Editing Goldfrapp (section)

===2000–2002: ''Felt Mountain''===
Goldfrapp's début album ''[[Felt Mountain]]'' was released in September 2000 and produced the singles "[[Lovely Head]]", "[[Utopia (Goldfrapp song)|Utopia]]", "[[Pilots (Goldfrapp song)|Pilots (On a Star)]]" and "[[Human (Goldfrapp song)|Human]]". It featured Alison Goldfrapp's vocals over cinematic [[soundscape]]s and is influenced by a variety of music styles including [[cabaret]], [[folk music|folk]] and [[electronic music]].<ref name="AMFelt" /><ref name="guardiangold">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/dec/09/features.review47|title=They're as good as gold|last=O'Hagan|first=Sean|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=9 December 2001|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> The album was well received by music critics,<ref name="AMBIO"/> including [[Pitchfork Media]] who described its sound as "simultaneously smarmy and seductive, yet elegant and graceful".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3504-felt-mountain/|title=Felt Mountain Review|last=LeMay|first=Matt|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=19 September 2000|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> It reached number 57 on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="UKCharts">Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the UK:
*{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/goldfrapp/|title=Artists: Goldfrapp|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=25 March 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_G.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 (Gina G – GZA)|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|access-date=25 March 2013|publisher=zobbel.de}}</ref> and was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]].<ref name="UK-C">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|title=Certified Awards Search|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=25 March 2013|format=To access, enter "Goldfrapp" into the "Search" box, then select "Go"|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801142929/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/Search.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, ''Felt Mountain'' was shortlisted for the [[Mercury Prize]], an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album from the previous year.<ref name="guardian1"/>

The lyrics on ''Felt Mountain'' were written by Alison Goldfrapp and are abstract obsessional tales inspired by films and her childhood. The song "Oompa Radar" was inspired by [[Roman Polanski]]'s film ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-sac]]'', while "Pilots" describes travellers floating in the atmosphere above the earth.

To promote ''Felt Mountain'', Goldfrapp toured the U.K., Europe and North America, supporting the [[Alternative rock|alternative music]] bands [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]] and [[Doves (band)|Doves]]. The band found it difficult to perform songs from the album live because of their complex arrangements which required up to forty musicians. They eventually settled on performing with [[violin]]ist [[Davide Rossi]], [[drummer]] Rowan Oliver and [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]]ist Andy Davies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldfrapp.free.fr/php/home.php?N=2&id=265&year=01|title=Felt Mountain|last=Sargeant|first=A|work=Crud Magazine|date=September 2001|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref>