Softcore Jukebox is a compilation album put together by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released on 7 October 2003 through Emperor Norton Records. It features different styles of music from Rock music to hip hop.[ Compilation details] It also includes two songs performed by Ladytron—the single remix of "Blue Jeans" renamed "Blue Jeans 2.0" and a Cover version of Tweet's "Oops Oh My".
Background
Regarding this compilation,
Daniel Hunt said: "We chose an unmixed format as the majority of these songs would be murdered if beat-matched... some of them are completely impossible to do so, best to leave the tracks as nature intended. From around 40 speculative selections, 18 were cleared by the labels/artists concerned for the final release. The cover photo was taken at 3am while the band were staying in a
Sweden chateau during the Hultsfred Festival".
Featuring band members
Mira Aroyo and
Helen Marnie, it references the cover art for
Roxy Music's 1974 album
Country Life.
Reception
Softcore Jukebox has received generally positive reviews from music critics.
AllMusic rated the album 3 and half stars and mentioned that "while Softcore Jukebox is rather lengthy at 77 minutes, this multi-tasking collection -- which manages to be a mix album, an Invicta Hi-Fi mini-sampler, and a brief history of post-punk, dream pop, and dance -- is consistently entertaining".
In an A− review, Spin mentioned that "this painfully stylish electroclash quartet could have sprung fully formed from a coolhunter's forehead, but the role of DJ-mix tastemaker is one they were born to play".
According to Rob Mitchum from Pitchfork Media, "they've created a fantastic dance-party playlist, but one that could just as easily have been posted on their website as a guide-map through the Soulseek wilderness". The compilation was rated 7.0 out of 10.
Track listing
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"Soon" – My Bloody Valentine
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"Hit the North, Part 1" – The Fall
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"What's a Girl to Do" – Cristina
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"Peng" – Dondolo
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"The 15th" – Wire
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"Blue Jeans 2.0" – Ladytron
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"Saviour Piece" – Snap Ant
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"Big" – New Fast Automatic Daffodils
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"Feel Good Hit of the Fall" – !!!
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"Teenage Daughter" – Fat Truckers
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"Hey Mami" (Sharaz Mix) – Fannypack
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"Manila" (Headman Remix) – Seelenluft
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"You Got the Love" – The Source featuring Candi Staton
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"Crazy Girls" – Codec and Flexor
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"Oops Oh My" – Ladytron
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"Send Me a Postcard" – Shocking Blue
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"Twins" – Pop Levi
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"Some Velvet Morning" – Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra
Charts
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| US Top Electronic Albums ( Billboard) | 24 |
