Hello, Mannequin Explained

Hello, Mannequin
Type:	studio
Artist:	Joy Electric
Cover:	hellomannequin(album).jpg
Released:	June 1, 2004
Recorded:	The Electric Joy Toy Company
Genre:	Synthpop, electropop
Length:	56:33
Label:	Tooth & Nail Records
Producer:	Ronnie Martin
Prev Title:	The Magic of Christmas
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Friend of Mannequin
Next Year:	2004

Hello, Mannequin is the seventh album released by Joy Electric.

Hello, Mannequin is the third release in the Legacy series and was created using the Roland System 100 synthesizer.^[1] It is the final Joy Electric album to be created using the System 100.

Reception

In its album review, The Orange County Register 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."^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r692777|pure_url=yes}} Hello, Mannequin: Review]", Allmusic. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
2. Degen, Matt (September 10, 2004). "CD Reviews: Joy Electric: 'Hello, Mannequin' (Tooth & Nail)", The Orange County Register, p. Music3.