Bush – Deconstructed (Remastered) (1997/2014) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Bush – Deconstructed (Remastered) (1997/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:59 minutes | 1,38 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bush Catalog

Deconstructed is a remix album by British band Bush, released on 11 November 1997, through Trauma Records. It did not feature any new material but was a collaborative effort between the band and various producers working in the electronic genre of music to remix some of the band’s previously released songs. “Mouth (The Stingray Mix)” was released as a single in 1997 and became a minor hit, due largely in part to it being featured prominently in both the trailer and the 1997 film An American Werewolf in Paris.

Three tracks from this album, “Mouth (The Stingray Mix)”, “Everything Zen (The Lhasa Fever Mix)”, and “Swallowed (The Goldie/Both Sides Toasted Please Mix)” also appear on Bush’s 2005 greatest hits compilation, The Best of ’94–’99.

In a 1997 interview with NY Rock, Gavin Rossdale noted the development of Deconstructed:

“It was an interesting idea, to try and mix two completely different genres, maybe influence the whole dance and techno scene with some good old fashioned rock. In a way, they are the old singles, but remixed they’ve got a completely different slant which is certainly interesting.’It’s easy to say that Bush released the electronica remix album Deconstructed in late 1997 because they wanted to diversify, since their trademark grunge-by-numbers was losing steam. It’s also probably accurate. Bush have never shown an inclination toward dance or electronic music — if anything, they were the most traditionalist and conservative band in grunge, keeping their music hard, simple, and loud, lacking even Stone Temple Pilots’ psychedelic flair. They also lambasted any guitar band that wanted to stretch beyond what a traditional guitar-bass-drums lineup could do, so it’s easy for the jaded observer to be cynical about Bush’s leap into the world of drum’n’bass and trip-hop. And there certainly are an abundance of awkward moments on Deconstructed, but the surprising thing is, there’s actually a handful of tracks that work. Of course, that’s due to the remixers — Tricky and Goldie turn their contributions into dark, menacing, unpredictable exercises in paranoia that Bush’s original versions never suggested. Ironically, that’s exactly the reason why many Bush fans will hate not only those particular tracks, but Deconstructed in general — it’s not the Bush they know and love. Furthermore, dance/electronica fans will find too much of this album unimaginative, so the band winds up satisfying neither audience. Only the dedicated will need to travel this road and they probably won’t like where it leads. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist:

1-01. Bush – Everything Zen (The Lhasa Fever Mix) (04:16)
1-02. Bush – Mouth (The Stingray Mix) (05:59)
1-03. Bush – Swallowed (Goldie/Toasted Both Sides Please Mix) (05:49)
1-04. Bush – Synapse (Philip Steir/My Ghost in the Bush of Life Mix) (06:29)
1-05. Bush – History (Dub Pistols Mix) (05:45)
1-06. Bush – Personal Holloway (Fabio Paras/Soundclash Republic Mix) (06:22)
1-07. Bush – Bonedriven (Mekon/Beat Me Clever Mix) (05:16)
1-08. Bush – Insect Kin (Jack Dangers/Drum and Bees Mix) (07:03)
1-09. Bush – Comedown (Lunatic Calm Mix) (06:38)
1-10. Bush – Everything Zen (Derek Delarge Mix) (07:17)
1-11. Bush – In a Lonely Place (Tricky Mix) (06:00)

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