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Imogen Heap

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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, Heap was raised in Essex, England, where she first studied European classical piano. While attending boarding school years later, a teenaged Heap discovered alternative pop/rock, Euro-pop, and electronica, a musical mixture that effectively ended her previous desire to become a classical instrumentalist. With her focus now devoted to popular music, she signed with Almo Sounds in 1997, becoming a professional solo artist while still in her late teens.

I Megaphone, Imogen Heap's debut album, was released by Almo in 1998, featuring influences that ranged from Kate Bush (to whom she was frequently compared) to Annie Lennox to Björk. Although some tracks were self-produced, I Megaphone also found Heap working with three different producers -- David Kahne, Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics' fame), and Guy Sigsworth -- the latter of whom kept in touch with Heap after the album's release. In the early 2000s, Sigsworth and Heap worked together once again, this time sharing equal responsibilities in the collaborative project Frou Frou. Despite the duo's lighthearted name, Frou Frou utilized electronics to create an atmospheric, dreamy, and nuanced sound. MCA/Universal signed the group in 2001, thus putting Heap's solo career on temporary hiatus.

Frou Frou released Details in 2002, with "Breath In" serving as the album's first single. Two years later, a wider audience discovered Frou Frou's music when "Let Go" was included in the award-winning Garden State soundtrack. Frou Frou had already disbanded by this point, however, and Heap had begun returning her focus to her solo career. She released Speak for Yourself in 2005, gaining notice for such singles as "Hide & Seek" (an a cappella song that utilized a digital harmonizer) and "Goodnight and Go." Ellipse, her third studio album, which she recorded in locations including Japan, Thailand, China, and her home studio, appeared in 2009. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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      • initial injection

      • well, having listened to all the albums now, here's my personal recommendations for people just getting started. as a pretty nice initial injection (congratulations by the way) Imegaphone, has Oh Me, Oh My. the Goodnight and Go single CD had bonus track called Speeding Cars. Speak For Yourself has Daylight Robbery, And Just for now (which is absolutely amazing live, i recommend you find a video even) And finally Ellipse has a song called Aha! you'd be hard pressed to find anyone as dedicated to the actual music then this pretty young lady. THIS is what music sounds like when it has heart.

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      • Trancing/A Song for Everyone

        • By LG135
        • 2/28/2009 19:58:26
      • If you're a fan of frou frou and can't get enough of their sound, Imogen Heap's Speak for Yourself will be your curing drug. It sounds similar to Details, but with a little flair that only immi can give on her own : ) I recommend Headlock, Clear the Area, The Walk, and The Moment I Said It (if you watched the OC no doubt you've heard Goodnight and Go and Hide and Seek already, also good ones). If you want a little more angst and immi at a lower range, definitely try I Megaphone. In terms of timeline, it's b.f. (before frou), while Speak is a.d. (after disbandment) - I recommend Useless, Rake it In, and Come Here Boy. Don't miss out on her collab work either, which includes Urban Species, IAMX, Blue October, Temposhark, and some outside work with Guy Sigworth(Meantime is AMAZING.. in terms of vocals it's like in between IMeg and Details).
        If you've actually heard of Imogen, like her work, and haven't heard her frou frou stuff... just stop whatever you're playing now, and go listen.

        What I love most about Imogen, is that 1) she has The 3 down - the lyrics, the vocals, and the music are all actually good! And 2) there's a song (or 3) for everyone. In the words similar of Lori Lieberman, it's like s(he) found my (journals) and read each one out loud... amazing : )
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      • Hypnotic voice!

      • This is the voice behind the somewhat
        short lived band Frou Frou and as you can probably tell it is one of the best voices out there. If the sirens from greek mythology really existed this it what they would sound like. And honestly wouldn't you
        want this to be the last voice you heard as you were being lured to
        your death? Recommended album "I megaphone" favorite song "let go" (i know it's a frou frou song but i love her voice on it)
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      • Love Imogen

        • By EGumz
        • 1/10/2009 17:38:04
      • I love goodnight and go, it reminds me of a crush I had. Totally stalkerish, but what girl can't relate ;) Hide and seek used to make me cry, same with the moment I said it. She has a voice and lyrics that make you shudder.
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      • Down to a Fine Art

      • Its difficult to really find artist who's song are worth paying attention to. Imogen heap in one of those few... I highly recommend the song "Loose Ends" and "The Walk" from her "Speak For Yourself" Album
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