Live in London (Hyperbubble album)

2015 live album by Hyperbubble

Live in London

Live album by

Hyperbubble

Released| November 22, 2015
Recorded| November 22, 2014, The Lexington, London
Genre| Synthpop, electropop
Length| 31:17
Language| English
Label| Pure Pop For Now People (Germany)
Producer| Jess and Jeff DeCuir
Hyperbubble chronology
| Dee Dee Rocks the Galaxy
(2015)  | Live in London
(2015)  | Music to Color By
(2016)

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Live in London is the first live album by American synthpop/electropop band Hyperbubble from German label Pure Pop For Now People. It debuted worldwide on November 22, 2015.[1] It captures their November 22, 2014 show at The Lexington in London.[2]

The performance was part of a concert hosted by Helen Love[3] with whom they previously collaborated. It drew from their first three albums including their debut Sol!d Pop along with live versions of "Kinky" from their untitled 2004 compilation with S/T (informally called Hyperbubble + S/T,[4] s/t hyperbubble split EP[5] or Minicar[6]) and their cover of Love's "Better Set Your Phasers to Stun" from Hyperbubble's eponymous 2009 EP. The latter song sampled another Love creation, "We Love You". The concert recording included a variation of "Red Delicious Overture" from their Candy Apple Daydreams album retitled, "Robo Intro".

Orders of the CD obtained through affiliate bandcamp included three Hyperbubble buttons.[7]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
babysue| [8]
Chain D.L.K.| [9]

Live in London is Hyperbubble's first live album, a "highly (sic) quality recording featuring a set that could be regarded as Hyperbubble's greatest hits," according to Chi Ming Lai of The Electricity Club and echoed elsewhere.[2][9] One critic noted that the live show afforded listeners the opportunity to hear the band "let loose with [their] more structured songs. The result shows just how talented they are at re-inventing the synthpop wheel."[10] Eleven music magazine further wrote, "the beats are aggressive but not overstated, the basslines bouncy and the synths pulsating beneath (lead vocalist) Jess’ exquisitely catchy vocals."[11]

Generally commenting on their style, The Big Takeover magazine described Live in London as at "the edges of keyboard minimal, groove, like Danceteria flashbacks filtered through modern noise. It's upbeat and happy, putting electric dreams with twitches of Devo, Thomas Dolby, and Saturday morning cartoons into your mind."[12]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Jess and Jeff DeCuir, except where noted.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Robo Intro"| 0:40
2.| "Candy Apple Daydreams"| 2:51
3.| "Girl Boy Pop Toy"| 3:18
4.| "Synesthesia"| 2:53
5.| "Nervous System"| 2:37
6.| "Chop Shop Cop"| 2:42
7.| "Kinky"| 2:29
8.| "Vending Machine (Jeff DeCuir/Jess DeCuir/Joe Wallace)"| 2:33
9.| "Non Biodegradable Hazardous Waste Disposal"| 3:20
10.| "Solid Pop"| 2:42
11.| "Bionic Girl"| 2:11
12.| "Better Set Your Phasers to Stun (Helen Love)"| 3:01

## Personnel

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### Musicians

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* Jess DeCuir – Lead vocals, Theremin
* Jeff DeCuir – Backing vocals, Synthesizers, Vocoder

### Production

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* Producers – Jess and Jeff DeCuir
* Head Engineer – Jeff DeCuir
* Graphics – Jeff DeCuir
* Cover Photo – Trevor Odd Box
* Photography – Trevor Odd Box, Hyperbubble
* Hyperbubble Tour Button photo – Kent

## References

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1. ^ Live in London press release Retrieved January 31, 2016.
2. ^ a b Lai, Chi Ming (November 21, 2015). "HYPERBUBBLE Live In London". The Electricity Club. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
3. ^ Lai, Chi Ming (December 20, 2014). "HYPERBUBBLE Interview". The Electricity Club. Retrieved December 11, 2015
4. ^ Hyperbubble compilation discography
5. ^ s/t hyperbubble split EP. bandcamp. Retrieved on August 22, 2017.
6. ^ S/T, Hyperbubble – "Minicar" Discogs. Retrieved on August 21, 2017.
7. ^ Live in London sales package Retrieved January 31, 2016.
8. ^ "Hyperbubble - Live In London". babysue. November 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
9. ^ a b Mecca, Steve (April 24, 2016). "Hyperbubble: Live In London". Chain D.L.K. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
10. ^ Waterbury, Mark (November 30, 2015). "Capsule Reviews". Music Morsels. Retrieved December 11, 2015
11. ^ Levy, Rob (January 26, 2016). "REVIEWS: HYPERBUBBLE -- Live in London / Pop for Now People Records". Eleven.Retrieved January 31, 2016
12. ^ Marcel Feldmar (Fall 2015). "Reviews". The Big Takeover. 36 (77): 113.

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Hyperbubble

* Jeff DeCuir
* Jess Barnett DeCuir

Studio albums|

* Sol!d Pop (2004)
* Airbrushed Alibis (2007)
* Candy Apple Daydreams (2010)
* Drastic Cinematic (2011)
* Music to Color By (2016)
* Western Ware (2017)

Live albums|

* Live in London (2015)

Soundtrack albums|

* Attack of the Titans (2014)
* Dee Dee Rocks the Galaxy (2015)
* Cowgirls and Synthesizers (2024)

Compilation albums|

* Textronix Mix Tape (2007)
* Drastic Cinematic – The Director's Cut (2011)
* Pretty Plastic (2017)
* Love and Bionics (2020)
* The Singles (2025)

Mix albums|

* Sol!d Pop: The Rem!x Ed!t!on (2004)
* Airbrushed Alibis in Dub (2008)
* Candy Apple Nightmares (2010)

EPs|

* Untitled with S/T (2004)
* Untitled with ShiSho (2007)
* Christmas with The Bee Gees (2008)
* Synesthesia (2008)
* Better Set Your Phasers to Stun (2009)
* Rollerboogie Babydoll (2009)
* Hyperbubble + Manda Rin (2013)
* Better Set Your Phasers To Stun – The Next Generation (2014)
* Queen of the Universe (2015)

Singles|

* "You Spin Me Round"/"You Spin Me Remix"
* "Duct Tape My Heart (Remix)"
* "Midnight's Calling (Way Past Your Bedtime Mix)"
* "Aliona (Super Stellar Remix)"
* "Dance or Die (Disco de Los Muertos Remix)"
* "Goof (Freeway Mix)"
* "Leon (Catnip Remix)"
* "Lord of the Ramps (Dirty Luck Remix)"
* "Sometimes (Hyperbubble Mix)"
* "Nervous System (Ozzytronic Moog Meltdown Mix)"
* "Rollerboogie Babydoll (All-Skate Dub)"
* "Gentil Meussieu (Remix)"
* "Rollergirl Megamix featuring Hyperbubble + Occupant + Octavia Leito + Femme Fatality"
* "Welcome to Infinity (Singles Only Mix)"/"Welcome to Infinity (Extended Remix by I European)"
* "Honey On (Hyperbubble Remix)"
* "Fist in the Mirror/Fist in the Mirror (Deconstructed Mix)"
* "It's a Lovely Day (Bionic Bubblepunk Version)"
* "A Synthesizer for Christmas"
* "Sky Smasher"/"Son of Sky Smasher"

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