Ladytron

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Ladytron
Performing in London : Helen and Mira in front with Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu behind
Background information
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genre(s)	Electropop
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Nettwerk
Website	www.ladytron.com
Members
Helen Marnie Daniel Hunt Mira Aroyo Reuben Wu

Ladytron is an electronic pop band formed in Liverpool, England.

1 Background
2 Style
3 Instrumentation
4 Remixing
5 Discography
6 External links
7 References

Background

Ladytron formed in the summer of 1999 and began recording tracks for their debut album, 604, shortly after. The album was released in early 2001 on the Emperor Norton/Invicta HIFI labels to critical acclaim, by which time their single "Playgirl" was bringing them some national and international attention. The follow up, Light & Magic, was released in Autumn 2002 to wider exposure, and spawned the underground hits "Seventeen", "Evil" and "Blue Jeans". Following 18 months on tour supporting that album, they recorded their third album, Witching Hour in early 2004. The album was released in 2005, along with two singles, including "Destroy Everything You Touch". Ladytron has a cult audience worldwide, and toured extensively in support of Witching Hour from mid-2005 to mid-2007. Across Europe, they opened for Nine Inch Nails in early 2007 at the invitation of Trent Reznor. The band is currently in Paris together with co-producer Andy Vicarious Bliss (signed to Ed Banger Records) to finish up their newest album, their 4th to date and the follow-up to 2005's Witching Hour^[1].

Style

Ladytron makes electronic pop music, using an array of vintage analogue equipment to achieve their distinct sound. Albums so far have focused on a balance between pop structures and analogue electronic sound, along with some more experimental leanings. Their third album, Witching Hour, saw an augmentation of their sound, leading the album to be described by Pitchfork as a "quantum leap record".[1]

Instrumentation

When playing live, Ladytron uses vintage synthesizers/keyboards, including a Korg MS-10 (played by Wu), an MS-20 (Aroyo), Roland SH-2 (Hunt) as well as four MS-2000Bs (which are modern digital "analogue modeling" synths). They have also used Sequential Circuits Pro-One, Korg Delta, Korg Mono/Poly and various other synthesizers. Additionally, they use live drums, triggers, guitar and bass.