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Bowery Electric is widely considered a highly influential and pioneering band within the shoegaze, post-rock and trip-hop genres. While they remained largely underground during their active years (1993–2000) their legacy has grown significantly through retrospective acclaim and their influence on later atmospheric and electronic acts.
They were among the first "rock" bands to integrate samplers, laptops and hip-hop beats into a shoegaze / drone framework. This innovative approach helped bridge the gap between traditional American guitar rock and the experimental UK electronic scene of the 1990s.
By submitting their work for the remix album Vertigo (1997) they were early adopters of a now-standard practice where rock bands allow electronic producers to completely dismantle and reimagine their songs.
Their second album Beat (1996) is frequently cited as a masterpiece of ambient drone and trip-hop. In 2016 Pitchfork ranked their self-titled debut among the best shoegaze albums of all time.
Despite their influence on the "cerebral" side of experimental rock the band is often described as "seriously under-appreciated" compared to more mainstream contemporaries maintaining a "perfect legacy" within underground music circles.
They were among the first "rock" bands to integrate samplers, laptops and hip-hop beats into a shoegaze / drone framework. This innovative approach helped bridge the gap between traditional American guitar rock and the experimental UK electronic scene of the 1990s.
By submitting their work for the remix album Vertigo (1997) they were early adopters of a now-standard practice where rock bands allow electronic producers to completely dismantle and reimagine their songs.
Their second album Beat (1996) is frequently cited as a masterpiece of ambient drone and trip-hop. In 2016 Pitchfork ranked their self-titled debut among the best shoegaze albums of all time.
Despite their influence on the "cerebral" side of experimental rock the band is often described as "seriously under-appreciated" compared to more mainstream contemporaries maintaining a "perfect legacy" within underground music circles.
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