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▓ [ release info ] ▓
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░ artist: Ladytron ░
album: Light & Magic
░ label: Emperor Norton ░
genre: Electronic
rip date: 01/07/2004
rel date: 09/17/2002
# tracks: 15
size: 96,10 MB
time: 59:36 min
ripper: PushiTooL
encoder: Lame 3.90.3
quality: --alt-preset standard (VBR)
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▓ [ about this release ] ▓
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http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ax9z8b5x4zsqg
On Light & Magic, the follow-up to the critically
acclaimed 604, Ladytron do indeed bring on the special
effects, adding denser arrangements, more complex
melodies, and processed vocals to their brand of
spooky, stylish synth pop. Like Chicks on Speed and
Adult., Ladytron helped shape the sound of
electroclash before the style even had a name, and, in
turn, this album feels influenced by the music that
followed once the style formalized. Tracks such as
"Turn It On," "Fire," and "Evil" are colder, more
detached and dance-oriented than the rather na∩ve,
bittersweet sound of 604, and feature digital-sounding
synths instead of the analog warmth of Ladytron's
previous work. While much of 604's charm came from the
way it sounded like Ladytron just unearthed their gear
from attics, dumpsters, and flea markets, most of
Light & Magic ù from the "Warm Leatherette"-esque
"True Mathematics" to the icy, vaguely dissonant
"Cracked LCD" ù borrows from the early-'80s'
sharp-edged sounds. Though this approach takes some
getting used to, after awhile the album reveals itself
as an accomplished and worthy set of songs. Even more
so than on 604, Light & Magic makes the most of Helen
Marnie and Mira Aroyo's contrasting vocal styles;
spare, Aroyo-sung numbers such as "Nuhorizons" are
pitted against lush, poppy songs like Marnie's "Blue
Jeans," which, with its warm, buzzing synths and
'60s-inspired melody, is the album's most
quintessentially Ladytron moment. Though Light &
Magic's intricate, often fascinating sound takes
center stage, the album does offer more than a few
memorable songs, most notably the creepy-sexy
"Seventeen"; the paranoia-by-the-numbers of "Flicking
Your Switch"; "Re:Agents," a hypnotic mix of Eastern
melodies and Joe Meek-like sci-fi sounds; and
"Cease2xist," which features the line "Do you cease to
exist when you stop being missed?" While the processed
vocals used on most of the songs add another
interesting textural element, they do tend to obscure
the group's clever and usually worth-hearing lyrics.
Like 604, Light & Magic might be slightly too long for
its own good at just under an hour long, though there
aren't any obvious moments that should be removed. On
the whole, Light & Magic is a logical, elegant
progression for Ladytron, balancing their pop and
experimental instincts even more ably than their
debut. ù Heather Phares
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▓ [ track listing ] ▓
░ trk title time ░
01 True Mathematics 02:23
02 Seventeen 04:38
03 Flicking Your Switch 03:27
04 Fire 02:49
05 Turn It On 04:47
06 Blue Jeans 04:14
07 Cracked LCD 02:32
08 Black Plastic 04:18
09 Evil 05:34
10 Startup Chime 03:31
11 NuHorizons 04:04
12 Cease2xist 04:37
13 Re:agents 04:53
14 Light & Magic 03:35
15 The Reason Why 04:14
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