Light & Magic

by Ladytron

Light & Magic cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 September 2002
  • Label: Emperor Norton
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 59:32
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Mickey Petralia, Shari, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt, Reuben Wu, Helen Marnie

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pioneering the chilly, mechanical aesthetics of the early 2000s electroclash movement, the Liverpool quartet's sophomore effort is deeply stylish and famously aloof. The deadpan, dual-vocal delivery of Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo slices effortlessly through incredibly dense, analog synthesizer arpeggios.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, repetitive, synth, electronic, minimalistic

Tracklist

  1. True Mathematics (2:23)
  2. Seventeen (4:37)
  3. Flicking Your Switch (3:26)
  4. Fire (2:49)
  5. Turn It On (4:46)
  6. Blue Jeans (4:14)
  7. Cracked LCD (2:32)
  8. Black Plastic (4:17)
  9. Evil (5:34)
  10. Startup Chime (3:31)
  11. NuHorizons (4:04)
  12. Cease2xist (4:37)
  13. Re:agents (4:53)
  14. Light & Magic (3:35)
  15. The Reason Why (4:14)

Credits

  • Ladytron - primary artist, written by
  • Shari - backing vocals
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen - bass [electric]
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - keyboards [additional]
  • Reuben Wu - keyboards, electronic drums
  • Helen Marnie - keyboards, vocals
  • Mira Aroyo - keyboards, vocals

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