yet-beautiful poetic sparkle and arty LP-conception.
Despite of that, the melodies are beautifully accessible (''Ride A White Horse''), the singing is top (''Number One'', ''Lovely To C U''), and the catchy, simple and objective songwriting (''Oh La La'') are doubtless among the best of any modern dance floor where they could get played. This makes us believe this is the output they really wanted to offer right now, as if much more would be waiting for us where this came from, but it's just not the time to show it all off: Goldfrapp's poetry is more restrained here, but Allisson explains it on the leading hit-single ''Oh La La'': ''I don't want a Baudelaire, just get to lust'' (!).
Goldfrapp's ability to conceive and create solid albums with much self-consciousness didn't get lost, and the transparent control they seem to have about all of their offerings place them in a very special, elevated sphere among current pop acts.