| | |  | R&B | Home » » Details | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Debut Album from Songwriter Producer Guy Sigsworth and Singer Songwriter Imogen Heap | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| September 03, 2002 | | Studio:
| Island UK | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Enhanced, Import | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Let Go | | 2. | Breathe In | | 3. | It's Good To Be In Love | | 4. | Must Be Dreaming | | 5. | Psychobabble | | 6. | Only Got One | | 7. | Shh | | 8. | Hear Me Out | | 9. | Maddening Shroud | | 10. | Flicks | | 11. | Dumbing Down Of Love | | 12. | Old Piano | |
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Great Imogen Heap music!Apr 22, 2010
From what I read, this is Imogen Heap's very first album. With some production help, she has made what I consider to be her second best CD; second only to "Speak for Yourself". It has a very well produced, professional sound. Buy it; you'll like it!
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My son loved it!Aug 19, 2009
This was a gift for my son. This is one of his favorite Artists and he loved it.
Great price, fast delivery and the product was received in excellent condition. He will definately buy more CD's from importscds. (great seller!)
One Of A KindMar 28, 2009
This is a gorgeous CD which passes the test of time. A magical blend of electronica and soulfulness.
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I love FrouFrouFeb 22, 2005
I love FrouFrou But I dont have the cd and I came to this site so I could lisn to it. but it wouldnt let me. I no it is good because my friend has the cd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 It's all in the "Details"Sep 17, 2004
"Frou Frou" apparently means "rustle of silk," a seemingly appropriate name for one of the best trip-hop bands since Portishead. Their debut album "Details" is shimmery, textured music, mixing feathery ballads with funky pop, and all sung in Imogene Heap's sweet vocals.
Catchy trip-hop forms the core of this, especially the solid, fast-paced "Breathe In," which has a slightly fantastical sound. It doesn't get much more fun than the swirling catchy "Must Be Dreaming," bouncy little pop song "Shh," or the delicately pensive "Maddening Shroud." These songs mix pop rhythms with ambient sound, and end up getting the best of both.
There's a softer, less poppy side to Frou Frou as well. "Let Go" is a delicate little song accompanied by piano and little electronic swooshes. So is "The Dumbing Down of Love," a gentle blend of electronica and piano melody, and the minimalist electronica of "Psychobabble," which is mostly Heap's breathy voice against some dark electronic sounds. And a track not included on the American version finishes up this album: A delicate, trippy piano, "Old Piano," with its muffled horns and wispy vocals.
Imogene Heap returns in a big way with producer Guy Sigsworth. And this time around, Heap gets all the attention she deserves. A few of the songs aren't quite top-quality, but each one has its own sweet appeal. And most surprisingly, Frou Frou manages to do ballads and trip-hop equally well, giving a haunted air to the former and a bright one to the latter.
It's virtually impossible to blend pop, electronica and ambient music this seamlessly. But somehow Frou Frou does it. The best qualities of each musical style are all captured and blended together, usually in a blend of slow piano, shimmery synth and low-key guitar. If it doesn't make your ears tingle, then you must be deaf.
Heap's voice is a bit like pop newcomer Jem's -- it's sweet and wispy, yet surprisingly strong. And it has the smooth quality of someone who is completely in tune with the music. And she brings a lot of feeling to the wistful songs about emotional turmoil and losing love: "If love is surrender/Then whose war is it anyway?"
Funky, catchy trip-hop and delicate ballads are what Frou Frou is all about. Sweet, shimmery and catchy, this is a must-have for lovers of good pop.
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