LADYTRON ARE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD

I'd say that goes to LP since they're smooth that way. Ladytron = Bliss Band?

however they need to improve in some areas - mainly, their live performances (i've heard too many people say how shit they are live, and these are big Ladytron lovers) - they also need to gig MORE

it took them ages to get their website sorted out, and its still not that great - it could be better for a band like this

(please someone tell me they remember Komputer)

(Ladytron are much better too. Er, in my opinion.)

"Beeel Gaytz BEEEL GAYTZ BEEEELLLL GAAAAAAYYYYYTTTTZZZZ"

Had my first three listens to Velocifoofoo today. After a few weeks with the "Ghost" remixes. For a band for whom I've purchased their complete works (I think) I don't know much about them at all. Which I realized is an incredible complement to how much I enjoy their music. At their worst, the giddy cheap thrill I got from Republica. At their best, everything kind everyone said about Siouxsie and Gary Newman, only better. Sure, there's throwaway tracks, but the singles are lush and effortless.

I'm surprised how little attention their new album is getting

As always.

'Velocifero' is not their best on the first listen, but still very good. There are a few filler tracks in the middle unfortunately, but the last two songs are brilliant.

It never reaches the brilliance of Witching Hour but it's defibitely a grower

LADYTRON ARE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD (AT THE MOMENT, YES, ABSOLUTELY)

was going to get this today - but didn't.

another fucking loss due to the revised love for nasty digipack crap.

[
this years would-be purchases cancelled due to digipack gumph :
hot chip/luke solomon/miss kittin ..
]

I think I'll get this on vinyl

I don't think digipack would put me off this, although for other things it certainly has. Seems too many people use digipacks as a way to avoid putting effort into liner notes and so on... which is unfortunate...

do we have a digipacks C/D thread yet? if not, we should.

there was a great thread re the downfalls of crap packaging but i can never find the bugger.

Ladytron are also the first band for whom I've purchased their whole catalog as digital downloads.

Interviewing Reuben in about four hours. Any burning questions people want me to ask him?

what's the deal with airplane food?

why did my friend get called a 'fag' and threatened w/bodily harm for wearing one of their t-shirts

maybe he went out in public?

are they still doing that thing w/ christina aguilera? ask abt that

maybe he went out in public?

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Thursday, April 2, 2009 10:19 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

lulz

fwiw i don't think i've ever heard a ladytron song? and i'm pretty sure the dudes that threatened my friend hadn't either. protip: don't wear a shiny, silvery t-shirt in rural montana that has the word "lady" on it

Ask him what's the best band in the world?

Yes, agreed with Tuomas.

ask him whether the next album is gonna as awesome as the previous two - also if they're gonna keep adding guitars to their mix

Was definitely going to ask him more about that, as well as the Christina thing.

I have nothing to ask, but I have spun up Velocifero, and it remains as glorious as ever.

Tell him that, if you want!

yeah I don't find it as good as 'Witching Hour' (how could it be) but it's definitely solid. It seems to me Ladytron are summarizing in high speed Depeche Mode's evolution (from cutesy synth pop to a sinister grinding monolith)

Hahaha, nicely phrased. I saw them live two years back opening for NIN in London and they had pretty clearly settled into said latter status. Crowd loved 'em!

^ Agree with every word (except early Depeche Mode >>>>> early Ladytron, natch).

(xpost)

Interview done, Reuben was a very personable and thoughtful fellow!

When/where is the interview being posted?

OC Weekly article in a couple of weeks, tying in with their tour with the Faint.

Please post here when it's ready. :-)

Should I go see them tonight?

Yes.

Man, they killed. Reminded me about what Chuck said (I paraphrase) about disco rocking harder than metal.

Yeah they are ridiculously great live these days -- I caught them two years back opening for NIN in London and that pretty much made me a full on believer instead of a casual fan.

They were great in Belfast a few months ago as well. Burnin' Up and Destroy Everything You Touch were godly.

The only things that would have made it better are both in this clip (coincidentally recorded in Houston in '06 either at the same venue or down the street @ tha Meridian)

A. Shocking Blue cover
B. The vocals a little higher in the mix

Okay, that long-promised Ladytron interview:

http://www.ocweekly.com/2009-04-23/music/ladytron/

when did trayce join ladytron

Well you know.

They started playing at 4AM here in São Paulo a couple of years ago

I think they are really tight but man sometimes they are so OTT.

Wanted to see their show in Austin last week, but was the same night as MBV goddamnittohell.

Killed it last night. The Faint followed them and while the crowd was more there for them they couldn't compare.

THIS IS GODHEAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRJd3cUB_8c

when i was at uni in liverpool, (circa '03-05) they had a club night called "evol" in this little basement club. the guy members would dj and they had loads of cool guest djs like ivan smagghe and mark moore. had this great secret after-hours party atmosphere.

and they'd always be up for the odd convo about music or whatever, real chill fellas.

i think Destroy Everything You Touch holds up fabulously as one of the best electro songs of the last 5 years or so. they kind of invented that sound and it's been ripped off so many times it's exhausting now but they never got much credit for it. innit always the way though?

i think Destroy Everything You Touch holds up fabulously as one of the best electro songs of the last 5 years or so

great track but idk it's not that far off the PSBs really

ladytron fanatics should seek out the moodysson movie 'mammoth' - i swear like half of the songs off of destroy everything u touch are featured

And the problem with being not that far off PSBs is?

Destroy is used brilliantly over the opening credits of The September Issue, like an implicit critique of Anna Wintour.

Best Of (deluxe edition) details:

Best Of 00-10 (Deluxe) (30/03/11) :
01. Destroy Everything You Touch
02. International Dateline
03. Seventeen
04. Discotraxx
05. Tomorrow
06. Soft Power
07. Ghosts
08. Fighting In Built Up Areas
09. Playgirl
10. Blue Jeans
11. Cracked LCD
12. Deep Blue
13. Light & Magic
14. Runaway
15. The Last One Standing
16. Little Black Angel
17. Ace Of Hz
18. The Reason Why
19. Whitelightgenerator
20. Mu-tron
21. Black Plastic
22. The Way That I Found You
23. True Mathematics
24. High Rise
25. Black Cat
26. Another Breakfast With You
27. USA vs. White Noise
28. Commodore Rock
29. Evil
30. Beauty*2
31. Season Of Illusions
32. Versus
33. All The Way…

Ebay won't let me link to the pic of the promo CD the fascists.

Anyway have this instead:
http://www.ladytron.com/gallery/1244767335.jpg

At least best band of the 00s. Maybe.

they're good but ehhh i wouldnt go that far

love this band to death - but never really enjoyed International Dateline.

i don't know ladytron well enough to know if there's any unreleased tracks or b-sides on that comp, but that's prob the only way i'd shell out for it. anyway...... the hidden gem in their catalog (and on that comp) is "another breakfast with you" -- fucking incredible track.

love this band to death - but never really enjoyed International Dateline.

That's the only track of theirs I love to death!

WAHT NO HE TOOK HER TO A MOVIE

"He Took Her To A Movie" came out in '99 and would have ruined their "Best Of 00-10" title

(yeah, I think it should be on there too, madness etc)

I'd have thrown in Oops (Oh My) and the Felix Da Housecat remix of Playgirl. I thought the whole point of deluxe editions was to round up remixes and B-sides like that.

I'd have thrown in Oops (Oh My)

YES ^^

no Weekend = no credibility

ok, so not really, but if you're going to include three-quarters of Witching Hour, why leave that off?

Can i just...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOrkEPv-TWs

I wanted to like Ladytron, and I went to see them at the Leeds festival. Unfortunately, I had taken an anonymous pill I bought for £5 from a stranger, and spent the entire set hiding behind a pillar, convinced that if the band caught sight of me they would command the audience to tear me limb from limb, and quite possibly shoot lasers from their eyes. I have not summoned up the courage to listen to them since.

hahaha holy shit

how were the other bands?

These fuckers did a cover version of a Death In June song "Little Black Angel" on the above best of comp and did not credit DIJ.

really?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElbViA41_L4

that would DEFINITELY be deliberate skullduggery on the part of the band and not a fuck-up by someone in the production dept at the label

Maybe they didn't want royalties to go to alleged fascists? Of course it might've been easier not to cover them if that was the case.

the montage pisces posted has succeeded in making me crush on helen way more than i ever did in the previous 10 years i've been listening to ladytron

Well I guess Ladytron are only doing to Douglas P what he did to Oscar Brown jr, who didn't get credit when Doug pinched, via Jim Jones' People Temple Choir, the lyrics from his song "Brown Baby", recorded by Nina Simone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBfO4-PVQwA

Brown Baby - Oscar brown jr

Brown baby
Brown baby
As you grow up
I want you to drink from the plenty cup
I want you to stand up
Tall and proud
I want you to speak up
Speak up clear and cloud

Brown baby
Brown baby
As years roll by
Walk with your head held high
I want you to live by
Live by the justice code
I want you to walk down
Walk down the freedom road

Brown baby
Brown baby
Now baby
Lie away
Lie away sleeping
Lie away here in my arms
While your mommy and daddy protect you
And keep you save from harm

Brown baby
Brown baby
It makes me so glad
That you will have things
I've never had
When out of men's hearts
All the hate is hurled
You're gonna live
You're gonna live in a better world

New single:
http://pitchfork.com/news/42526-new-ladytron-white-elephants/

^like

yeah i'm kinda surprised how much the relaxed vibe also seems to work for them.

Also this is sweet:

http://themusic-rx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ladytron-Gravity-The-Seducer-500x499.jpg

still have mad love for these guys <3

so i had a bit of a sabbatical from ladytron that ended today when i heard them in the coffee shop by my place.

"Burning Up" is fucking blowing my mind right now.

Sad to say fell off the Ladytron bandwagon but am now back on after listening to this http://open.spotify.com/album/2JMPfwD9sExl3gzIZd9Bpk

Yeah new album sounds great.

Only a few songs in, but the new one sounds like it's copping a Blanck Mass feel?

Not a huge fan, but I kind of like how floaty this one sounds.

Not a huge fan of Ladytron, I mean.

Helen Marnie is doing an online fundraiser for a solo album.

The perks get interesting around 300 GBP (or $487). I guess "worn by me" premiums are officially a thing now, and not just something Nataly Dawn does/did.

She could surely charge twice that if she promised not to launder. (._.)

Wow, she's a day in and already at 58% of the goal WITHOUT any of the big ticket stuff getting claimed yet.

She could surely charge twice that if she promised not to launder. (._.)

For some reason I was thinking about this, and I realized that since she was in the water for presumably most of the shoot, the pool chemicals would probably override her natural, er, "essences", which would be reason enough to get it cleaned.

UPDATE:

@ 67% and....

http://ichlugebullets.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-drudge-report.gif?w=600the Swimsuit has been claimed.http://ichlugebullets.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-drudge-report.gif?w=600

does she chew on each garment before mailing?

I like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJQEf9q6go

Nice !

destroy everything you touch. toooodaaay

this thread took a weird turn

pretending that didn't happen

I think Reuben Wu is still wandering around doing photography, not sure if more Ladytron stuff is coming but I had a good morning listening to their albums

Electroclash seems to belong to this weird other-time in my mind. Like it was forgotten as a post-traumatic memory of 9/11.

Seventeen is still a great song.

when i heard the song that riffs on the "are you being served" theme, i knew these were my people

I don't even really consider ladytron electroclash -- the stuff pre-witching hour might as well not exist to me

Light & Magic isn't a bad album. Still sounds fresh today, with all the minimal wave, cold wave, druggy stuff going on lately. It's weird that after nearly 20 years, the 80s retro thing hasn't died out yet.

604!

I really Ladytron but out of their five albums, I only really rate two of them. Witching Hour is close to being a perfect record and 604 is very strong, apart from those they're frustratingly patchy on record.

Witching Hour is close to being a perfect record

put this album on 34 mins ago cos of this thread revival, not heard it in years - and even then i only listened to it a couple of times.
it's the only album of ladytrons i have.
will be playing it a lot more often from hereon.
hits a lot of my sweet spots

velocifero and gravity the seducer are also underrated

I agree, I listened to Gravity The Seducer the other night and think there's plenty of good stuff on it... 'Moon Palace' probably one of my favourite Ladytron tracks! I like the first two albums, but it's hard to argue with the idea that they came into their own and started realising their potential on Witching Hour

We are proud to announce our first new music since 2011. 
Find out all about it, and how you can be involved. 
This will be an exciting year. Love, Ladytron XXXXhttps://t.co/DM2GT0ZImQ

— Ladytron (@LadytronMusic) February 28, 2018

(jfc I forgot about the earlier thread)

Yes! About fucking time ... what did people think of the two Marnie solo records that came out during the hiatus?

I liked them, the first better than the second. that said, I can't listen to the record anymore -- I got a lot of angry email about what I thought was a positive review, and every time one of the songs comes up on shuffle I'm reminded of it and have to turn it off

Nice to have them back although, come on, this sounds exactly like Broadcast!

Cool, I've missed them. And I didn't know about the solo albums so now I've got something to listen to while I wait for the new record to come out.

First track!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeWJ8vkE9w8

sounds kinda velocifero-y to me.

Prefer the album teaser to the actual single, but am pretty stoked nonetheless

ok thank god the album teaser had me worried, if I want to listen to Broadcast then I listen to Broadcast or any of the 100 bands that sound like them already

update: this is growing on me even more, it's easily the best thing anyone from ladytron has done in years

New single!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbf4chx1mS0

I still need to listen with proper speakers but so far it sounds great! It reminds me of Propaganda.

Agreed, this sounds really good.

Yes! I've been looking forward to this. Marnie's solo albums have both been very good, mind.

Slight adoption of the retro outrun synthwave vibe in there somewhere? Quite like this

yeah this is great

the new album is out, and it's...a trip.

the highs are high, the lows are low (sometimes very low), and the overall production is...uhh...weird.

but I'm kinda digging it. 'Deadzone,' 'You've Changed,' and 'Paper Highways' are pretty fun.

The leaked tracks really didn’t impress. Still, I pledged to get the physical edition so looking forward to it. Love the cover art

ok I've warmed up to this a lot, and I now think it's actually pretty fantastic. Like 'Witching Hour,' this feels like a quintessentially 'winter' album, and I'm here for it.

Listen here if you're trying to avoid all the PledgeMusic drama: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/07/691388562/first-listen-ladytron-ladytron

unsurprisingly, I love it, it's like velocifero but even angrier

the album art is also amazing

this is sounding really good

I keep thinking "oh this must be the big triumphant fuck-off closer" and then seeing there are more songs to go

end to end bangers

good record

It's a grower. Some good hooks but is it me or is this record brick-walled to death? Pretty disappointing since the music often blurs into a flat mush.
Song wise it feels like a slight throwback to the pre-Witching Hour period. This could have come out after Light & Magic

Some good hooks but is it me or is this record brick-walled to death

this.
I have tried several times to give this a whole listen through, but its just way too painful.
hopefully its just the digital promo, and things are better on release, as this album sounds really bad.
shame, there are some cracking songs hidden in there.

I know "it's thematically appropriate" is a cop-out but in this case it is kind of thematically appropriate

fwiw the best track here is "deadzone," up there with "silent shout" in terms of songs that embody/address trauma

a solid 7.7 from p4k!

Omg this is wonderful! End to end bangers is right.

Late listening to the new one but why are they so good???? My god, we don't deserve Ladytron!

OK maybe not "Paper Highways."

New single ‘City of Angels’:https://t.co/aUMF9hMDWX

New album ‘Time’s Arrow’:https://t.co/pQLzXmu2Lv pic.twitter.com/qOgvuEmQCe

— Ladytron (@LadytronMusic) October 14, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewreSl-BZVw

Reuben left the band.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxhADZOFoF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Saw them live the other day and they were excellent. Sound was really beefed up, might have been the venue maybe, but they were really powerful.

I found their last couple of albums utterly forgettable but this new single is sounding good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZZagt0cDg