Deconstructed (Bush Album)

''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."Gabriell
Interview with Gavin Rossdale & Nigel Pulsford of Bush
NYRock.com (December 1997). Retrieved on 11-25-08.

Reception

While not a studio album, ''Deconstructed'' often stands among the band's studio catalog and has been frequently cited regarding Bush's transformation from simple post-grunge to more experimental rock. It was followed two years later by their third studio album, ''The Science of Things'', which continued this incorporation of electronic elements into hard rock. This decision brought upon mixed reviews throughout the music world.

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine suggested that ''Deconstructed'' reflected Bush's need to diversify in the face of the fading post-grunge style. He also prospected that, while some remixes turned out well, ''Deconstructed'' would fail to satisfy either audience; Bush fans would allegedly "hate" several tracks because of the stray from the traditional grunge sound, and dance/electronica fans would find much of it "unimaginative."

Robert Levine of ''Rolling Stone'' also showed skepticism in Bush's sudden decision to jump into electronic experimentation after long establishing themselves as a stripped down hard rock act. Nevertheless, he claimed, "they make the move more easily than one might expect." Levine complemented various tracks including the "eerie soundscape" of "Swallowed" and added that "amid that ominous din, Gavin Rossdale's voice comes through only occasionally and faintly. Ironically, it's one of the strongest musical statements he's made yet."

Jae-Ha Kim of ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that "Goldie and Bush's Gavin Rossdale are an unlikely combination. But the trip-hop God is among a handful of artists who remix the band on ''Deconstructed''"; and that while "Synapse" "oozes breathy seduction" and "Personal Holloway" "induces dancing, rather than moshing," Kim criticized "Swallowed" and called it "a clunker".

Track listing

*The promotional copy of the album contains 10 songs that would be released on the final version of the album. The song “Bonedriven” (Mekon/Beat Me Clever Mix) is absent from this version, but the promotional album also contains the instrumental version of the song “History” as well as “Synapse”
*On the European Edition of the album, "Mouth" (The Stingray Mix) is longer at 5:59.
*Tracks 1, 9, and 10 are remixes of songs from the album ''Sixteen Stone''. Tracks 2-8 are remixes of songs from the album ''Razorblade Suitcase''. The eleventh track, "In a Lonely Place," was previously released on '' The Crow: City of Angels'' soundtrack, with some of the other remixes being available as B-sides on the ''Bonedriven'' CD singles.

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Bush (British band) compilation albums
1997 remix albums
Interscope Records remix albums
Trauma Records remix albums