Their Variables
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Their Variables is an EP
by Joy Electric
. It was released in conjunction with the full-length The Otherly Opus
. It contains remixes
of all ten songs from that album, plus two new songs.
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Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
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...
. It was released in conjunction with the full-length The Otherly Opus
The Otherly Opus
The Otherly Opus is an album by Joy Electric, released on March 20, 2007 on Tooth & Nail Records. Thematically, the album is split in two halves...
. It contains remixes
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of all ten songs from that album, plus two new songs.
Track listing
(all songs written by Ronnie MartinRonnie Martin
Ronnie Martin is an American musician best known as the sole member of the synth-pop outfit Joy Electric, one of the few remaining major bands to model its music after classic electro-pop...
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- "The Otherly Opus" (remixed by Solvent) – 3:55
- "Frivolity and its Necessities" (remixed by Celluloide) – 3:16
- "Colours in Dutch" (remixed by Norway) – 3:13
- "The Ushering in of the Magical Era" (remixed by The Viirus)– 3:52
- "Write Your Last Paragraph" (remixed by B! MachineB! MachineB! Machine was a synthpop band from San Francisco, California.The band was formed in 1996, consisting of the sole founding member, Nathaniel Lee Nicoll. The current line-up of the band varies but typically consists of Nathaniel Nicoll, Mike Hayden, and James Wong...
) – 4:34 - "The Memory of Alpha" (remixed by Travelogue) – 3:31
- "Red Will Dye these Snows of Silver" (remixed by The Echoing GreenThe Echoing Green (band)The Echoing Green is an electronica/synthpop band. It began as a duo between Joey Belville and Aaron Bowman in 1992, and has since released eleven major albums....
) – 3:34 - "The Timbre of the Timber Colony" (remixed by Flashlight Party) – 2:44
- "Ponderance Need Not Know" (remixed by Engine Beach) – 5:16
- "A Glass to Count All the Hours" (remixed by Scholastics) – 6:33
- "Like Fools, they Bathed in the Pools" – 5:10
- "The Warmth of Wooden Lanterns" – 4:00
Credits
- Ronnie Martin – synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, vocals - Mandi Spayd – sleeve design