Ladytron Unveil Time's Arrow Remixed with First Single “We Never Went Away” remixed by Finnish artist DJ Slow
Featuring Fresh Interpretations of Every Track from Their Acclaimed Seventh Studio Album
Featuring Fresh Interpretations of Every Track from Their Acclaimed Seventh Studio Album
Time's Arrow Remixed will be available on Spotify, Apple Music and all streaming platforms on October 25 via Cooking Vinyl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 4, 2024)-- As they have with their previous six studio albums, Ladytron release an album of remixes for Time’s Arrow on October 25: Time’s Arrow Remixed. The album serves as the final coda in the Time's Arrow campaign, as Ladytron enter the studio to complete their next project. True to their vision, the band has meticulously curated an eclectic group of remixers, including longtime collaborators like Vector Lovers, Blakkat and Pato Watson alongside emerging talents like Lee K, Lucas Frota and Maude Vôs. The result is a vibrant collection of reworks that expand the sonic boundaries of the original album.
The remix journey begins today, October 4th with DJ Slow’s interpretation of “We Never Went Away” DJ Slow (aka Vellu Maurola, co-founder of Pepe Deluxé and member of SlowHill) shared his enthusiasm:
"As a long-time admirer of Ladytron, it was an honor to contribute to this project. For the remix, I immersed myself in the atmospheric and electronic layers that define their sound, infusing it with my own unique touch. My aim was to preserve the haunting beauty of the original track while weaving in cinematic grooves that transport listeners to a new auditory dimension."
The release will be followed by Vector Lovers’ remix of the album’s title track on October 11th, and Stealing Sheep’s reimagining of “The Night” on October 18th. Blakkat takes on the remix duties of focus track, “California,” coinciding with the full release of Time's Arrow Remixed.
These remixes will resonate with a broad spectrum of audiences, traversing genres from house and techno to downtempo and Brazilian influences.
Time's Arrow itself was lauded as a dystopian yet radiant masterpiece, earning a place on Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2023 list. It also garnered praise from outlets like Mojo giving it 4 stars "Burnished synth-pop meets the hyperreality of travel" and PopDose Magazine, with the latter calling it “a visceral experience, delivering chills and euphoria in equal measure.” Pitchfork extolled the album, noting that it “proves how Ladytron's enduring brand of atmospheric synthpop remains utterly mesmerizing.”
Featuring standout singles like “City of Angels,” “Misery Remember Me,” and “Faces,” Time's Arrow was a musical tour de force. The Line of Best Fit reflected on the album, saying, “Times Arrow finds Ladytron revitalized, creating music that flows with a dreamlike sense of nuance and complexity, where darkness may finally concede to light.”
With themes that explore the beauty, transience, and fragility of modern culture, Time's Arrow marries crystalline melodies with icy textures, rippling arpeggios, and a fusion of shoegaze, disco, and industrial elements—all of which are now set to be transformed in Time's Arrow Remixed, offering fans an entirely new sonic landscape to explore.
Release schedule:
4th October - We Never Went Away - DJ Slow Remix - single
11th October - Time’s Arrow - Vector Lovers Remix - singe
18th October - The Night - Stealing Sheep Remix - single
25th October - Time's Arrow Remixed
TRACKLIST
01 City of Angels (Blakkat's Made in Los Angeles Mix)
02 Faces (Georgi Remix)
03 Misery Remember Me (Shiny Toy Guns Remix)
04 Flight From Angkor (Jamie Myerson Remix)
05 We Never Went Away (Quinquis Remix)
06 The Night (Pato Watson Remix - Radio Edit)
07 The Dreamers (Lee K's Sunsrise Dub)
08 Sargasso Sea (Maude Vôs’ Submerged Remix)
09 California (Blakkat Remix)
10 Time's Arrow (Vector Lovers Mix)
11 Faces (Lucas Frota Remix)
12 Flight From Angkor (Spatial Awareness Remix)
13 We Never Went Away (DJ Slow NYC1980 Remix)
14 The Night (Stealing Sheep Remix)
15 City of Angels (Blakkat's City of Lost Angeles Ambient Mix)
01 City of Angels (Blakkat's Made in Los Angeles Mix)
02 Faces (Georgi Remix)
03 Misery Remember Me (Shiny Toy Guns Remix)
04 Flight From Angkor (Jamie Myerson Remix)
05 We Never Went Away (Quinquis Remix)
06 The Night (Pato Watson Remix - Radio Edit)
07 The Dreamers (Lee K's Sunsrise Dub)
08 Sargasso Sea (Maude Vôs’ Submerged Remix)
09 California (Blakkat Remix)
10 Time's Arrow (Vector Lovers Mix)
11 Faces (Lucas Frota Remix)
12 Flight From Angkor (Spatial Awareness Remix)
13 We Never Went Away (DJ Slow NYC1980 Remix)
14 The Night (Stealing Sheep Remix)
15 City of Angels (Blakkat's City of Lost Angeles Ambient Mix)
Photo Credit: Barney Steel
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About Ladytron
Forming in Liverpool in the late 90s and taking their name from the gloriously blank Roxy Music track, Ladytron’s debut album 604 was released a year ahead of 2002’s Light&Magic with Witching Hour in 2005 - “a quantum leap record” said Pitchfork. The group were lauded as leaders of the new electro pop and electroclash scenes then flourishing, and Light&Magic went on to be influential, for both independent and mainstream electronic pop music which followed.
Next up, 2008’s Velocifero, before 2011’s more serene, dreamy Gravity the Seducer and the cue for a deserved break which lasted years longer than imagined. Along the way they wrote and produced for other artists, including Lush and Christina Aguilera. The group reconvened in 2019 for an album which Q Magazine called “near perfection”, with Mojo insisting that in “Dark times, Ladytron soundtrack them beautifully”. GQ described it as “Formidable machine music, full of urgency and menace.” While NPR posited that “Ladytron seems enraptured at the idea of change, and of new beginnings in the face of a possible fiery end”.
Next up, 2008’s Velocifero, before 2011’s more serene, dreamy Gravity the Seducer and the cue for a deserved break which lasted years longer than imagined. Along the way they wrote and produced for other artists, including Lush and Christina Aguilera. The group reconvened in 2019 for an album which Q Magazine called “near perfection”, with Mojo insisting that in “Dark times, Ladytron soundtrack them beautifully”. GQ described it as “Formidable machine music, full of urgency and menace.” While NPR posited that “Ladytron seems enraptured at the idea of change, and of new beginnings in the face of a possible fiery end”.
About DJ Slow:
DJ Slow, also known as Vellu Maurola, is a pioneering force in the Finnish music scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has earned his reputation as a four-time Finnish DMC DJ Champion, original founding member of Pepe Deluxé and as one half of the acclaimed electronic duo SlowHill. Known for his eclectic taste and innovative approach to music, DJ Slow blends genres seamlessly, creating soundscapes that are both timeless and forward-thinking. www.djslow.net
DJ Slow, also known as Vellu Maurola, is a pioneering force in the Finnish music scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has earned his reputation as a four-time Finnish DMC DJ Champion, original founding member of Pepe Deluxé and as one half of the acclaimed electronic duo SlowHill. Known for his eclectic taste and innovative approach to music, DJ Slow blends genres seamlessly, creating soundscapes that are both timeless and forward-thinking. www.djslow.net
Select Album Press Quotes:
"These Liverpudlian electro explorers weave a dreamy web of icy synthscapes and hypnotic vocals that has become their trademark,” AV/Club
"These Liverpudlian electro explorers weave a dreamy web of icy synthscapes and hypnotic vocals that has become their trademark,” AV/Club
“Ladytron sound timeless.”
- Brooklyn Vegan
- Brooklyn Vegan
"The sheer beauty of every detail is impressive"
- DIY
- DIY
"The new album’s first single “City of Angels” is an optimistic, dynamic electronic track with rich, industrial textures and utopian, shoegaze melodies”.
-Flood
"Music capable of radiating a beatific warmeth despite the inescapable darkness"
-The Line of Best Fit
-The Line of Best Fit
"Burnished synth-pop meets the hyperreality of travel"
- **** Mojo
- **** Mojo
"Time’s Arrow proves how intoxicating Ladytron’s enduring brand of atmospheric synth pop can be”
-Pitchfork
-Pitchfork
“The track retains the icy, synth-powered sound for which Ladytron is well-known, with lyrics about the fragility of human civilization."
-SPIN
"Stylishly updating their signature sound world for a new decade"
- 8/10 UNCUT
- 8/10 UNCUT
"They still sound as if they’ve been delivered from the future, which would explain why they’ve achieved such reverence while attaining a longevity many of their peers could only dream of. They are iconic and influential in equal measures.
-Under the Radar
-Under the Radar
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