TAG: Goldfrapp

May16

iamamiwhoiam :: “; john” (Video)

When the anonymous gothic-tinged electro artist iamamiwhoami first emerged in 2009, there was much speculation over the identity of the artist behind the startling visual imagery and cutting darkwave music. Was it Lady Gaga? Alison Goldfrapp? Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife? As it turns out, the true identity was Swedish singer-songwriter Jonna Lee, which had to be disappointing to blog conspiracists. But a huge break for the performer, the kind that no publicist can by.

Now iamamiwhoami is back with a proper identity, which has had minimal effect on the depth of the work. In fact, without all the the speculation, it almost makes this stunning tunes and videos more enjoyable.



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Mar04

Portishead and Goldfrapp members Collaborate on Joan Of Arc Score

NME.COM

Portishead’s Adrian Utley and Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory are set to unite to work on a new film score for The Passion Of Joan Of Arc – the 1928 film by Carl Theador Dreyer.

The pair will play the new score live during a screening of the film at Colston Hall in Bristol on May 7. They will play as part of a band set-up including six electric guitar players helmed by conductor Charles Hazlewood.

Earlier this week, Goldfrapp released the video for “Rocket,” the first single off their upcoming album, Head First, due out March 23rd

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Feb15

iamamiwhoami Has Us Stumped (Video)

Nothing like a bit of intrigue to generate a healthy-sized buzz in the olde online marketplace, right?

These YouTube clips, which have prominently featured a muddied female slinking through some sort of surreal living wilderness, have been steadily gathering steam, with each successive installment furthering their mystique. Rumors abound as curious fans have already flagged everyone from MGMT to Trent Reznor to Christina Aguilera as being the artists responsible. Still, the hunt continues even after a fourth video has dropped, with all this continued speculation confirming that there is still no clear cut consensus as to what exactly this is all about. Regardless, there’s just something about these mysterious little vignettes, be it the artful cinematography or ample amounts of tree-licking, that manage to stick out amidst the hyper-saturated digital milieu. But until someone pieces together whatever message is hidden in all these number codes and animal glyphs, it looks like we’re all in the same boat.

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Feb03

2010 SXSW Film Festival Line-Up + 3-D, Silent Film Trailers (Video)

I wouldn’t have guessed that it’d be an IMAX 3-D + a silent film from 1928 that would instantly emerge as can’t miss films for me @ SXSW Film Festival 2010, but after having a spaceship land in my lap during a preview of Hubble 3-D — in a moment that was as great as the scenes that followed when Avatar started — I will be front and center tripping balls (I’m kidding, of course)

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Dec01

Goldfrapp Announces New Album – Head First

Mute Records has announced that the fifth album by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, Head First, will be released on March 23rd, with the first single, “Rocket” out March 9th. 2007’s Seventh Tree found the duo departing from their glammed-up electronic past to a more delicate and organic fairytale sound. Head First promises a “speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance.” Almost as exciting as the music is the series of highly stylized photos that inevitably accompany a Goldfrapp release.

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