Konnichiwa! This is Irina Cummings and I'm here to discuss one of the most brilliant, innovative, and creative artists in the entire history of mankind: Goldfrapp – or as I like to call them , GODfrapp – the fantastique, highly inspirational, and sometimes criminally overlooked electronic music duo from London consisting of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, whose godly music has certainly influenced the vast majority of today's synthpop ladies, including Lady Gaga, Little Boots, La Roux, Annie and Florence + the Machine (not electro but still worth your while). They're primarily known for their mind-blowing music (which have spanned pretty much every style of electronic music – and some non-electronic as well), their abstract, sexually ambiguous – at times forthright – lyrics which are often not gender- specific , and their elaborate shows, not to mention the amazing visual aesthetics of their work, conjuring images that masterly complement ...
the way I first fell in love with Ms. G was by her starring role in a 90's version of Jane Eyre, with William Hurt. Yeah. I loved Jane Eyre so much, and was so into her performance that I spent hours on the still-lame internet (bored.com was the highlight of my webz experience) looking for pictures of her in 19th century bonnets. When she showed up again, over 10 years later, on your blog...it makes me want to read gothic novels again.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with her. fyi.
ReplyDeleteI really want to see her new movie but I keep forgetting the title.