Bowery Electric

Bowery Electric
Martha Schwendener (left) and Lawrence Chandler (right)
Background information
Origin	New York, United States
Genres	Shoegazing, psychedelic rock, dream pop, ambient, downtempo, trip hop, electronica
Years active	1993–2000
Labels	Kranky Beggars Banquet
Associated acts	Echostar, Happy Families
Members	Lawrence Chandler Martha Schwendener
Past members	Jon Dale Michael Johngren Wayne Magruder

Bowery Electric is an American rock band formed in New York's East Village in 1993 by Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener. The two met while working at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine.

Bowery Electric's music defies easy classification. Part of the initial wave of American shoegazers and seminal members of the post-rock movement, the duo earned critical acclaim for experimentation across genres and mixing elements of ambient, drone, electronic / IDM, experimental, minimalist, and rock music with '70's soul soundtracks, disco, drum and bass, dub and hip hop. They were one of the first American bands to perform with a laptop (Mac PowerBook 170), mixer, and sampler on stage alongside bass, drums and guitars.

Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener formed Bowery Electric in late 1993 and played their first show together at Brownie's in New York City in January 1994. With drummer Michael Johngren completing the trio, Bowery Electric played shows across the East Coast and recorded a double seven inch single with Kramer that they released on their own Hi-Fidelity label.