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To dance to

05/03/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ladytron provokes disinterested dancing: you know, the kind where you stand in the darker corner of the club, against the wall, and slightly move your upper body back and forth while sneering at everyone else because you're so high on coke."

Sublime space-age electro-pop

Brooke Pennington | Pocatello, ID USA | 05/05/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

""604" remains one of my favorite albums in the electronica subgenre of "electroclash". This music features retro, simplistic beats and often a bored-sounding female vocalist. As you can imagine from that description, a lot of electroclash doesn't stand up well to repeated listenings, but "604" is definitely an exception. The music is catchy without being too repetitive, aside from a track or two where I am just starting to think, "this has gone on too long" when the track ends. My favorite tracks are "Discotraxx" and "The Way That I Found You," but the whole album is pretty solid.Ladytron have a great retro-futuristic vibe to their music--it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie where everyone wears fabulous costumes and sits in bubble chairs. I suggest this music to add a sophisticated touch to any party, to listen to while driving, or to get inspiration while trying to design your new space-ace bachelor pad."

2 Problems with 604

W. Hwang | Las Vegas | 05/01/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"1) You have to buy the CD to really understand what they do (so nix that download idea unless u pull the full album).2)Even after you buy the CD you still might hate it (ok, you'll probably dig it if amazon pushed you into this section anyway)Unless you're a fan of 80's synth pop/rock/electronica, don't even bother... This took me a good 5 listens until i started to jive with their whole deal- Funky electronica (though nothing new to you hard-core heads) combined with the monotone voices reminiscent of those good ol' electronica days. It's got a few spats of songs that'll knock your socks off, but nothing spectacular. Once you get around that "what am i listening to?" phase, 604 will suck you into the wonderful world of Ladytron."