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Joy Electric's Latest Masterwork!!

Louie Bourland | Garden Grove CA | 06/01/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Joy Electric has been the driving vehicle for California-based musician Ronnie Martin since 1994. In today's world of guitar-oriented, larynx-shredding alternative rock and monotonous gangster rap, Joy Electric brings in fresh synthesized pop music that draws heavily on the likes of Erasure, Kraftwerk and early Depeche Mode (ala 'Speak and Spell').
"Hello Mannequin" is Joy Electric's 17th release overall and its third in a series of conceptual albums subtitled "Legacy". The musical approach to "Mannequin" is the same as previous Joy-E releases in that it was performed with analog synthesizers and vocals only. The overall sound is dryer than the band's more recent efforts but still is loaded with Ronnie Martin's ear-catching melodies, inventive lyrics and trademark English-accented vocals.
Standout tracks include the aggressive danceable "Disloyalist Party", "The Works of Unknowns", "Song for All Time" and a tribute to early electronic music pioneers entitled "I Am A Pioneer" (what else?). Indeed, every track on "Hello Mannequin" is something special and are among the best Martin has written yet.
Joy Electric continues to grow with each album they release while retaining their trademark sound. "Hello Mannequin" is no exception. It is simply Joy Electric's best album to date (until the next one comes around).
Highly recommended for fans of Melodic Synth-Pop."