KOMPILATION Various Artists 1998

 

Discogs

compilation on the Kranky label

Tracklist

1	–Godspeed You Black Emperor*	The Dead Flag Blues	6:41
2	–Jessica Bailiff	Failing Yesterday	5:13
3	–Pan American*	Tract	5:44
4	–Windy And Carl*	Undercurrent	4:44
5	–Low	Condescend	5:10
6	–Stars Of The Lid	Be Little With Me	6:10
7	–Philosophers Stone*	Where Regrets End (Edit)	6:53
8	–Dissolve	Presume Too Far	6:16
9	–Amp	Polemic	7:52
10	–Jessamine	... Or What You Mean	4:34
11	–Magnog	A Moments Seam	4:46
12	–Roy Montgomery	The Soul Quietens	3:11
13	–Bowery Electric	Long Way Down	4:11
14	–Dadamah	Brian's Children	4:57

 

MONSTERS ROBOTS AND BUG MEN A User's Guide To The Rock Hinterland 1996

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Tracklist  

1-1	–Bardo Pond	Tantric Porno	6:10
1-2	–Long Fin Killie	A Man Ray	3:34
1-3	–God	Gold Teeth (Charles Atlas Mix)	4:27
1-4	–Third Eye Foundation*	Sleep	6:50
1-5	–Hair & Skin Trading Co*	*	2:46
1-6	–Füxa	Photon	3:14
1-7	–Run On	Pretty Note	4:07
1-8	–UI	The Grand Piano	13:55
1-9	–Bowery Electric	Slow Thrills	10:15
1-10	–Brise Glace*	Neither Yield Nor Reap	6:49
1-11	–Pram	Sea Swells And Distant Squalls	6:05
1-12	–Magic Hour	Chance Was	4:56
1-13	–Labradford	SEDR77	4:09
2-1	–Mercury Rev	Everlasting Arm	5:13
2-2	–Flying Saucer Attack	Feedback Song	5:17
2-3	–Jessamine	Ordinary Sleep	3:39
2-4	–Yona-Kit	Dancing Sumo Wrestlers	3:24
2-5	–Windy And Carl*	Preparation	7:12
2-6	–Godflesh	Crush My Soul (Ultramix)	14:11
2-7	–Sabalon Glitz	The Lonesome Death Of Elijah P. Woods	6:22
2-8	–Stereolab	Les Yper-Yper Sound	5:10
2-9	–Cul De Sac	Doldrums	9:20
2-10	–Roy Montgomery	Departing The Body	4:38
2-11	–U.S. Maple	Aplomado	1:52
2-12	–Space Needle	Before I Lose My Style	5:29
2-13	–Stars Of The Lid	Goodnight	6:07

BOWERY ELECTRIC Beat 1996

by request

 

Discogs 

 

Tracklist

1	Beat	7:16
2	Empty Words	3:45
3	Without Stopping	5:13
4	Under The Sun	3:32
5	Fear Of Flying	5:39
6	Looped	2:39
7	Black Light	6:53
8	Inside Out	7:19
9	Coming Down	4:38
10	Postscript	16:41

 

BOWERY ELECTRIC self titled 1995

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AllMusic Review by Tim DiGravina

Bowery Electric's debut full-length album is a droning, atmospheric affair. Guitars, drums, and hushed vocals suggest a definite Slowdive influence, but Bowery Electric approaches the shoegazer sound with more moodiness, tension, and space rock ethics. "Next to Nothing" and "Long Way Down" almost sound like Just for a Day-era Slowdive letting off steam; the distorted guitars and gentle drums of both tracks never sound lush, as there's an undercurrent of confusion and discomfort in the way the instruments mix. The music brings to mind imagery of rainy days or starless nights. There's not really a stab at traditional song structure with any of the tracks. "Another Road" sees vocalist Martha Schwendener nearly speaking her vocals, and she sounds quite caught up in the dreamy music that surrounds her. Neither Schwendener nor Lawrence Chandler seem to care if their vocals are audible or understood; their voices simply become additional instruments, as is common with shoegazer music. There are ample pace changes to be found throughout the album's nine tracks. "Over and Over" is a slow-burning, quiet number, which is immediately followed by the tense, dark "Deep Sky Objects." "Deep Sky Objects" sounds more than a bit like a Joy Division song, if not for the dreamy, processed vocals. Bowery Electric works equally well with short, moody song fragments (on "Sounds in Motion" and "Over and Over") as with grand, drawn-out movements (on "Next to Nothing" and "Slow Thrills"). "Drift Away" is an ambient joy. It's quite an achievement that the album, at over 50 minutes, never gets boring or even less than compelling, even though there's not much variation in mood from track to track and within individual songs. Despite the fact that the band is the sum of its influences, the album is quite fresh and interesting throughout. Bowery Electric is an extremely accomplished, beautifully moody debut. 

Tracklist

1	Sounds In Motion	3:01
2	Next To Nothing	7:33
3	Long Way Down	4:12
4	Another Road	5:34
5	Over And Over	2:30
6	Deep Sky Objects	5:04
7	Slow Thrills	10:27
8	Out Of Phase	5:37
9	Drift Away	6:16