Neck Doppler vs Goldfrapp (CoNEX 001)

When dear Mrs Goldfrapp asked Neck to reinterpret some of her songs, how could he refuse?!!! Using only the song titles as a guide Neck has created a diamorphic melange of cabinet fever and retronetic delay (in the Duchampian sense). He sings, he laughs, he cries, he weeps, but most of all.........he doubts, and who could blame him with such an underwhelming backhand and serve. He's good on the volley though.............OUT!.......15 - Love.................a love supreme.

“Neck Doppler inhabits a sound world long abandoned by experimentalists seeking a hi-fi paradise, preferring an urgent grubby soundworld more reminiscent of 70's pioneers like Robert Rental and early Cabaret Voltaire- mesmerically upsetting" - Resonance

“Doppler's reinterpretation of Goldfrapp's songs are based only on the titles. And a net search tells me Goldfrapp appear to be Mute's next-big-thing and these titles do exist - but I doubt in the format that Doppler delivers.
Seemingly straight pop on 'Lovely head' with drums, rhythms, a bloopy synth, whip-synths and pulsing organ are the slightly off-beam ground for Neck's distorted and sin(g)toned vocals. The lyrics (included) demonstrate that this is indeed cracked and demented emphasised by the slow menace of the music and delivery. A skewed pop construction, blippy solo, organ chords, further the weirdness.
'Utopia' attempts to pacify us with a modernist pianon solo, searchingly strident for notes and atonal chord combinations, with simple picked guitar, bass and soft drums ­ actually quite delightful. Then 'Deer stop' whose lyrics are mainly 'deer, you better stop running now' but over the 11+ minutes Neck implores, entreats and threatens using the same words with different intonations, but also expands in relation to either a hunter or a truck (it is not certain which the deer should worry about). The vocals are processed and layered to add to the menace and music, which is provided by a buzzy synth, tuned percussion, piano and a groovy rhythm. The track meanders, little instrumental or phone breaks, as the tone varies before reaching a wild musical and lyric climax in the last few minutes, before relaxing and fading. Weird but actually quite musical and memorable.
Finally, on this mini album, 'Human' which has a tinky driving percussion, dense and complex and reminiscent of the Residents, especially the vocal, less processed, and slightly sad ('they tell me I am human, but I don't believe them'). But in the second half the lyrics and vocals become quite a bit wilder and the music becomes quite demented and loud and atonal and percussive. And eases in the last few seconds.
On the cover there is a quote from The Wire 'Neck D does it again. Someone please stop him' ­ well I for one am glad they haven't because there is well and truly a place for his absolute weirdness - ­ perverse pop for now people” - Ampersand Etc

“If you thought the Aphex Twin had a skewered approach to mixing pop elements with electronic madness, think again. Bizarre, manipulated and wavering vocals, singing what could almost be catchy refrains in a backwards universe, mix with quirky rhythms, analog noises, loops and samples. Funny, absurd, quirky and, above all, stranger than fiction.” - Richard di Santo

"The poppy brother of V/VM wickedness" - Vital

Originally released on Consume's side label Conexistant in 2001:

CONEXISTANT
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Each CDr came stapled to an original limited edtion Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (Radio Session) promo CD. The artwork of the promo CD cardboard cover was altered/Neckified

The Neck Doppler tracks were reintepretations of the Goldfrapp tracks featured on the promo CD

Came with a vellum paper lyric sheet insert. Some came with a promo sheet

Limited to 27 copies. Hand-numbered