Really recommended listening: Imogen Heap - Ellipse

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Really recommended listening: Imogen Heap - Ellipse

Thursday, August 27. 2009

Long time readers of my blog know, that I'm a fan of the music of Imogen Heap. On August 24th she published her new album. My opinion: It was time ... her last album dates back to the year 2005.

The music on Ellipse is magnitudes away in terms of innovativeness from the rubbish that fills the charts. More interesting is the fact that all this innovation comes from one artist: Imogen Heap writes, produces, programs and engineers and sings her music on her own.

I wrote "innovative": Yes, it's great music ... but it comes at a price, it's not that kind of music that enters your ear without resistance and left you head on the other side without leaving any traces. But on the other side it has a big advantage: Once it's in your head it will not leave you for a while. And it looks like this album will be on heavy rotation for quite a while on my iPod

So what's so great at this music? I don't think you can describe music with words, ending in the desparate search for a matching drawer. It's the same with paintings. You can't describe a painting in words. But I have a very simple test for this. When the music touches me, then it is good music ... at least for me. When it touches me and i like to listen again and again via headphones into it to find something new, it's excellent music. And this album falls into the second category.

I would recommend Tidal, Half Life, Canvas and obviously First Train Home for a first listening into this record.

Posted by Joerg Moellenkamp in English, Music at 19:34 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)
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Thanks for the review! I preordered the album and have now downloaded it--I plan to play it this weekend.

#1 Josh Simons (Homepage) on 2009-08-27 20:11 (Reply)

To be honest, I find her video blog much more interesting than her albums. Also musically:

http://www.youtube.com/user/imogenheap

"Ellipse" was a disappointment. Probably because of the high expectations after seeing/hearing the v|blog.

#2 Alekz on 2009-08-30 00:36 (Reply)

The good thing: You can't argue about taste in music, in taste about paintings and about the fact, that vi is the best available editor

#2.1 Joerg+M.+ (Homepage) on 2009-08-30 10:11 (Reply)

True, but in this case I'm comparing apples with apples, ain't I? Imogen with Imogen, the making of "Ellipse" with "Ellipse". What she is doing "in front of me" with what I hear recorded.

Of course, personal preferences play a very important role here. Hence I'm not arguing but I am very curious to hear what others think.

BTW, I began to listen to Imogen thanks to your enthusiastic posts here

Never heard of her before.

#2.1.1 Alekz on 2009-08-30 15:42 (Reply)

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