Album

Ellipse

Imogen Heap

2009 · Electronic, Pop

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Ellipse by Imogen Heap

Ellipse is an Electronic album by Imogen Heap, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.

About

Ellipse is the third studio album from Grammy Award-winning British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. After returning from a round the world writing trip, Heap completed the album at her childhood home in Essex, converting her old playroom in the basement into a studio. The album got its name from the distinctive elliptical shape of the house. International release date was 24 August 2009. Subject matter in the songs includes post break-up malaise ("Wait It Out"), domestic boredom ("Little Bird"), body image issues ("Bad Body Double") and a common Heap theme, unrequited love ("Swoon" and "Half Life").

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Tracklist

  1. 1First Train Home4:13
  2. 2Wait It Out3:57
  3. 3Earth3:36
  4. 4Little Bird4:07
  5. 5Swoon3:53
  6. 6Tidal3:51
  7. 7Between Sheets2:53
  8. 82-14:42
  9. 9Bad Body Double4:06
  10. 10Aha!2:27
  11. 11The Fire1:59
  12. 12Canvas4:54
  13. 13Half Life4:01
  14. 14First Train Home (Instrumental)4:15
  15. 15Wait It Out (Instrumental)3:46
  16. 16Earth (Instrumental)3:34
  17. 17Little Bird (Instrumental)4:09
  18. 18Swoon (Instrumental)3:52
  19. 19Tidal (Instrumental)3:51
  20. 20Between Sheets (Instrumental)2:55
  21. 212-1 (Instrumental)4:43
  22. 22Bad Body Double (Instrumental)4:07
  23. 23Aha! (Instrumental)2:28
  24. 24The Fire (Fire Only)1:57
  25. 25Canvas (Instrumental)4:54
  26. 26Half Life (Instrumental)6:13

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • layered
  • ethereal
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Imogen recorded this album in the house that she grew up in, almost everything was written, performed, recorded, engineered (and everything in between) by herself, in the childhood playroom which she had converted into a recording studio.
The entire process was documented by Justine Pearsall for a 90-minute "making of" DVD.
The technical work on this album won Imogen an engineering Grammy in 2010, and one of the tracks was nominated for another 2010 Grammy.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Ashwin SrinivasanBACKING VOCALS , FLUTE BACKING VOCALS, BANSURI BACKING VOCALS, FLUTE
  • Imogen HeapVOCALS, SOUNDS
  • Arve HenriksenTRUMPET
  • Ian BurdgeCELLO
  • Leo AbrahamsELECTRIC GUITAR, COMPUTER ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR
  • Nitin SawhneyACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Oliver LangfordVIOLIN
  • Richie MillsDRUMS

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