Ladytron..the witching hour and human league

[oneno]

The new release the witching hour is right up there with "Light and Magic" if you want electro synth pop here ya go. you have to check out there re-make of open your heart by the human league:
http://www.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs ... _Heart.mp3


here's a bio from epitonic:
Love 'em or hate 'em, there definitely ain't no one like 'em. Ladytron is a perfectly named group, as its music consists primarily of girls singing -- there's the lady -- and weird robotic synth-derived sounds -- the tron. The name comes from a song off Roxy Music's first album, which came out in 1972, and Ladytron's dance-pop art-primitivism touches on numerous musical points between then and now, including Kraftwerk, Devo, Suicide, Gary Numan, New Order, Man or Astro-man?, and their synth-trash contemporaries, Chicks on Speed, all of it delivered with the self-mocking Eurotrash glamminess pioneered by the Roxies and David Bowie. If you want guitars, you're looking in the wrong place. If you want ironic disco-pop, Ladytron is just your ticket.

[schwenko]

[quote]Originally posted by hensoneno
[br]The new release the witching hour is right up there with "Light and Magic" if you want electro synth pop here ya go. you have to check out there re-make of open your heart by the human league:
http://www.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs ... _Heart.mp3


here's a bio from epitonic:
Love 'em or hate 'em, there definitely ain't no one like 'em. Ladytron is a perfectly named group, as its music consists primarily of girls singing -- there's the lady -- and weird robotic synth-derived sounds -- the tron. The name comes from a song off Roxy Music's first album, which came out in 1972, and Ladytron's dance-pop art-primitivism touches on numerous musical points between then and now, including Kraftwerk, Devo, Suicide, Gary Numan, New Order, Man or Astro-man?, and their synth-trash contemporaries, Chicks on Speed, all of it delivered with the self-mocking Eurotrash glamminess pioneered by the Roxies and David Bowie. If you want guitars, you're looking in the wrong place. If you want ironic disco-pop, Ladytron is just your ticket.


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Is this from a new album? When is it coming out?
IIRC "Evil" was one of only 5 songs or so that I listed as anything good coming out in the 2000s[:D]

[Ollie Stench]

I'm listening right now and I like what I hear! I really liked both Ladytron albums and I'm anxiously awaiting the new one.

Thanks for the link!

[oneno]

I have an advanced copy of witching hour. I'll share on the hub tonight

[schwenko]

[quote][i]Originally posted by schwenko[/i]
<br>[quote]Originally posted by hensoneno
[br]The new release the witching hour is right up there with "Light and Magic" if you want electro synth pop here ya go. you have to check out there re-make of open your heart by the human league:
http://www.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs ... _Heart.mp3


here's a bio from epitonic:
Love 'em or hate 'em, there definitely ain't no one like 'em. Ladytron is a perfectly named group, as its music consists primarily of girls singing -- there's the lady -- and weird robotic synth-derived sounds -- the tron. The name comes from a song off Roxy Music's first album, which came out in 1972, and Ladytron's dance-pop art-primitivism touches on numerous musical points between then and now, including Kraftwerk, Devo, Suicide, Gary Numan, New Order, Man or Astro-man?, and their synth-trash contemporaries, Chicks on Speed, all of it delivered with the self-mocking Eurotrash glamminess pioneered by the Roxies and David Bowie. If you want guitars, you're looking in the wrong place. If you want ironic disco-pop, Ladytron is just your ticket.


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Is this from a new album? When is it coming out?
IIRC "Evil" was one of only 5 songs or so that I listed as anything good coming out in the 2000s[:D]
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Found the thread...ooops, I didn't list it. But I should have [B)]

[Natephish]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hensoneno[/i]
<br>I have an advanced copy of witching hour. I'll share on the hub tonight
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I have it too, it should be shared now.

I really don't like it at all, though. I like Ladytron for the same reason I like Freezepop and most synthpop: simplicity. Most of the songs from Light & Magic were very simple, nothing more than a catchy synth riff and some vocoder-y goodness. Witching Hour is more lush, more like one of those pop-punk bands or MTV emo bands that tries to sound/act 80s by encorporating a synthesizer, hot pink tie and mascara. The music has more body...I don't really know how to put it. I just feel like it's too polished, it went through too much production. It's a decent album as far as the "HURRY UP, get on the 'Next Wave' bandwagon before people decide they don't like it anymore and ask for a grunge revival" crap goes.

If you've never heard Ladytron before, download Light & Magic. If you're already a fan, check it out, but don't expect anything even close to the beauty of L&M.

[tastyorange]

I love Ladytron. I have some great felix da Housecat remix's.

[hubcity]

Folks,

I dunno, I luuuve "Destroy Everything You Touch". But then I actually liked the single that The Human League put out in 2000, too.

-Sean
Altrok Radio at <a href="http://www.altrokradio.com">http://www.altrokradio.com</a>
Playing When Posted: Ivy, "Worry About You"

[manekineko]

Thanks, oneno! This song will have to grow on me a little longer. I'm more used to the stark, dark Ladytron of old.

Big thanks for the link to epitonic!!!! Since checking it out last night I have downloaded about 50 songs, mostly electronic. Nice to have another source for free, legal DLs of music that is off the boring, beaten path.