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MELANCHOLY SKY
8 Jan 2012
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THE SINGLES
6 Feb 2012 |
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| Date |
october |
| Type |
Interview |
| Source |
Fused Magazine, issue 24 |
| Title |
Goldfrapp |
| Country |
England, UK |
| Journalist/Photographer |
Gemma Pearson |
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The last thing I expect Will Gregory to say to me is that he's just back from a stroll in the Yorkshire moors. Together with Alison Goldfrapp, he is the synth-disciple composer and arranger to Alison's hauntingly passionate vocals that have produced some of the most phenomenally slinky, sultry and quirky tracks around. This mutually rewarding and dynamic partnership have just released their third album, Supernature, and I caught up with Gregory whilst he was reclining on his sofa, a little bit snoozy.
Your new album: are you pleased as punch?
We're really happy. It felt like we've been growing quite organically in all departments and it feels like a lot of things all came together in the best possible way. When we were writing we certainly felt a lot more confident and a bit more relaxed about it. We were in a fortunate position where we didn't have to include everything and we could afford to be choosy.
How does the new album compare with Black Cherry?
I think the majority of it is better. Black Cherry was no way near perfect, I don't think, but I always feel like that. It's pushing your ears further and definitely showing a sense of progress.
Do you think you have gone for a more commercial sound?
It's so difficult. We got into the idea of doing beats and grooves because we like the whole dance thing and live it's so exciting to play that style. We just refined some of that which meant maybe taking stuff out of it and toughening up some of the sounds could, in brackets, make it seem more commercial but it's not really how we think about it. I think were just trying to simplify it and maybe we'll go through a phase of making everything more complicated next. I think ‘Ooh La La’, our new single, is kind of minimalist in a pop way but most of our stuff is still quite lush and leftfield.
What inspires you to write?
I'm always aware that something can come from anywhere. Sometimes it's a little fragment of melody or we could be going back over a jam session forensically and pouring over it until a little momentary second of something makes us go 'ah'.
Music wise, who do you admire and who do you think has really got it right?
If we get stuck, we listen to loads of records and go bright green with envy. Sometimes we totally steal someone else's idea and draft it in! No, not really. I think that what is inspiring and what is pilfering is quite a grey area. Contemporary stuff we like listening to are things like Scissor Sisters, Outcast, Franz Ferdinand and stuff like that. They are more or less not really what we are doing but we're not terribly inquisitive about the kind of more subcultural music that is going on now, more what's gone before. Obviously, we listen to stuff from the 70's glam scene, and I listen to a lot of film music. I admire the work of Bernard Hermann, which is more about having a crazy idea and running with it.
Your graphics and the visual side of your productions are now part of your package. Is similar stuff going to come from this new album?
There are usually things bubbling away and fermenting when we're writing. Ideas, colours, a look or a scenario all pop up. There's always stuff going on, that's part of our process, so yes.
Did you ever want to take centre stage and get glammed up in feathers?
Obviously (laughs). Well, I suppose I do my dressing up in the music and you get to dance around the room and stuff. The whole presentation is very much Alison's imagination when it spills over to the visual side. That's the strength of our partnership that we don't cover each other's areas.
Who would you love to work with?
I wouldn't mind doing something with Quincy Jones. Mind you, sometimes it's dangerous to work with the people that you like or idolise as no-one can ever live up to the fantasy.
Have you ever met an idol?
Yes, I once met Herbie Hancock. He was very nice. I totally froze up and he shook my hand and dealt with it very well. I don't think it was what you would call a meeting of minds! I was totally star struck, I had to go and sit down.
What are you going to do after the album is released?
We've got the tour, summer festivals and a big show in the autumn. As we've got three albums worth of music we feel like we can really put on a great show. We have this kind of bigger, punchier pad to pull them out from and I’m excited.
Listening to their new album, it's hard not to be. With Gregory's vision and expertise coupled with the demure and delicious vocals from Alison, this new offering is, quite simply, super. |
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