Beatport Live presents Ladytron’s Mira Aroyo

Beatport Live presents Ladytron’s Mira Aroyo

29 September, 2011 | 10.59AM

• Written by: Beatportal
• Filed under: Music News: ladytron, live from beatport, mira aroyo

Tomorrow—Friday, September 30—we’re honored to present Ladytron’s Mira Aroyo live from Beatport’s Denver headquarters. The synth-popper and selector will be broadcasting live on Beatport’s Ustream channel from 3-5pm (MST); judging from her last Beatport Top 10, we can expect a bewitching mixture of French house, indie dance and classic techno.

Earlier this month, Ladytron released their fifth studio album, Gravity The Seducer. While still rooted in ‘80s new wave and Italo disco, the record definitively sheds the band’s chilly associations, delving into a downy set of songs to keep you warm throughout the onset of fall and winter.

We asked Aroyo about her formative musical experiences and current cultural fixations; read on for her answers and hear selections from Gravity The Seducer.

Taste Test: Ladytron’s Mira Aroyo

BEATPORTAL: What was the first record you remember having as a child?

MIRA AROYO: My parents had Beatles, Dylan, Bowie record, stuff like that. I used to have all these children’s story records that had music on them too. Some songs and some quite trippy soundscape stuff.

What was the first record you bought with your own money?

Technotronic’s ”Pump up the Jam” on tape.

Which style or genre of music was your first great love?

My parents’ music. The stuff I mentioned before. Then stuff like The Birthday Party, Suicide and krautrock bands.

What was the first concert that you ever attended?

Guns n Roses, supported by Billy Idol.

What was the first musical instrument that you ever played?

Guitar.

How did you come to start DJing, and what were your first attempts like?

I was a student in Oxford and started a night with some friends playing quite eclectic material. It was a real mix of old ‘60s music to newer, electronic kind of stuff.

What was the last record (or MP3) you bought?  How many tracks/records do you typically acquire every week?

I have more of a monthly shop.  Around 20.

What format do you DJ with – vinyl, CD, Traktor/Serato, Ableton, etc…?

CD.

What’s the last gig/party you attended where you weren’t also performing?

The last gig was by my friend Vice Cooler.

Which track (by another musician) do you wish that you had made?

Most stuff by Vitalic, Brian Wilson or Leonard Cohen.

What’s your favorite record from this year that isn’t electronic dance music?

Bill Callahan: Apocalypse.

Current reading or last good book read?

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

Favorite piece of gear:

My Ricoh GR1v camera.

Favorite city/country/club to perform in?

North and South America.

Which actress would you want to play you in the biopic of your life?

Shelley Duvall in the ‘70s.

And if you were an actress, which musician would you want to play?

Sun Ra.

One misperception about Ladytron that you’d like to correct:

That we are cold and distant. There is a lot of emotion in our music.

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