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| 0.0 | K. Prince | August 18th 09 |
Ellipse is dense, dark and unknotted; broiling like a galvanized stew of hooks and infallible songwriting. Her voice is smooth and tranquil; her songs are minimalist and serene; her debut 'Speak For Yourself' was superb and her latest release is even better. The combination of the hugely layered digitized vocals, the blips and bloops of synthetic instrumentation and the brooding atmosphere of creative lyricism and songwriting together form the heart that beats rhythmically beneath the glossy studio sheen on Imogen Heap's sophomore album 'Ellipse'. While being a distinctively poppy artist, her individualistic sound resonates clear and uniquely.
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| 4.0 excellent | rdhaley | July 4th 15 |
This album as a whole is just a tad weaker than Speak for Yourself, but it's nonetheless another very good album from Imogen Heap. The last three songs of the album - "The Fire," "Canvas," and "Half Life" - are some of my favorites she's ever released.
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| 5.0 classic | Ellicus | March 15th 10 |
Imogen Heap states that she learned a lot from Guy Sigworth when they collaborated with Frou Frou, and this album really shows that. With all the underlying beats the breathy and spacious quality of Imogen's voice, this album is by far one of the best I've ever heard.
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| 3.5 great | YouAreMySilence | December 24th 09 |
With Ellipse, Imogen Heap has the daunting task of making a follow up to the extremely successful and pretty great album, Speak For Yourself. And though I doubt any songs from this will be sampled in an annoyingly popular radio-pop song, she proves herself as a more than capable artist. Delivering plenty of tasteful hooks without sacrificing personality and emotion, the electronica pop darling's '09 release is dense, but accessible. No question, her best record to date.
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| 5.0 classic | stephenhannibal | August 26th 09 |
This album is like a good cigar dark, robust, flavorful, evolving nicely, with a great finish. One of the best of the year by far, later releases are going to have a hard time holding a candle to this.
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| 4.5 superb | SuperYeah | August 20th 09 |
I clicked the wrong selection on this album, too. Damn compy.
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| 4.0 excellent | AlexTM510 | August 18th 09 |
Imogen Heap returns from a four year gap with Ellipse. In which Imogen takes on a more minimal/subtle and slight darker approach to her electronic-pop pieces. Aside from that, it's pretty much the same experimentation of Imogen using a large array of sound and instruments and making it all flow smooth. Although the album isn't as exciting as Speak For Yourself, the album has its merits in being much more relaxed and soothing. And shows that ultimately Imogen remains one of the most creative and best pop singers out there today.
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| 4.0 excellent | ariich | January 26th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 23rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | May 27th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | kb3984 | July 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | woxdy | December 14th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Zye | June 24th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Quarl4 | December 18th 16 |
| 3.5 great | stromz | August 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Qqoqq | January 7th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JAV | February 7th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | uzen | May 19th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Troggy | February 21st 14 |
| 3.0 good | Banion | August 29th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Topaz | July 1st 13 |
| 3.5 great | srm90 | December 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | DylanD | December 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dask | December 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | MTTS | February 9th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | December 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skipdog | September 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | kayu | July 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | BlissX | April 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | January 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | zyzil | November 11th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Manon | October 5th 10 |
| 3.5 great | emcue10 | September 29th 10 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | September 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Texture | September 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Furik | July 19th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Mace | June 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | fjrz91 | March 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | latervol | November 14th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aesir | November 1st 09 |
| 2.5 average | Mixhail | October 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | lucati | October 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bea | September 16th 09 |
| 3.5 great | narf405 | September 2nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Zoo | August 27th 09 |
| 3.0 good | mvdu | August 22nd 09 |
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