From sound decks to tweet decks, studios and status updates, Imogen Heap has had monumental success. Recently hailed as ‘The Download Queen’, her latest album ‘Ellipse’ has sent download into overload, making her one of the most successful independent artists in the UK. With ‘First Train Home’ set to storm the download charts once again, [...]
A staple of our playlists in the second half of this crazy hazy year has been the soothing tones emitted from Imogen Heap's Ellipse. And now with the news that she's touring in support of the album, we have even more reason to smile.Back in August, I actually had the chance to have a brieft chat with Heap and discuss plans post-album release. She noted that no, there would be no tours anytime s...
She really is THE electronica goddess isn't she? She always will be for me. Check out Immi's latest performance of "First Train Home" when she stopped off at the David Letterman Show in NYC to promote "Ellipse". And what is that light box thingy she's playing - it's amazing. See Little Boots - you aren't the only one who knows how to play mysterious little light box thingys...
Imogen Heap made her long-awaited appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman last night, where she performed the first single "First Train Home" off her new album Ellipse. Immi is such an amazing sight to see during performances! Needless to say, she did a wonderful job.
Imogen Heap is an English singer and songwriter known for her role in electronic pop duo Frou Frou as well as her solo work. Her third solo album, “Ellipse”, was released this past summer, an astounding 4 years after the remarkably successful “Speak for Yourself”. The album was recorded in the basement of her childhood [...]
It didn't take a genius to predict that Imogen Heap was just a few steps away from mainstream success. Her music positively begs to be used behind any and every flashy advertisement out there and that's before even contemplating the possibilities of movie soundtracks (you can already count Frou Frou's Let Goin The Garden State and her work on the first Narnia movie) and so, with a mix of muted ...
'Ellipse' is the third solo album from Imogen Heap, British singer-songwriter-producer. To better both herself and her music, Heap seeks to master new instruments and technologies, and takes full advantage of social networking tools, garnering over 15 million profile views on MySpace. While she may not be a titan of...
In 2005, Imogen Heap released the widely acclaimed Speak For Yourself, an album that dared to combine the catchiest of melodies with intricately crafted, self-produced electronica, challenging the very boundaries of pop music production. For Imogen’s next undertaking, she decided to return to the very beginning–her childhood home, in fact. Building a studio in her [...]
In what must make Imogen Heap a very happy camper given her new album is out soon, some guy named Jason DeRulo sampled her epic and timeless "Hide And Seek" for his new song, and it's actually pretty good. When given the alternatives this week (seriously click that, it's dreadful), "Whatcha Say" is downright Beatles-esque.Sampling "Hide And Seek" seems pretty obvious, and really he doesn't do ...
(An excerpt from my new book, "Read the Music"):[On "Speak for Yourself,"] Imogen [Heap]'s cyborg[-self] seems warmer, brighter, newer than one might otherwise expect; most of “Speak”'s songs come off as lighthearted, and in fact it was many listens before I determined how dark so many of them really are. It's so easy, as a listener, to slide off these melodies and never really sense, for exam
In what must make Imogen Heap a very happy camper given her new album is out soon, some guy named Jason DeRulo sampled her epic and timeless "Hide And Seek" for his new song, and it's actually pretty good. When given the alternatives this week (seriously click that, it's dreadful), "Whatcha Say" is downright Beatles-esque.Sampling "Hide And Seek" seems pretty obvious, and really he doesn't do ...
Here’s to artists who understand social media and beyond. Imogen knows her audience and has had her twitter in Ellipse mode basically since its inception. Listen to the entire new album, set to officially drop August 25.Favorite track upon first listen = “2-1″.While You're Here:Mustachioed man covers Passion Pit on a harpConor Oberst Live Concert [...]
It didn't take a genius to predict that Imogen Heap was just a few steps away from mainstream success. Her music positively begs to be used behind any and every flashy advertisement out there and that's before even contemplating the possibilities of movie soundtracks (you can already count Frou Frou's Let Goin The Garden State and her work on the first Narnia movie) and so, with a mix of muted ...