Human League - Travelogue

The Human League's second album, 'Travelogue', was also the last to feature the nearly original lineup of Martyn Ware, Ian Marsh, Philip Oakey, and Adrian Wright. The conflicting musical directions led to a split in the band after this album, which causes an interesting contrast throughout. "The Black Hit Of Space" fuses the League's broad sci-fi obsessions with an inventive and probing electronic backdrop, or alternating the strident synth-pop of "The Touchables" are great examples. There is enough energy, melody, and sheer pop flair on 'Travelogue' to qualify this record as a superior advance on into the field of straight-up electronic pop.