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Zarko · 01-31-2010, 08:58 AM

The Beginner’s Guide to…

Bowery Electric

I’ve been in a relaxed mood recently, which eventually led me to regain my feverous adoration for Bowery Electric, a New York shoegaze/trip hop duo. Martha Schwendener acts as lead vocalist and bassist whilst Lawrence Chandler acts as lead guitarist. After failing to have a successful drummer hold his place in the line up, the duo eventually forewent gaining a consistent drummer. There really isn’t too much more to say. Soaring fuzzed out guitar lines lead into healthily subdued beats and ambient goodness. Anyone looking for a band to listen to whilst sinking into your chair, this is definitely one to check out. Sure, Massive Attack, Portishead have done it before, but when it’s this good, who cares? All this at only 57 megabytes!

1) Fear Of Flying (From Beat)
2) Long Way Down (From Bowery Electric)
3) Freedom Fighter (From Lushlife)
4) Head On Fire (From Untitled)
5) Shook One (From Lushlife)
6) Beat (From Beat)
7) Let Me Down (From Untitled)
8) Over And Over (From Bowery Electric)

If you find yourself liking, start with their 1997 release, ‘Beat’, the apex of their output.

Fucking hell, Mediafire has been terrible the last few days. So this is coming to you in all of Megaupload's glory.

01-31-2010, 08:58 AM	#582 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	The Beginner’s Guide to… Bowery Electric I’ve been in a relaxed mood recently, which eventually led me to regain my feverous adoration for Bowery Electric, a New York shoegaze/trip hop duo. Martha Schwendener acts as lead vocalist and bassist whilst Lawrence Chandler acts as lead guitarist. After failing to have a successful drummer hold his place in the line up, the duo eventually forewent gaining a consistent drummer. There really isn’t too much more to say. Soaring fuzzed out guitar lines lead into healthily subdued beats and ambient goodness. Anyone looking for a band to listen to whilst sinking into your chair, this is definitely one to check out. Sure, Massive Attack, Portishead have done it before, but when it’s this good, who cares? All this at only 57 megabytes! 1) Fear Of Flying (From Beat) 2) Long Way Down (From Bowery Electric) 3) Freedom Fighter (From Lushlife) 4) Head On Fire (From Untitled) 5) Shook One (From Lushlife) 6) Beat (From Beat) 7) Let Me Down (From Untitled) 8) Over And Over (From Bowery Electric) If you find yourself liking, start with their 1997 release, ‘Beat’, the apex of their output. Fucking hell, Mediafire has been terrible the last few days. So this is coming to you in all of Megaupload's glory. Last edited by Zarko; 01-31-2010 at 09:06 AM.