| Lushlife | ||||
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| Studio album by Bowery Electric | ||||
| Released | February 22, 2000 (2000-02-22) | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 50:35 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |||
| Producer | Bowery Electric | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Austin Chronicle | |
| Billboard | favorable |
| CMJ New Music Report | favorable |
| Exclaim! | unfavorable |
| PopMatters |   |
Lushlife is the third and final studio album by Bowery Electric. It was released on Beggars Banquet Records on February 22, 2000.
Reception
Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, commenting that "Lawrence Chandler's beats, though highly clichéd at points, land harder than before, and Martha Schwendener's vocals are more prominent." He called it their "most song-based" and "most accessible" work.
Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a morphine drip of an album, so clear and precise in its smokey, sexy grooves that it seems almost too easy to compare them to fellow late-night nodders Portishead." Sarah Zupko of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying, "the tone herein is decidedly downcast and often forlorn."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Floating World" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Lushlife" | 7:52 |
| 3. | "Shook Ones" | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Psalms of Survival" | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Soul City" | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Freedom Fighter" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Saved" | 6:11 |
| 8. | "Deep Blue" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "After Landing" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Passages" | 6:38 |
Personnel
Bowery Electric
- Lawrence Chandler – programming, sampling, scratching, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, drums, string arrangement
- Martha Schwendener – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, string arrangement
References
- O'Neil, Sean (May 15, 2014). "Bowery Electric rewired shoegaze to trip-hop to create a huge '90s sound". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Bowery Electric - Lushlife". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (March 17, 2000). "Bowery Electric: Lushlife (Beggars Banquet)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Paoletta, Michael (February 26, 2000). "Bowery Electric: Lushlife". Billboard. p. 25.
- ^ Bauer, Carlene (February 21, 2000). "Bowery Electric: Lushlife (Beggars Banquet)". CMJ New Music Report: 20.
- Wodskou, Chris (January 31, 2000). "Bowery Electric: Lushlife". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ Zupko, Sarah. "Bowery Electric: Lushlife". PopMatters. Retrieved March 27, 2016.