Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Lovely Head
2. Paper Bag
3. Human
4. Pilots
5. Deer Stop
6. Felt Mountain
7. Oompah Radar
8. Utopia
9. Horse Tears

Disc 2:

1. Pilots (On A Star)
2. UK Girls (Physical)
3. Lovely Head
4. Utopia
5. Human
6. Human
7. Utopia

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61034 in Music
• Released on: 2000-09-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition

Customer Reviews

My first into to GF...
Alison has a great voice and they are both good writers;
The only bad thing is that the DVCVD will play only on Mac OS 9 (or Classic-which are both now long gone.)

Really interesting stuff!
Forgive me. I'd heard about Goldfrapp a bit over the last few years but somehow had never checked them out properly. I knew that 'Lovely Head' was featured on this album as I'd heard it a good few times on Monkey Dust, the surreal animated series on BBC3 (and sometimes BBC2).

I read a review somewhere about their second album, 'Black Cherry', and it reflected on this album as "John Barry influenced". I'd say definitely! The brass belches, the silky string lines, the quirky harpsichord patterns, the sometimes jazzy percussion and Alison's voice bring to mind a soundtrack to a Bond film that was never made or maybe some episodes of The Persuaders.

Highlights are many: 'Lovely Head', 'Paper Bag' (for its dreamy quality) and even 'Pilots' which borrows the melody from The Human League's 'Hard Times' (b-side to 'Love Action', fact fans!). 'Oompa Radar' is odd but how many times do you hear modern tracks in waltz time anyway?!).

This album is totally different to almost anything else. Her voice climbs inside your head and the effect is...well find out for yourself by buying a copy.

I've just been to Felt Mountain!
This is an incredible album!
For months I have seen it in the shops and ignored it - the cover reeked of 'rock/indie' to me, and thats not my bag baby!

But a friend of mine brought it round for me to hear recently and I was blown away! This is a chillout album to beat all others! Very much like an English 'Air', but with more lyrical substance! Standout tracks for me, 'Utopia', 'Lovely Head' and best of all, 'Pilots'.

And with the bonus cd - this is an absolute must have.

Try catch them live too...you will not believe what Alison can do with her voice! What you think is an instrument on the cd, is her voice often enough!

I cant wait for new material.