Bowery Electric - BeatThe haunting ambience of Beat fit somewhat with the then popular Massive Attack and Portishead, but the albums subsonic drone made it more of a minimal mood piece than a collection of songs. MAGNET The second in a trio of albums released by the core duo of Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener, Beat is without doubt their definitive artistic statement. Coming 20 years to the day of its original release, this is the first time this album has been

recording Buzzcocks‰۪ live set at the time

The solo albums he recorded for Curtom between 1970 up until the time of his tragic accident in 1990 stand as testament to his genius

The result is a definitive soundtrack/document of the era of consciousness raising and of radical critique of the family structure

Before long she was the group’s frontperson

while 'Various Times' shifts focus to a darker atmosphere of cerebral plod that further hints at the future to come

Marianne Faithfull

the bonus tracks on both the CD and vinyl formats include non-album single Waterline as well as dub plate Abracadubra (released as Sir Horatio)

bursting with the cross-over synthesizer styles that were occurring all over the world between the late '70s and the early '80s

‘My Woman’

"How long have I been submerged in sleep

The Flaming Lips performed the 12-track album in its original sequence with new arrangements accompanied by a 69-piece orchestra and 56-strong chorus

A passionate listener