Felt Mountain

That's a very impressive ability to alternate so dynamically between too boring and too weird.

This is great! This album is yet another reminder of why I love this 1000 albums project. I doubt I'd ever hear of them or hear their music, and I love this. I don't even usually listen to electronic music, but this is different. The mix in real instruments, too, and incredible vocals. Some tracks are dreamy and haunting, which I love. Some are also downright beautiful. Some are a bit too jarring for me, but overall, very good. Thank you, 1001 albums generator!

Woah!!! This was actually really really cool. Reminds me of a bunch of contemporary artists — like Sylvan Esso (male + female duo, less dance my though), Portis Head, and even gives me Billie Eilish inspiration vibes with the eerie vocals. Also a hidden Kanye sample in here. Really enjoyed this actually haha.

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Its unfortunate that trip hop music sounds so dated so quickly and even more unfortunate for Goldfrapp that other groups such as Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky or DJ Shadow were much better at it. I glanced at the global ratings and one descriptor came up more than any other "boring", and I can't disagree. Overall this album sounds like John Williams scoring a Bond theme while sleepwalking.

A good 10-12 years ahead of it's time. Wonderful album full of pleasantly strange sonic landscapes and beautiful vocals.

So dramatic and odd with the processed vocals. Sometimes it feels like outer space, other times like a James Bond song. Amazing.

Never heard of this band, this album, or none of this. I LOVED IT! Kind of a trance techno jazzy tango thing. Super retro futurism of the early 2000s. I liked a lot of the remixes on the extended album. This is going into my rotation STAT.

I bought this album when it came out back in late 2000 based on a recommendation from someone at a favorite music store. I had no idea what it was even going to sound like. Music was kind of exciting like that back then when you took chances on an album without even hearing a single clip from it. I remember putting it on in the car and as soon as it started with that weird siren like sound I was like “Oh no, what the hell did I just buy?” But then the whistling at the beginning of “Lovely Head” starts and next the keyboard bass kicks in with the drums and harpsichord fill and finally Allison’s voice. I was sucked into an ethereal listen which pretty much lasted the whole ride home. The mix of electronic and natural instruments on this album with the added effect of Allison’s processed vocals taking the place of the keyboard at times was a great idea. I totally fell in love with it that first listen. Some tracks, like “Deer Stop” and “Oompa Radar” took a little longer but like any great album it becomes an indispensable part of the flow. Like “On the Run” from Dark Side of the Moon, you can’t imagine the album without it. Tracks like “Human”, “Pilots”, and “Utopia” are songs that have been favorites for years. It was great to revisit this album again for the top 1001 albums list and I can totally see why it should be on here. Even if you don’t like it, you have to admit that there aren’t many albums that sound like this.

Interesting, a mix of Massive Attack-like electronic and lounge, jazz vocals. Blends really well and I can't help but wonder if they've ever done a theme to a Bond movie. "Oompah Radar" is a total miss though. Favorite tracks: "Human", "Utopia", "Felt Mountain"

Okay, I saw electronic and 2000, and braced for at best a two star, but this is nothing like other electronic music! The consistent vocals and more ambient tone really made me feel like I was listening to a calmer song in Radiohead or Muse's discography, rather than repetitive dance music with no clear goal. Songs weren't overly long and I just really enjoyed a lot of this. Songs were similar but not repetitive, and it was just excellent all around. Super shocked by this one.

I’m giving a ⭐️ because I have no idea why this would be on a list of best albums of all time. Not even close.

A limp nothing of an album. I'd say that it's not worth listening to, but it's so boring that there's barely anything to listen to at all.

I can't explain what draws me to this album and maybe that's the metalinguistic aspect of music.

This felt like post rock with vocals. Incredible soundscape, such a mood.

This sounded like the peaceful still of snow quietly falling on compost. Outside, it was beautiful, pure and serene, while beneath the surface was decaying leaves and discarded egg shells. Together it provided an interesting mix, one that I was happy to listen to.

This was an alright record, but, like, enough with the spy-movie electronica already.

Sexmerising stuff. Whole album sounds like the best Bond score with a perfect blend of vintage and modern and peppered throughout you have some seriously smokey, svelte, salacious, synthalicous home run songs…. Lovely Head, Human, Pilots, Utopia hmmm slurp. Alison Goldfrapp’s voice is smokier even than the smokiest rasher of bacon together with a morning slug of the smokiest scotch plus a bundle of morning cigars as well. Hmmm… even more slurp and a bit of puff n munch as well! There is a tiny bit of a Felt Plateau in the middle of the record that ironically includes the title track but either side of that the outcrops get serenely big and felty. Chuck your Portishead into the bin. You probably weren’t wanting Shirley Bassey and Propellerheads anyway but chuck that as well. This here Goldfrapp debut is all the sexy girl electronica you need

in love with this. so fun so pretty so cool. portishead vibes

I have CLEARLY missed out on this band for far too long. Headed for a deep dive this weekend! Lush and sensual. If I were in an intergalactic spaceship, we would have this on the intercom all the time. This could also be the soundtrack to parts of a James bond film. Oompah Radar is a little too lost in the funhouse and not even in a good Twin Peaks way. They lost me a bit on this one-- but only in the weird parts.. But with Utopia, we are right back on the space ship headed for Planet Xenon as we should be and everything is right with the galaxy The final track, Horse Tears is really far too good for the world we live in. It is a musical masterpiece. Opus.

The floor pastry version of portishead

Felt Mountain Hmm, a bit of a curate’s egg. I really liked Lovely Head and Utopia, and Pilots, Felt Mountain are decent, and some of the instrumental touches here and there, theremin, organ, synth etc are nice, and it feels like it’s the sort of album that could be great, however I get an overriding sense of annoyance with the whole thing and it reminded me a bit of that Ute Lemper album we had, which I felt similarly about. The cabaret/lounge/50s & 60s soundtrack thing has to be done really well and I don’t think this is, the breathy, jazzy vocal style feels too close to musical theatre and I don’t think the string arrangements capture the atmosphere they are going for, so overall it, unfortunately, creates a sense grating boredom, which only really dissipates on Lovely Head and Utopia. It’s not truly awful, but there are much better examples of what they are going for with the smoky, cinematic atmosphere, Portishead being the obvious one. I can’t think I’d listen to this again, which puts it as a solid 2. ⛰️⛰️ Playlist submission: Lovely Head.

Nope Should be called “Rejected songs for the opening sequence of a James Bond movie”. My wife walked in and goes “this is horrible. Is it todays album? Hard Pass

Hän katsoo.. Hän näkee.. 2000.. Ei saatan helveette.. Sano ruuatsalainen.. kun.. Kun sano. Uskomaton kokemus! Mitä helluntai.. MITÄ HELVETTIÄ! Niin jumalattoman mysteerinen ääni ja maisema ONKO NAINEN NOITA!!!????? Musiikilla on kaksi puolta.. Toinen.. Ulkona.. kaunis.. koristeikas.. se toinen.. Sisältä mätä, viekas, kuolevainen, hetkellinen... ohimenevä..maailmaa katseleva. This is not real. 1960 luku on se minne tässä sukelletaan.. Eikä mikään pinkki bandi(pink band pink band haha charade you are).. EI MENNÄ KUUSKYT LUKUUN EDES VAIKKA JOTKUT LUULISI vaan mennään popsutteluun..sillä popittelulla 2000-luvun menetelmillä.. niin kaunista.. mitä? Kannattaako uskoa... Uskon kysymys.. Electronica.. EI TÄSSÄ YRITETÄ EDES KUULUA MIHINKÄÄN KUN LUODAAN ÄÄNIMAISEMAA!! JA SEN VOI HELPOSTI TEHDÄ VÄÄRINN!! ANTAA KUUNTELIJALLA KAIKKI MITÄ HALUAA!!!! tässä ei anneta.. vaan vedetään.. ei nenästä.. Voikohan sitä albumi edes antaa.. ensimmäisellä kerralla.. Sitä on niin muljuteltavana... Tässä kuin tyhmä aasi jota vedetään.. naru poikki ei... voi.. Tää olis hyvä soundtrack kun pääsee paikkaan jonne on halunnut mennä. Töissä kuunnellessa... Mutta sen näki.. Kuullostaa niin vaivattomalta kokonaisuudelta... LUETAAMPA PASKIMMAT TAKET "That's a very impressive ability to alternate so dynamically between too boring and too weird." Tylsyyttäs terottaa sais tero... VEITSESTÄ PUHUN!! TERO NIMINEN! SOPIS TEIKÄN KAULALLE, SILLÄ SAADAAN TEIDÄN KALTASELTA TYLSYYS POIS ELÄMÄSTÄ!! HARKITSE VAKAVASTI!! muutama hyvä otto tähän väliin.. ”in love from the first track” sama ”There was a time when Janey and I played this album almost every day. Incredible opening track.” I also choose this guys wife ”If I were in an intergalactic spaceship, we would have this on the intercom all the time. ” tuli sama fiilis mutta tarkistuskierroksella huomasin muutamassa biisissä avaruusaiheisia lyriikoita, jonka takia parempi jättää sanomatta emmää ny sen takiia… ”intricate orchestral arrangements and....yes it's ethereal. I can understand why some find it boring because it's not ordinary. It has all the ingredients I enjoy.” ”With the first sound, I ultimately immersed myself in that musical experience.” ”Okay, I saw electronic and 2000, and braced for at best a two star” ”Monet biisit ovat jännästi hyvin pelkistettyjä, mutta samalla todella suurieleisiä.” ”Their later records were fun and danceable. This was not. What IS this?” IDM EDM… Kirjaimen vissi ero.. hehe

With the first sound, I ultimately immersed myself in that musical experience. The smooth and eerie voice of Alison Goldfrapp lined up with very mystical electronic sounds is a match made in heaven. What's important is that the music has different levels in itself, providing a variety of feelings and backgrounds to the album. The album is not only made with slow, calm and trippy songs, some of them are powerful in sound and hit harder than others. The album reminded me of the summer (mind you it's the middle of the autumn and I hate cold). Favourite tracks: "Human" and "Utopia", no least favourites.

Sumptuous and lovely. Shades of Portishead, intricate orchestral arrangements and....yes it's ethereal. I can understand why some find it boring because it's not ordinary. It has all the ingredients I enjoy.

I got into Goldfrapp last year and have gone through their entire catalogue once or twice since then. It was great to return to this album having become a lot more familiar with their music.

There was a time when Janey and I played this album almost every day. Incredible opening track.

Very cool. Have not been following the series. Which Bond Movie is this for?

in love from the first track

Absolutely loved this and reminded me I should listen to Goldfrapp more often

love love love!! very experimental yet orchestral

Wow, never heard of goldfrapp before, but this is sick.

I saw that this album is on this list and was very much looking forward because I dig trip hop. I was not disappointed. The strings are from heaven. Goldfrapps voice at times is so similar to Beth Gibbons (Portishead) I would have believed this to be a Portishead album if I wouldn't have seen the title. Absolute favourite. Only Critique: Oompa Radar feels out of place. And it could be a bit longer!

Great.

Me ha encantado, con la voz envolvente de la cantante y esa música evocadora

Perfect

fucking great

Very good

No nyt! Tämä oli tähän saakka ensimmäinen minulle ihan uusi artisti, joka osui ja upposi ekalla kuuntelukerralla. Näiden löytöjen toivossa tätä 1001 levyn projektia tulee kuunneltua. Piti laittaa heti levy uudelle kierrokselle! Tällaiset hyvät naislaulajat ja rauhalliset biisit toimii minulle, näitä on mukava fiilistellä. Levyn ekassa biisissä on vähän sellaista Bond-tunnari -meininkiä.

Absolutely love this album.

Very weird Berlin Babylon vibes, loved it

Spooky, weird, but generally enjoyable. Would listen again.

Masterpiece

Quite nice radiohead vibes

I was completely oblivious to this album but damn does that Alison Goldfrapp song some moodymusic.

There are not many of these Smokey, neo-noir, post-trip hop, post-end of history albums that do the business for me, but this one’s poise, restraint and melody distinguishes it from hotel-bar contemporaries. They’re a rare outfit who heard the Portishead trend and thought, “now our music’s popular” rather than “this sounds cool, let’s copy it”.

Cabaret and trip-hop is a wild combo that works better than it should. Super interesting. The album is just gorgeous from front to back.

A startlingly intimate and atmospheric album. Certain songs such as Deer Stop grabbed me immediately. Alison Goldfrapp's vocals are haunting and when they are altered the effect is electric.

A delightfully intriguing album with so many influences and styles that it is a perfect album to listen to multiple times and come away with a different emotion or understanding each time.

Beautiful lyrics, inspired me to listen to the slower Goldfrapp albus like Us and really enjoyed them, didn't realised the variety of styles the band has to offer. Really enjoyed the album, particularly the first 4 tracks!

Is this a theater kid heard Bjork and watched the fifth element and loved the opera singer and decided to start a band making music for James Bond movies?

Will never listen again but decent

Sounded like one big Bond soundtrack....that isn't a bad thing (3.5)

it's moody and sultry but not my usual speed. it feels good for a specific time or place. it reminds me of a dimly lit hotel lobby with some retro decor. very chill and a good background to set the mood.

Didn't expect to like this album but I did. It's certainly not my go to style or genre, feeling like a precursor to Gaga, in this cabaret esque vibe.

Ohan tää nyt ihan hauskaa maalailua, mutta en tiiä ymmärränkö tarpeeks tämmösen laveerauksen päälle. Oon EHKÄ joskus kuunnellut tän levyn aikasemminkin, mutta muistikuvat siitä on kun ryyppyreissun jäljiltä. Vuan on siin näkemystä ja tunnelmaa vaikka joku varmaan parjaa muniinpuhalteluks ja toinen tylsäks paskaks. Ei se väärin oo sekään. Mut ihan voi posipetteristi tähän silti suhtautua itse gugin.

I don't know how I had not heard of Goldfrapp - Alison;s voice is mesmerizing and the music has some ethereal qualities. This album falls into "electronica" (I guess) by default. Pleasant surprise. Does not need to be on the 1,001 list, though.

A little bit one dimensional but did enjoy the listen through. It all sounds quite similar.

When the lounge singer drops one too many tabs of acid before the set begins…

A relic from the era when remaking "You Only Live Twice" was the recipe for success. "Lovely Head" starts the process well enough, but nothing much happens until "Utopia" near the end; both are anchored by interesting synth treatments but little else.

I guess Kanye was a bit of a Goldfrapp fan. But that is not something I'm willing to call myself. This was a pretty big miss for me

Sounds very beautiful but soo slow

I feel like on paper this album should be really good, and in a way it still is really unique. But somehow at the same time it's so bland and completely lacks substance.

Oof, not for me. I’d say this album is a fitting soundtrack for a pretentious coffee shop, but can’t keep up with the bangers on this list. Won’t be revisiting anytime soon.

"The name's Bond, Jimmy Bond, do you come to this club often? Do you have any molly?"

Very mellow trip hop and atmospheric album with sometimes bizarre vocals and song structures that meander around and don’t go anywhere. I didn’t enjoy this at all, and I’m not sure this would even be good background music as it’s a little distracting.

Everyone I know who listens to this kind of "chill" music is the least chill person in the world.

I didn’t connect with this at all. It was so boring. I cannot fathom why I had to hear this one.

Cool and new to me. Loved it

If Bond themes were a band

interesting sounds kinda alien but also kinda calming

I went back and forth on this one..technically and theoretically it's a 5 for me, although, like many albums that have an icy, glacial sangfroid, I tend to play them a little less and have gravitated much more towards Black Cherry and Seventh Tree. That said, having given it a few listens today, thematically this is eeringly ahead of its time and it's topics of trans/post humanism, particularly on Humans and Utopia are perfect for today's tech"Utopia". Even the cover seems to hint at cloning. Released exactly one year before 9/11 but looking much further ahead. Although get Oompah Radar onto the Elephant Man soundtrack already!!

I would see the movie that includes these songs like 5 times in the theater.

So good, so smooth, I could listen to this every single Sunday morning.

Deze lieden zetten heel adequaat het sfeertje neer van spionagefilms uit de jaren zestig, en daar ben ik nou eenmaal heeeeeeel gevoelig voor (shout out naar de gloednieuwe 'expanded edition' van John Barry's muziek voor Diamonds are forever, yeah baby!). Goede arrangementen, duistere akkoorden, een beetje lounge-tempo... Neemt u maar alvast even een whisky, terwijl ik even wat gemakkelijkers aantrek. Tuurlijk, het is een pastiche, maar wel goed gedaan. Het is goed dat niet alle muziek zo klinkt, maar op z'n tijd wordt ik hier heel erg blij van. En als ze dan om mij over de streep te trekken er een koekoeksklok aan toevoegen, dan kan ik het gewoon niet weerstaan.

Kijk nou eens, een ware toevoeging aan de lijst! Een uniek schijfje, wat ondanks bijzondere keuzes (Het meest opvallende nummer is Oompa Radar; je waant je in een pretpark) zeer makkelijk wegluistert. Goldfrapp lijkt flink gekeken te hebben naar andere artiesten uit verschillende tijden. Zo komen de muzikale stijlen van Shirley Bassey (o.a. Lovely Head) en Björk (o.a. Human) voorbij, zonder dat de zang van de dames wordt geïmiteerd. Het album blijft rustig, maar krijgt de wind mee van elektronische versterking. Door genoemde muzikale opzet ontstaat hiermee een soort cross-over tussen de jaren '60 en '90/'00. Soms wordt het triphop zoals bij Utopia, maar vaak is er juist geen drijvende beat. Al met al een prachtig uniek geluid, dat 5 sterren verdient!

Goldfrapp – Felt Mountain (2000) On Day 114, I experienced an album that perfectly balances elegance with an eerie vibe. The production is immaculate, especially the way it interprets a classical aesthetic through both the instrumentation and the vocals. It’s an outstanding body of work that feels like a cinematic journey. "Human" and "Utopia" were the major highlights for me the technical chemistry between the electronic and the operatic vocals is high-level.This is the kind of record that provides a total escape. A definitive 5/5

nostalgično

Sounds like the film score to an incredible indie film. Music and vocals that draw you in and envelop you. The soft whispered vocals could be seen as melancholic and sentimental with someone else, but it works really well here. Love this.

Love Goldfrapp! This is a great album.

5/5

Is this the soundtrack to a Bond movie?

Cinematografico

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New to me. Excellent.

Que album tan mistico, a decir verdad lo disfrute demasiado, los sonidos y lo que evocaban en mi, en mi mente, simplemente wao wao. Fue tanta mi imoresion que tuve que escucharlo dos veces porque realmente conecte con los sonidos, tenian unas canciones muy lindas y profundas de escuchar.

Beautiful

Fuck, this album is so good. Portishead in an alternate universe where they went way harder on the orchestral parts. Basically every track on this album would make the perfect addition to a Brosnan-era Bond soundtrack. Something about the way Goldfrapp's Billie Holiday-esque voice runs over these long strings and these quirky distorted electronic sounds massages my brain. First album in 100+ by an artist I have barely heard of that gets an easy five stars. Immediately earned itself a second listen right after the first. It's a really interesting kind of electronic trip-hop sound that breaks up the cavalry of rock staples flooding the list. Fav tracks: Lovely Head, Pilots, Deer Stop, Felt Mountain, Oompah Radar, Utopia, Horse Tears

omg

This music is mesmerizing. I really enjoyed Human. The unique blend of sounds keeps pulling my attention. I really like it.

Low key loved this. If a chinese medicine shop plays this album I’ll buy all their herbs. No one will notice, so I’ll give it a five.

Aah, I’ve totally forgotten about “Lovely Head”, what a tune! I learned it again that trip-hop has my heart. The vocals are insane. I absolute adore the seductive and mysterious vibe this album gives.

lovee

Was lucky to hear about this just a few months before it was suggested. Brilliant musically. The lyrical progressions are very original, yet feel timeless with such ancient roots of what singing once was. Have already listened to it again ;)

I had to double check I had not put on Portishead ( god I hope that album is on here ) but no it’s the right album . Staring with a beautiful slow number was great as it set the tone for the rest of the album - I was expecting something faster like their later albums . This has elements of a smooth 60s Italian Movie . Would not be out of place on a Felini, Pasolini or even Leone movie - scored by Moricconi Effortlessly smooth and engaging - timeless but relevant today while sounding like a 90s album ( yes okay it’s 2000 but you get the point ) Normally only bands beginning with P can get away with integrating high pitched wails into a song and make it sound welcome (Portishead or Public Enemy) but Goldfrapp are the exception that proves the rule.

Интересный нуар-поп. Понравился весьма.

I actually quite liked this. Despite it being described as an electronic album. It wasn't too repetitive, like most of the other electronic albums on the list.

surprising myself with this one. sounds like it should have been made in the 70s

never heard it before even though I love Goldfrapp. It’s less electro, more dramatic, jazzy at times, very soft, slower. Beautiful like everything she does.