Word: electro
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Since the first computers began arriving from companies and schools months ago, the men have been locating and assembling mechanical components, sculptural elements and electro-mechanical components...
...were pre-recorded, and throughout the show all the vocals were lip-synced. Perhaps this was due to the nature of LRD's vocals, which rely heavily on vocoders and other effects to achieve their '80s sounds. Still, with Carmichael drumming up a storm and the Arthur Baker-esque electro synthesizer bassline kicking in, the crowd didn't seem to care, starting to bounce...
...Jive Electro...
...away from the through-the-roof lager madness of Dig Your Own Hole to a more house-based sound, one that's perhaps less accessible than their earlier rocktinged efforts. In a way, it's a roots album for the Chemicals, recalling the influences of Kraftwerk and early-'80s electro (most evident in the title track) and showcasing a definite European sound...
...lurches in the dark while 3-D images of destruction explode from 25 large movie screens to the accompaniment of cunning fire and water effects. Spider-Man jumps onto the hood of the scoop, Doctor Octopus shakes it like a gorilla with a new toy, Hobgoblin tosses flaming pumpkins, Electro makes malefic use of a giant socket plug, Hydro Man spritzes everyone, and the scoop plummets what feels like hundreds of feet from the sky into concrete canyons that suddenly seem grand--Grand Guignol, that is. By the happy-ending salvation in a giant spiderweb, this out-of-body...