international news _ Jonty Skrufff _ 2nd June 2005
Goldfrapp's Back To The Future Album Skips The 90s
British electro-pop duo Goldfrapp unveiled details of the upcoming artist
album Supernature this week and revealed that they've adopted traditional
methods by tackling almost all aspects of the record themselves
"We create our own, personalized environment," said Alison Goldfrapp,
"And it's more how bands or duos used to do it in the 70s or 80s, your own
music, art directing your own sleeves, wearing your own clothes, which is
unique compared to a lot of bands. Nowadays, you might get people writing
their own music, if that. And they'll have a whole entourage creating all
the other stuff," she scoffed.
The famously outspoken chanteuse also ridiculed the musical climate of the
90s, when she first teamed up with Will Gregory after testing each other's
credentials closely, she said.
"W e were thorough about where we wanted to go, it wasn't about who was
wearing a cool jacket or cool trainers or something absolutely fucking
dull," she snarled.
"These people who were supposed to be radical and cutting edge were
actually incredibly safe. It was about what kind of music you should be
doing. Or shouldn't. It was 'you can't put strings in there because they're
far too sentimental and romantic'. All these 'cant's' because it wasn't
cool. Very 90s."
Supernature is preceded by new single Ooh La La, which is out shortly on
Mute Records.
"We've stepped up a gear," says Alison, "because we're more knowledgeable.
With 'Black Cherry' we were still discovering ourselves whereas this time
we're just much more confident."
(Jonty Skrufff/Skrufff.com)
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