Hello, Mannequin is the seventh album released by Joy Electric

Joy Electric

Joy Electric is the brand label for a series of electropop/synth pop productions by Ronnie Martin. Martin began producing music under the Joy Electric name in 1994, after the demise of Dance House Children, a band Ronnie was in with his brother Jason Martin of Starflyer 59. Starflyer 59 bass player...

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Hello, Mannequin is the third release in the Legacy series and was created using the Roland System 100 synthesizer. It is the final Joy Electric album to be created using the System 100.

Reception

In its album review, The Orange County Register

The Orange County Register

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described Joy Electric's sound: "Think early Depeche Mode meets '80s synth pop meets Star Trek sound effects." It said that "those who dig experimental records should embrace it."

Track listing

1. "Hello, Mannequin" – 1:58
2. "Disloyalist Party" – 4:26
3. "The Works of Unknowns" – 4:53
4. "The Singing Arc" – 4:06
5. "Song for All Time" – 3:51
6. "The Birth of the Telegram, 1814" – 3:17
7. "Who Are Friends?" – 4:04
8. "Wolf in the Bend" – 4:57
9. "From Mount Chorus" – 3:13
10. "The Phonograph Plays, Part and Parcel" – 4:02
11. "Nikola Tesla" – 4:38
12. "Post Calendar" – 4:28
13. "I Am a Pioneer" – 3:52
14. "A Page of Life" – 4:48