Joy Electric

Joy Electric is a founded in 1994 in California solo music project of Ronnie Martin in the area of ​​electro-pop. The publications of Joy Electric sold by the record company Tooth & Nail Records. Martin is a purist analog music technology. This means that in his music exclusively analog synthesizers and sequencers, such as the Moog Rogue used. In addition, Martin called a born-again Christian, which also leaned on his participation in the film Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? became clear. Among the musical influences of Joy Electric Keith Green, Kraftwerk, New Order, Depeche Mode and Daft Punk find.

Musical Style

By Joy Electric debut Melody of 1994, which Beautiful Dazzling Music No. initially. 2, then Fairy Tale Melodies should be called, Ronnie Martin distant stylistically radical departure from his previous project called Rave Dance House Children, which he conversed with his brother Jason Martin ( Starflyer 59 ). The second album We Are the Music Makers contained songs that strongly reminded of their bonds to fairytale castles, knights and monarchs of the Arthurian legend. This medieval theme presented the mid-1990s a rather unusual stylistic device for an electronic pop album dar.

Robot Rock by 1997 was the first album from Ronnie Martin Discography which struck a more commercial direction. After he had been handled for years with its analog synthesizers, here the improvement of his compositional skills was especially noticeable. In 1999, the album Christian songs was released after the considerable previous successes. Although raised as a Christian, Ronnie Martin had in his music has rarely discussed his faith. However, he distanced himself from the band " Although to be Christian, but no, Christian band ' want to be ." However, Christian songs contained some very direct references to the Christian faith, which the popularity of Joy Electrics in the relevant music scene still increased.

Discography

Albums

  • Melody (1994 )
  • We Are the Music Makers (1996 )
  • Robot rock (1997)
  • Christian Songs ( 1999)
  • The White Songbook (2001)
  • The Tick Tock Treasury ( 2003)
  • Hello, Mannequin ( 2004)
  • The Ministry of Archers (2005)
  • The Otherly Opus (2007)
  • My Grandfather, The Cubist (2008)

Compilations

  • Happy Christmas (1998)
  • Unelectric (2000)
  • The Magic of Christmas (2003)

EPs and singles

  • Five Stars for Failure ( EP) ( 1995)
  • Old Wives Tales ( EP) ( 1996)
  • The Land of Misfits ( EP) ( 1998)
  • Children of the Lord (Single ) (1999 )
  • The White Songbook (Single ) (2001 )
  • Starcadia ( EP) ( 2002)
  • The Tick Tock Companion ( EP) ( 2003)
  • Friend of Mannequin ( EP) ( 2004)
  • Workmanship (7 " ) (2005 )
  • Montgolfier and the Romantic Balloons (EP ) (2005 )
  • Workmanship (CD ) ( EP) ( 2007)
  • Their Variables ( EP) ( 2007)
  • Early Cubism (EP / Music Download) (2009)
  • Curiosities and Such (EP ) (2009 )
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