The U.S. debut solo album by Frou Frou vocalist Imogen Heap is a captivating record that fuses innovative electronic soundscapes with a strong female voice. If "Goodnight and Go" -- a lilting, pulsating, and hit-ready concoction -- and the alluring, synthesized pop of "Hide and Seek" are the most direct numbers, experimental numbers like the ethereal "Have You Got It in You?" plus the rhythm-fueled "Headlock" and "Loose Ends" suggest Heap has written and produced the finest electro/alt rock CD of 2005. By the time the eclectic, innovative "Closing In" arrives late in the cycle of Speak for Yourself, there's little denying it.
I was in Istanbul, it was twilight, and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard...Even though I make 'electronic' music, or at least make music with electronic devices, and love love love cool production (shoutouts to Timbaland and William Orbit and The Neptunes and Flood and Mad Professor and...) there is, of course, no better thing than to hear an unaccompanied human voice in a song. ...
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So............. in case your were wondering i'm not dead yet. Just been busy, but everyone has from the looks of things. Work has picked up and its INSANE! BLOW YOUR FUCKING MIND AWAY MAN! Ok, enough of the stoner shit. My friend Conner just introduced me to this band Imogen Heap and I have to say that it is crazy. Not the retorical sense of rocking your mind till the break of down. But just th...
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Here's why I've always loved Imogen Heap's song "Goodnight and Go." The first verse and chorus starts with a perfect description of the way all of us have felt about someone at some point:Skipping beats, flushing cheeks, I am strugglingDaydreaming bed scenes in a corner cafeAnd then I'm left in bits recoveringTectonic tremblingsYou get me every timeWhy'd you have to be so cute?It's impossible ...
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(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
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These aren't mine, I found them on a Flickr site, enjoy.
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Last night was the last concert of the year...I can't even tell you how much I enjoyed this show, but as always it is an interesting story getting to the good parts...The day was a pretty simple start, I was ready to go hours before the show, cause thats how I do. I called up Mike and Matt and they were about ready to go to. Strangely enough, my friend Tim called me up about going too, but I ha...
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Near the end of her gig at a sold-out Warfield Theater in San Francisco on Sunday night, headlining singer-composer-keyboardist-electrowhiz Imogen Heaps told the adoring throng that she’s on the verge of leaving the road to record a new album. (The response: Cheers, applause, regrets, etc.) She ended the set as she said she usually does: a solo voice-and-keyboard rendition of the wry love song .
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That's what you'd see on the stage of an Imogen Heap show. And the show was absolutely mind-blowing. I was stunned, from beginning to end. I decided to take a friend instead of dump my tickets, and I'm sooooooooooooo glad I did. Imogen Heap is a gifted vocalist, composer, musician and all-around cool person. And it's not all airy-fairy vocals and frou-frou sounds. Imogen really does rock.I real...
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Ok, so here's the weird thing. Last Sunday, November 12th, I take in Imogen Heap at Webster Hall here in NYC. I've never seen her and only recently had I started listening to her. And not because of that stupid fucking show, the _O.C._ No, I had heard her with Frou Frou on the Garden State soundtrack and I kinda dug her voice. Later on, I'm downloading and listening to Morgan Page's _Cease...
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It's been a while since I've posted here. Trying to cultivate an offline life -- you know, family, friends, my dog, etc. In the meantime, I got the iPod (60GB), helped a friend load and iPod to send to Cuba, and loaded my new one. Six thousand-plus songs, 63 videos, no photos and still have 15 GB left. Sweet. So I guess I'll catch up on what everyone else has been up to. Let me also recommend s...
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I just found out about Imogen Heap from the new NBC series Heroes. It sounds really interesting, check it out.
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Man, I love those days when I just decide to browse around iTunes and just see what's in the store. Walked out with Imogen Heap's "Speak for Yourself" and__this album **has me floored**__ !!! Every track so far has been outrageous. The one drawback with using iTunes...the limited bit rate at 128. No way would I be able to turn one of those up on the decks. Can't wait to give the Frou Frou ...
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(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
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Near the end of her gig at a sold-out Warfield Theater in San Francisco on Sunday night, headlining singer-composer-keyboardist-electrowhiz Imogen Heaps told the adoring throng that she’s on the verge of leaving the road to record a new album. (The response: Cheers, applause, regrets, etc.) She ended the set as she said she usually does: a solo voice-and-keyboard rendition of the wry love song .
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Ok this is not my normal style of music but a friend of mine sent me this and it reminded me of Mirrormask and I decided i like this music it's really kinda weird but really really facinateing and cool So Now for somthing completely diffrent here's imogen heap with hide and seek
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A "re re -post" of part of the brilliant Ronnie Scott's gig featuring Imogen Heap..i was only able to make an audio posting...and here it is again..and i'd rather it be that way .. why do we have to have video of everything anyway? in this case it (On Yer "YouTube") it only seems to lead to nasty sexist/ ageist and everythingist remarks ..instead of just responding to a sublimely beautiful p...
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I'm not sure if this has made the rounds here, but it's too good to let slip by if it hasn't.I've said it before and I'll say it again: Andy Samberg is a genius... and the SNL Digital Shorts are pretty much the only reason to watch SNL these days.
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I was in Istanbul, it was twilight, and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard...Even though I make 'electronic' music, or at least make music with electronic devices, and love love love cool production (shoutouts to Timbaland and William Orbit and The Neptunes and Flood and Mad Professor and...) there is, of course, no better thing than to hear an unaccompanied human voice in a song. ...
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You probably heard the song and saw the video before but here it is again:I am not usually fond of the use of the vocoder but in this case I think it's a great enhancer for Immie's super voice. The lyrics are also a plus, making this a great song.
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So, I recently discovered from a member of tech support (a/k/a Geek Squad) that here at the office, a branch of the provincial government, there is an entire server dedicated to music, movies, games, fileZ, etc, for employees to enjoy and use, but only if they’re “in good” with Geek Squad.So, I got access to the server a week or two ago, and recently loaded every piece of music into WiMP so
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If this is legit, this is one talented chica...
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Here's why I've always loved Imogen Heap's song "Goodnight and Go." The first verse and chorus starts with a perfect description of the way all of us have felt about someone at some point:Skipping beats, flushing cheeks, I am strugglingDaydreaming bed scenes in a corner cafeAnd then I'm left in bits recoveringTectonic tremblingsYou get me every timeWhy'd you have to be so cute?It's impossible ...
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I personally really love Imogen, and this song is one of the reasons why really. Rather, this song is the one I listen to most from her, so that must be it....I think...?
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Wow, I have heard Imogen Heap, I have one of her albums but I never expected her to be able to deliver her vocal skills even better than she does on the album when performing. This video is just amazing to me. She's pretty foxey too. . .
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I just found out about Imogen Heap from the new NBC series Heroes. It sounds really interesting, check it out.
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That's what you'd see on the stage of an Imogen Heap show. And the show was absolutely mind-blowing. I was stunned, from beginning to end. I decided to take a friend instead of dump my tickets, and I'm sooooooooooooo glad I did. Imogen Heap is a gifted vocalist, composer, musician and all-around cool person. And it's not all airy-fairy vocals and frou-frou sounds. Imogen really does rock.I real...
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The moment I said it,The moment I opened my mouthLead in your eye lids,Bulldozed the life out of meI know what you're thinking,But darling you're not thinking straightSadly things just happen we can't explainIt's not even light out,But you've somewhere to beNo hesitationNo I’ve never seen you like this,And I don't like itI don't like itI don't like it at all.Just put back the car keys,Or somebo.
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| 1 Headlock |
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| 2 Goodnight and Go |
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| 3 Have You Got It in You? |
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| 4 Loose Ends |
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| 5 Hide and Seek |
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| 6 Clear the Area |
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| 7 Daylight Robbery |
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| 8 The Walk |
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| 9 Just for Now |
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| 10 I Am in Love with You |
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| 11 Closing In |
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| 12 The Moment I Said It |
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