Bodies Without Organs (Pandemonium: The Singles Collection - BWO)

Member Name: Cinny91

Product:	Pandemonium: The Singles Collection - BWO
Date:	30/04/09 (65 review reads)
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Advantages: Fantastic band, unique music.

Disadvantages: Not many places to buy CDs in the UK

BWO are fronted by the annoyingly pretty Martin Rolinski, with Marina Schiptjenko on laptop/keyboard/backing vocals, and Alexander Bard, backing vocals, laptop, keyboard and producer.

If you're a Eurovision fan you might remember BWO (Bodies Without Organs) from 2006, flying the flag for Sweden singing 'Temple of Love.' If not, you might remember their feverishly catchy single 'Sunshine in the Rain' that was out in the UK last year.

BWO are a very unique sounding band compaired to the UK charts, bringing out songs that have twangs of Pet Shop Boys or Erasure. Definitely one of my favourite bands, but sadly an acquired taste music wise. To me this 18 track album was worth every penny, and a great first album for someone getting into BWO as you have all of their great singles, Chariots of fire, Gomenasai and Sixteen tons of hardware. All wonderfully cheesey in their own right.

The tracks on Pandemonium:
1. Bells of Freedom
2. Lay your love on me
4. Sunshine in the rain (The song they seem to be 'known for' in the UK)
5. Give me the night
6. Chariots of fire
7. Open door
8. Gomenasai
9. Sixteen tons of hardware
10. Will my Arms be Strong Enough
11. We Should be Dancing
12. Temple of Love
13. Living in a fantasy
14. We could be heroes
15. Voodoo magic
16. Let it Rain
17. Conquering America
18. The Destiny of Love

Each track is filled with great Electro-pop beats, fantastic lyrics (not to mention the accents!) with killer chorus that you can't help but sing along too.

It's great album to pop on your iPod when you're cleaning, baking, or walking into town, or to blast out the stereo when you're driving (tried this in my boyfriends car but he switched it off, like I said acquired taste!) I normally have it on in the morning before work, gets you in a great mood for the day - although I wouldn't recommend bouncing up and down when you're putting eyeliner on. Painful, not to mention messy.

After listening to a BWO album, the one thing you're really left thinking is 'Alexander Bard is a Genius!'

You can download this album from iTunes for £7.99, which seems to be the best deal if you don't mind just having it on your computer rather than a 'hard copy'

Summary: It's like Steps with huge Elizabethan Collars, fantastic!