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Ladytron - Velocifero
| Lost At Sea | | A few years ago, while on a pleasure trip to San Francisco, my girlfriend and I had the pleasure of catching a DJ set by Daniel Hunt of Ladytron at a fancy little wine bar and art gallery. The prospect of hearing Hunt on the turntables was exciting for not only the great music he creates, but also for his admirable taste, which was documented on the Softcore Jukebox release, on which the Ladytroners put forth a collection of their own favorite tunes....full text |
| | Blender | | This Eurotrash electro crew scored club hits like “Playgirl” and “Seventeen,” which soundtracked many an after-hours coat-check-line grope session in some of the civilized world’s sleazier rock bars. Ladytron seemed destined to fizzle out; indeed, that seemed to be the point. Except they’ve not only stayed on the case, they’ve gotten even better. On this produced-in-Paris gem, they beef up chilly synth-pop tunes with elegantly distorted guitar...full text |
| | The Onion (A.V. Club) | | Sometimes an important part of creativity is defining the boundaries and staying firmly between them. The UK synth-pop band Ladytron has excelled at this, producing four albums that together carry such a signature sound that it would be a formula if it weren't done so well. Velocifero continues the quartet's stock in trade of dark, dance-floor-ready electronica, building on the fuller, more forceful sound of 2006's excellent Witching Hour....full text |
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