Bowery Electric
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| Bowery Electric | |
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 Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, NY |
| Genre(s) | Ambient, Downtempo, Drone , Electronic , Experimental , |
| Years active | 1994 - 2000 |
| Label(s) | Kranky Beggars Banquet |
| Associated acts | Echostar Metrotech |
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| Lawrence Chandler Martha Schwendener |
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Bowery Electric was a New York City-based musical duo formed by Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener in 1994.
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[edit] Music
Bowery Electric's music defies easy classification. The group earned critical acclaim for experimentation across several genres and mixing elements of ambient, drone, electronic and experimental music with '70's soul, dub, disco, experimental rock and hip hop. They were one of the first American bands to perform live with a laptop, mixer and sampler on stage alongside bass, drums, and guitars.
[edit] Current status
Although not officially disbanded, Bowery Electric has been in hiatus since the release of Lushlife in 2000. Both members have surfaced independently with new material, but only sporadically. From 2001 to 2002, Chandler assumed the alias Metrotech and produced remixes for the indie rock bands Calla[1] and Mercova.[2] Schwendener also began recording under the pseudonym Echostar. In 2003, she released the downtempo album Sola[3] for Shadow Records, a sub-label of Instinct Records.
As of April 2008, no official word has been made regarding a potential Metrotech album, a follow-up to Sola, or any continued work under the Bowery Electric banner.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1995: Bowery Electric (Kranky)
- 1996: Beat (Kranky / Beggars Banquet)
- 1997: Vertigo (Beggars Banquet)
- 2000: Lushlife (Beggars Banquet)
[edit] EPs
- 1994: Drop (Hi-Fidelity Recordings)
[edit] Singles
- 1997: Without Stopping / Fear of Flying / Beat (Beggars Banquet)
- 1997: Coming Down / Empty Words / Black Light (Beggars Banquet)
- 1997: Blow Up / Electrosleep (Happy Go Lucky)
- 2000: Floating World / Lushlife (Beggars Banquet)
- 2000: Freedom Fighter / Soul City (Beggars Banquet)
[edit] Compilations
- 1996: Monsters, Robots and Bug Men (Virgin Records)
- 1996: The New Atlantis (Space Age Recordings)
- 1997: Deepwater Black (Koch Records)
- 1998: After the Flood 2 (ae)
- 1998: A Tribute To Spacemen 3 (Rocket Girl)
- 1998: kompilation (Southern Records)
- 1998: Hekla's Selection (Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge)
- 2001: Dark City Nights (Mascara))
- 2000: Chillout Basscapes 2 (Zoomshot)
- 2000: Musikexpress 40 (Musikexpress)
- 2001: Im:pulse Chill & Lounge Grooves (Indigo)
- 2002: Brain In The Wire ( Brainwashed Recordings )
[edit] Videography
- 1996: "Fear of Flying" (Director, Ed Feldman)
- 2000: "Freedom Fighter" (Director, Tomaz Baltzi)
