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You might expect the debut album from a woman who has collaborated extensively with Tricky and Orbital to be both wondrous and strange--and you'd be right to. What you might not expect is the depth of Alison Goldfrapp's beguiling, distracting 21st-century noir visions on Felt Mountain. She and her fellow composer Will Gregory can mix in Brechtian cabaret; classical instrumentation; left-of-field electronics; decadent, Gainsbourg-style French pop; and the odd piece of whistling on just one track ("Felt Mountain"). "Oompa Radar" almost reaches Tom Waits heights of infamy from the way familiar instruments come together in such a simultaneously comforting and alienating style. The baroque "Paper Bag," meanwhile, uncannily recalls Joe Meek's toy-town visions of 1960s grandeur. All this and a seductive vocal to die for. --Everett True

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
• Language : English
• Product Dimensions : 5.55 x 4.84 x 0.35 inches; 2.54 ounces
• Manufacturer : Mute, a BMG Company
• Original Release Date : 2000
• Date First Available : October 21, 2006
• Label : Mute, a BMG Company
• Number of discs : 1