Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City. They performed a style of alternative music that combined hip hop, punk, folk and dance. The band is named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson).
History
The band members are Kate Schellenbach (drums), Jill Cunniff (vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), and Vivian Trimble (keyboards, vocals). Schellenbach and Cunniff met while Schellenbach was drummer for the Beastie Boys whom Cunniff was interviewing for her zine. They all frequented shows at downtown Manhattan haunts like CBGB's, Hurrah, Tier 3, and Max's Kansas City. Their mutual appreciation of Bad Brains, the Slits, ESG, Funky Four Plus One More, Afrika Bambaata, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five led to friendship.
In early 1991, Jill and Gabby created the first Luscious Jackson demo with tip money with their first live performance later that year opening for Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill at the now-defunct Building in lower New York City. The Beastie Boys ask Luscious Jackson to be the first band on their Grand Royal label.
In 1992, three tracks from the original Luscious Jackson demo and four new songs are released as the In Search Of Manny EP. Later that summer they had their first headlining show the Wetlands club.
Trimble and Cunniff released a side project under the name Kostars in 1996. Tired of touring on the road, Trimble left Luscious Jackson in 1998 after the group's second full-length album, Fever In Fever Out in order to pursue other musical projects. The group produced an additional album, titled Electric Honey, as a trio, but they disbanded in 2000.[1] Vivian Trimble and Josephine Wiggs (formerly of The Breeders) released an album under the name Dusty Trails in 2000.
In October of 2006, Jill Cunniff releases her first solo album since the disbanding of Luscious Jackson. It's titled "City Beach" and is being released under The Militia Group label.
Notable appearances
Luscious Jackson was the musical guest on numerous television shows in the 1990s, including Saturday Night Live and Viva Variety, and were part of 1994's Lollapalooza tour lineup. They were featured in Christmas ad campaign for The Gap (voted most popular ad of the campaign in TV Guide).
The band was also featured on the Nickelodeon TV series The Adventures of Pete and Pete in the episode titled "Dance Fever" as the band that plays at Little Pete's first junior high dance. They played the song "Here" at the dance/throughout the episode's credits.
Lusciography
The Albums
In Search Of Manny [EP] (1993)
01 Let Yourself Get Down
02 Life Of Leisure
03 Daughters Of The Kaos
04 Keep On Rockin’ It
05 She Be Wantin’ It More
06 Bam-Bam
07 Satellite
Daughters Of The Kaos [Promotional EP] (1993)
01 Daughters Of The Kaos
02 Let Yourself Get Down (Edit)
03 Surprise [Version 1]
04 Find Your Mind [Version 1]
Natural Ingredients (1994)
01 Intro
02 CitySong
03 Deep Shag
04 Angel
05 Strongman
06 Energy Sucker
07 Here
08 Intermission
09 Find Your Mind
10 Pele Merengue
11 Rock Freak
12 Rollin’
13 Surprise
14 LP Retreat
Fever In, Fever Out (1997)
01 Naked Eye
02 Don’t Look Back
03 Door
04 Mood Swing
05 Under Your Skin
06 Electric
07 Take A Ride
08 Water Your Garden
09 Soothe Yourself
10 Why Do I Lie?
11 One Thing
12 Parade
13 Faith
14 Stardust
Tip-Top Starlets [Exclusive 'Nice Duds' Fan Club Release] (1999)
01 Soothe Yourself (Live from WHFS)
02 Angel (Live from WHFS)
03 Why Do I Lie? (Live from WHFS)
04 Under Your Skin (Live from WHFS)
05 Naked Eye (Live from WHFS)
06 Soothe Yourself (Keyboard Version)
07 Soothe Yourself (Band Demo)
08 Under Your Skin (Acoustic Version)
09 CitySong (Live 1995)
10 Serenade - with 99 (Live 1995)
Electric Honey (1999)
01 Nervous Breakthrough
02 Ladyfingers
03 Christine
04 Alien Lover
05 Summer Daze
06 Sexy Hypnotist
07 Friends
08 Devotion
09 Fantastic Fabulous
10 Gypsy
11 Beloved
12 Country’s A Callin’
13 Space Diva
14 Fly
15 Lover’s Moon
Greatest Hits (Title TBA) (planned February 2007 release on Capitol Records)
Tracklisting not finalized.
The Singles
The following ten songs were issued as singles commercially, to radio and/or video stations to promote their respective albums.
Let Yourself Get Down (Edit)
Single version is an edit of the version on 'In Search Of Manny'
Daughters Of The Kaos (Single Version)
Single version is the same as the 'In Search Of Manny' album version
CitySong (Radio Re-mix)
Single version is an early fade of the 'Remix' version; a subtle remix by Todd Ray
Deep Shag (Sunny Ray Mix)
Single version is similar to the 'Natural Ingredients' album version; subtle remix by Todd Ray
Here (Squirmel Mix)
Single version as featured on the 'Clueless' film soundtrack, remixed by George Drakoulias
Naked Eye (Radio Edit)
Single version is remixed, edited and restructured by Tony Mangurian, Jill Cunniff and Jamie Candiloro
Under Your Skin (Single Version)
Single version is an uncredited remix by Tchad Blake
Why Do I Lie? (Remix)
Single version version is remixed by Jamie Staub and Mike Diamond with Tony Mangurian
Ladyfingers (Guitar Up Version)
Single version is the 'Electric Honey' version subtly remixed by Andy Wallace so that the volume of the guitar track increases during each repeat of the chorus
Nervous Breakthrough (Single Version)
Single version is the same as the 'Electric Honey' album version
Non-LP Tracks and Rarities
Radiating (from the 'CitySong' single)
Daddy (from the 'Deep Shag' single)
Queen Of Bliss (from the 'Here' single)
69 Année Érotique (from the compilation 'Ain’t Nothin’ But A She Thing')
Banana’s Box (from the 'Naked Eye' single)
Foster’s Lover (from the 'Naked Eye' single)
Roses Fade (Mojo Mix) (from the soundtrack to the film 'The Saint')
Love Is Here (from the soundtrack to the film 'A Life Less Ordinary')
Love That’s Real Suite (from the soundtrack to the film 'Half-Baked')
Holy Fool - Love And Rockets featuring Luscious Jackson (from the Love And Rockets release 'Lift')
I’ve Got A Crush On You (from the compilation 'Red Hot + Rhapsody')
Gridlock (from the 'Ladyfingers' single)
To Sir With Love (from the 'Ladyfingers' single)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (from the 'Nervous Breakthrough' single and the promotional 'Capitol Chestnuts' compilation)
Down To Earth (from the soundtrack to the film 'Titan A.E.')
Stone Fox (unreleased song; featured in GAP commercial)
Ursuline (unreleased song; 1997)
We Got Next (unreleased song; 1997)
Joy Rider (unreleased song; 1998)
Mum’s The Word (unreleased song; presumably from 1999)
Megamix (unreleased remix by Garth Trinidad; comprised of multiple Luscious Jackson recordings)
Additional Remixes and Alternate Versions
CitySong (NY State Of The World) (Remix)
CitySong (Supernatural Mix)
Deep Shag (Aqua-Magic Remix)
Deep Shag (Aqua-Magic Dub)
Here (Explosion Mix)
Here (Love Hate Mix)
Here (Instrumental)
Here (Dallas Austin Remix) (unreleased)
Bam-Bam (Live)
Surprise (Live)
Naked Eye [EP Version]
Naked Eye (Totally Nude Mix)
Naked Eye (Suntan Knee-Hi Mix - Instrumental)
Naked Eye (Tony’s Magic Mix)
Naked Eye (20/20 Mix)
Naked Eye (The Propellerhead Mix)
Naked Eye (Muscle Shock Remix)
Naked Eye (Muscle Shock Remix Instrumental)
Naked Eye (Trash Edit)
Naked Eye (Curious George Mix)
Naked Eye (Boodie Radio Edit) (released on in-house CDR)
Under Your Skin (Sheds Lbs Mix)
Under Your Skin (Aquatic Mix)
Under Your Skin (Bentley Rhythm Ace Rejig)
Under Your Skank
Why Do I Lie? (Pants On Fire Mix)
Why Do I Lie? (Rumpshakermix) (unreleased)
Why Do I Lie? (Guiro’s Deep Groove Remix) (unreleased)
Roses Fade [Original Version] (unreleased)
Ladyfingers (Americruiser Mix)
Ladyfingers (Refridgerator Box Remix)/(DJ Wally Mix)
Ladyfingers (BD’s Smooth Finger Remix)
Ladyfingers (Guarenteed Every Time Remix)/(Kut Masta Kurt Vocal)
Ladyfingers (SmackIt Remix)
Ladyfingers (Top 40 Remix) (unreleased)
Ladyfingers (Matt Kahane) (unreleased)
Ladyfingers (Riz Maslen Remix) (unreleased)
Nervous Breakthrough (Discoteque Electronique Remix)
Nervous Breakthrough (Buffalo Daughter’s Electric Dummy Mix)
Nervous Breakthrough (The Lush Mix)
Nervous Breakthrough (HQ2 Club Mix)
Nervous Breakthrough (HQ2 Radio Edit)
Nervous Breakthrough (Anxious Mix)
Nervous Breakthrough (Thievery Corporation Remix)
Nervous Breakthrough (Ectomorph Version)
Nervous Breakthrough (Scott Fritz Remix) (unreleased; received airplay on KRCW)
Nervous Breakthrough (Skyjuice Drum & Bass Remix) (unreleased)
Nervous Breakthrough (Mixmax Remix) (unreleased)
Nervous Breakthrough (Sean Sauers Mix) (unreleased)
Nervous Breakthrough (Parlophoned) (unreleased)
Devotion (Jack Joseph Puig Radio Remix) (released on in-house CDR)
Promotional Films
Life Of Leisure (Dir: unknown)
Daughters Of The Kaos (Dir: Tamra Davis, 1993)
CitySong (Dir: Tamra Davis, 1994)
Deep Shag (Dir: Steven Hanft, 1995)
Here (Dir: Steven Hanft, 1995)
69 Année Érotique (Dir: Julie Hermelin, 1995)
Naked Eye (Dir: Marcus Raboy, 1996)
Under Your Skin (Dir: Chris Applebaum, 1997)
Ladyfingers (Dir: Tamra Davis, 1999)
'No Preservatives' - 1995, full length promotional VHS featuring videos, live performances and various television appearances
Pele Merengue (Live In Denver)
CitySong (Video)
Here and In-Stores (Live Across America)
MTV ‘120 Minutes’ Promo Spots
Strongman (From MTV ‘120 Minutes’)
Here (From MTV ‘120 Minutes’)
Deep Shag (Video Featuring Lollapalooza ’94 Footage)
Tower NYC In-Store
Daughters Of The Kaos (Live In Tower NYC)
Cindy Crawford Presents...
MTV ‘House Of Style’
Saturday Night Live Intro
CitySong (Live On Saturday Night Live)
Here (Live On Saturday Night Live)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (GAP Commercial)
Stone Fox (GAP Commercial)