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Seventh Tree
by: Goldfrapp

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099951830021
Label: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: EMI
Release Date: February 25, 2008
Studio: EMI
Sales Rank: 126

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
Seventh Tree unveils an Alison Goldfrapp quite different to the one we saw on her career highpoint to date, 2005's Supernature. Whereas that album was grandiose, glammy, and almost aggressive in its brash, thrusting sexuality, Goldfrapp's fourth album is no less sensual, but rather more subtle in its approach. Recorded with longtime collaborator Will Gregory out in rural Somerset, Seventh Tree feels like an attempt to fuse the pagan folk of cult English horror classic The Wicker Man to a lush backdrop of woozy electronics and a restrained orchestral sweep reminiscent of '70s-era Serge Gainsbourg. In practise, this means much of Seventh Tree goes where earlier Gainsbourg disciples such as Air have gone before: chilled-out, soporific electronica with a light organic edge. Luckily, Goldfrapp remains a compelling enough figure to keep matters on the right side of ethereal: the gorgeous "Clowns" imagines the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser guesting on some long-forgotten Nick Drake out-take, rustic folk with an all-but-indecipherable vocal and an undercurrent of desolation, while "A&E" shows Goldfrapp's pop urge has not deserted her, uplifting electronica with a warm, bucolic twist. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Sumptuous
Yes, of course, most album reviews on Amazon are positive, and much of the rest are from people crying 'sell out'.

Well, for what 42 years on the planet and a first ever Amazon review are worth, this is one of those very very rare albums that takes music to a new level, that even on first listening you know will live on, not necessarily defining an era, but being forever known and rediscovered. It's that good.

With the possible exception of 'Caravan Girls', nothing on this album is weak or forced - it experiments, disturbs and delights whilst at all times demonstrating an utter mastery of the craft of beautiful song writing. And underneath all of that, there remains the slightly disturbed aura of Felt Mountain that ... Read More:

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- Predictably different, surprisingly effective
Alison Goldfrapp is not one for standing still. Her turn-of-the-century debut, Felt Mountain, was a masterpiece of downtempo yearning, 2003's Black Cherry a synthpop-disco extravaganza, and 2005's Supernature a mix of electronica and stick-in-your-head indie. Seventh Tree, her musical vehicle's fourth studio outing, shows more clearly than ever her intention for reinvention.

A stripped down, chary mien, Seventh Tree is a rare journey through the mind of the woman known for refusing to reveal even her age.

It kicks off, or rather eases in, with Clowns, a gentle, strummy treat, complete with wispy Vashti Bunyan-esque vocals. Immediately there is a feel that we're not in for the same disco and glam pop beats of the past. ... Read More:

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- Goldfrapp :( Dissapointing
I loved the last album and went to see them in Concert loved it all...

But this Album actually made me wanna sleep... I was that Bored listening to it... A&E is a ok song... but the rest is not that good...

Sooner have the Electro stuff!!!

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- superb
I have only liked a few songs on their other albums, have borrowed them all, played several times, and had no inclination to buy them myself. Then I borrowed this one, and loved every track. Immediately ordered it for myself. Don't understand the reviewer who said track 1 spoils the album. Thats nonsense in my opinion, Clowns is a great start to the album. The singles are probably my favourites, I particularly like Caravan Girl, but its nice to say there is not a duff track and there is absolutely no need for the skip button.

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- unique songs
Apart from the other songs that form this album, the 2 wonderful songs - clowns and Cologne Cerrone Houdini - are the ones imbued with unique melodies . As a lover of Electro-pop, I was a bit surprised at first by the completely new sound of Goldfrapp.

But listening to the album a few times, it is hard to miss the comforting and floating melody of Clowns encrowned with the voice of Alison Goldfrapp. It is a combination of melancholy and peace, ingenious.

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