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Ellipse

Imogen Heap

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For a work so heavily reliant upon synthesizers and other unnatural tones, Ellipse sounds surprisingly organic. This is mostly thanks to Imogen Heap’s delicately emotive voice, which she loops and processes into various forms ranging from the scat singing of “Earth” to the bubbly bounce of “Swoon” to the ethereal atmospherics of “Between Sheets” and “Half Life”. Her interesting song structures and the multiple layers of odd electronica give her tunes their rich textures, especially on such standouts as “First Train Home”, “Aha”, and “Canvas”. Not all of the songs on the album are so sonically dense; Heap also offers the relatively minimalist “2-1”, with its slow build and pleasant use of strings, as well as the spare piano instrumental “The Fire”. Ellipse is the third release from the former Frou Frou member and it’s a charming and intriguing patchwork of sounds. (The deluxe version includes instrumental versions of each song.)

Customer Reviews

6 Stars would be more apt!

I'm bowled over. Truelly well worth the wait! Thankyou Imogen. You've clearly laboured over this beautiful masterpiece with your usual love and tenderness. Can't wait for the tour!

Quite an achievement

Imogen Heap must be one of the most uniquely talented and unique sounding artists in the UK right now and this album is no less than stunning. Her haunting vocals twist and turn over multi-layered electronic harmonies that sway effortlesly from intimate ambience to soul-piercing, almost operatic, crescendo. Defying self-indulgence, the lyrics are thoughtful and poignant while soft piano, violin and a touch of guitar brilliance from Nitin Sawhney (on Canvas) provide the backdrop to the more low-key numbers. Somehow simultaneously evoking both the melancholic and the ecstastic, Imogen Heap has created a dreamy, lustful masterpiece that oozes warmth while sending shivers down your spine. It's quite an achievement.

DISSAPOINTMENT.

If you love Imogens old stuff, you WON'T like this. I was majorly dissappointed with this album, truely honest its just noise at most points. Only a couple of classic songs, I hope the next album will be better!

Biography

Born: 09 December 1977 in Essex, England

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

As a rule, group efforts are normally launched before a solo career — not after a solo career is in full swing. First, the artist makes a name for himself/herself as part of a group, then the artist leaves the group to become a full-time solo performer. That's the standard procedure, but British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap took a different approach, having already established her solo credentials for several years before becoming half of the London-based duo Frou Frou. Although based in London,...
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