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When Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener first spiked Bowery Electric's gorgeous wash of dream-pop guitars and voices with looped hip-hop beats, the New York-based duo was a few steps ahead of the game. The music world eventually caught up, trip-hop happened, and the combination proffered by 1996's landmark BEAT quickly became commonplace. LUSHLIFE, Bowery Electric's belated follow-up, strikes back with stronger songs and sharper production, bucking the trip-hop trend.
LUSHLIFE's after-dark cityscape incorporates the best atmospheric elements of hip-hop, dub, downtempo, and soundtrack design. Profound basslines burrow beneath velvety string swatches ("Deep Blue," "Lushlife") and organ shimmers, guitars glittering everywhere like motes of stardust. Chandler's programming and production match the sparse, spooky eloquence of the RZA's Wu-Tang work, particularly on "Psalms of Survival," "Saved," and the album finale "Passages." Schwendener's vocals drift dreamily, surveying an unbroken neon skyline of samples, scratches, and breakbeats. The sweet pop snarl of "Freedom Fighter" makes for an ideal single, though the song seems slightly at odds with the album's finely tuned melancholic mood.
Takes On More Computer Based,Electronic Sound,Although The Main Beats Are Hip Hop. Crisp Deep Beats Between Samples & Live Instruments.
Recorded at Electric Sound, Brooklyn, New York.
Personnel: Martha Schwendener (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Lawrence Chandler (guitar, keyboards, programming, scratches).
Recording information: Electric Sound; Brooklyn.
Arranger: Martha Schwendener.
Bowery Electric: Martha Schwendener (vocals, various instruments); Lawrence Chandler (various instruments, programming, samples, scratches).
Alternative Press (4/00, p.79) - 3 out of 5 - "...lethargic beats and Martha Schwendener's monotone vocals reveal the hidden sensuality at [their] heart....Bowery Electric show us that sometimes the best evolution can be a step back."
Magnet (4-5/00, p.67) - "...Undeniably catchy [and] compelling...teeming with a jazz-like vibe....you encounter gritty edginess and impressionistic swoops of cinematic drama - hard-boiled soul for both body and mind that cleanses you with sweetness and grace."
CMJ (2/21/00, p.20) - "...expertly weaves bright loops and washes of noise into a menacing low-end rumble, wedding sounds of hope to sounds of vague doom..." Lushlife Music | List Price | $17.99 (You save $2.84) | | Category | Rock Albums, Electronica CDs, Rock/Pop, Alternative, Trip Hop | | Label | Beggars Banquet | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  112917  | | CD Universe Part number | 1048577 | | Catalog number | 80213 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 28, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Bowery Electric | | Engineer | Lawrence Chandler; Lawrence Chandler | | Recording Time | 50 minutes | | Personnel | Lawrence Chandler - guitar, keyboards, programming, scratches
Martha Schwendener - vocals, guitar, keyboards
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Bowery Electric Lushlife Songs | 1. | Floating World |
| 2. | Lush Life |
| 3. | Shook Ones |
| 4. | Psalms of Survival |
| 5. | Soul City |
| 6. | Freedom Fighter |
| 7. | Saved |
| 8. | Deep Blue |
| 9. | After Landing |
| 10. | Passages |
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