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604

~ Ladytron
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (2 April 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Invicta Hi-Fi
  • ASIN: B00005ARQM
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 88,435 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Mutron
2. Discotrax
3. Another Breakfast With You
4. Cska Sofia
5. The Way That I Found You
6. Paco!
7. Commodore Rock
8. Zmeyka
9. Playgirl
10. I'm With The Pilots
11. This Is Our Sound
12. He Took Her To A Movie
13. Laughing Cavalier
14. Ladybird
15. Jet Age

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Is this what we once imagined the future would sound like? On 604 Liverpool-based synth-pop collective Ladytron may show all the electronic hallmarks of 1980 but they impart far less of the "New Dawn Of Technology" neurosis of their cyberphobic "Futuristic" forebears. Remember in those days how man feared the totalitarian march of the machine? How we worried that our friends might be electric? That our minds might be toys? That video would kill the radio star? That human labour would be redundant and we'd all be reduced to a Mao-suited existence in an architecturally morose metropolis? OK, so 604 does contain a few Marxist nursery rhymes (sung by stern Bulgarian female vocalist Mira Aroyo) but it also contains a version of the theme tune to 70s sit-com "Are You Being Served" (sung sweetly by the kittenish "Bond Girl" voice of Helen Marnie). Ladytron's inspired, accessible electropop is where latterday, Tarwater-style Krautrock meets the melodic nous of The Human League, the Pet Shop Boys and Abba, with just a little bit of the socio-sexual commentary of Black Box Recorder thrown in for good measure. Gary Numan was never as much fun as this. --Kevin Maidment

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Released in 2001, 604 marks the full-length debut by the Liverpool, England, electro-pop ensemble Ladytron. While the band--consisting of vocalist Mira Aroyo, vocalist/keyboardistHelen Marnie, and multi-instrumentalists Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu--takes it name from an early-1970s Roxy Music song, its sound is rooted in synth-heavy '80s New Wave. Although the group knowingly nods to acts such as the Human League andDepeche Mode, Ladytron reveals enough energy and creativityto set it apart from its influences, placing the band in the revered company of Air and Broadcast. In fact, the breezy single "Playgirl" is a kissing cousin to the former group's "Sexy Boy," but other tracks on 604 find Ladytron stretchingout, particularly on the beat-driven "Mu-Tron" and the icy "Commodore Rock." An album that showcases the more minimal and experimental sides of the quartet, 604 lays down Ladytron's techno-rooted foundation with inventiveness and style.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, 28 Oct 2001
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With "604" Ladytron have managed to take the best of 80s synth-pop and make it sound fresh and modern. Tunes like "Discotrax" and "The way that I found you" with their thumping beats draw you in from the first time you listen to it, while "I'm with the pilots" and "Jet age" get better and better each time you play them. The lyrics are meaningful enough to avoid cheesiness, and place Ladytron's music in the upbeat alternative genre. However with "Paco!" it is clear that the band don't take themselves to seriously. The album is strong with a few instrumentals but enough excellent tracks to keep you listening all the way through. In ambition, I would say Ladytron are attempting to refresh the 80s sound in a similar way to Dubstar's first album "Disgraceful" (before they went down the toilet), with strong influences from Kraftwerk to the best aspects of The Human League or even New Order. Definitely try it; Ladytron could be the act that saves the British alternative scene from the miserable torpor it has sunk into...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Like being seduced by androids., 28 Jun 2001
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Ladytron are breathtaking. "604" is all early eighties futurism, deadpan cool and flawless pop sensibility. Songs like "Playgirl", "The Way That I Found You" & "Paco" have the kind of fiendish melodies that burn permanently into memory. If you need to categorise them, file them along with other groovey 80s revivalists Laptop, Zoot Woman & Future Bible Heroes, although I suspect Ladytron may be in a league of thier own.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you only buy one pop record this year..., 21 Jun 2001
Derivative in the best sense of the word, this has rarely been out of my stereo since I bought it two months ago. It's a masterpiece of retro that also manages to sound very modern at the same time. Think Stereolab in pop mode. A lot of the songs have been released as singles, to criminal public neglect, but there are no fillers here - the album works as a whole brilliantly. "Disco Traxx" (not a single yet, but it should be) is a high point, and there are many others: "Paco" reinventing "Are You Being Served?", "Ladybird" sounding like Black Box Recorder meets Younger Younger 28s, "This Is Our Sound"'s double vocals, the way "Jet Age" takes off... All priceless. Highly recommended.
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