LUXT

LUXT was formed out of Sacramento, California in 1995 by multi-instrumentalists Anna Christine and Erie Loch. Their 1996 debut album was titled Jezebel Thirteen Three and released by the band's label Chalkhead Records.{{cite magazine |first=Larry |last=Miles |url=http://lundinoir.com/mag/bmv1_6.pdf |title=LUXT: LUXT + Disrepair |magazine=Black Monday |date=1997 |issue=6 |pages=3 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine |first=Kim Ann |last=Alexander |url=http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/luxt2.htm |title=LUXT: Jezebel Thirteen Three |magazine=Last Sigh Magazine |date=March 13, 1998 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516065400/http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/luxt2.htm |archive-date=May 16, 2008}}{{cite magazine |first=Becky |last=Barnhart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RA5AQAAIAAJ |title=Schwann Spectrum |magazine=Schwann Spectrum |publisher=Stereophile, Incorporated |date=2000 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=159 |isbn=978-1-57598-065-2 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/luxt-1.html |title=LUXT: Jezabel Thirteen Three |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=July 1996 |volume=4 |issue=6 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} In 1997 the band was signed to 21st Circuitry and released their second album Disrepair in March.{{cite magazine|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archL.html#LUXT |title=LUXT: Disrepair |magazine=Aiding & Abetting |date=March 31, 1997 |issue=131 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine |first=Kim Ann |last=Alexander |url=http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/luxt1.htm |title=LUXT: Disrepair |magazine=Last Sigh Magazine |date=March 13, 1998 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516065151/http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/luxt1.htm |archive-date=May 16, 2008}}{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/luxt-2.html |title=LUXT: Disrepair |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=March 1997 |volume=5 |issue=2 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} LUXT's third album Razing Eden followed a year later and was released by 21st Circuitry.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archL.html#LUXT |title=LUXT: Razing Eden |magazine=Aiding & Abetting |date=April 20, 1998 |issue=157 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine |first=Kim Ann |last=Alexander |url=http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/luxtrazing.htm |title=LUXT: Razing Eden |magazine=Last Sigh Magazine |date=March 13, 1998 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516065551/http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/luxtrazing.htm |archive-date=May 16, 2008}}{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Best |url=https://lollipopmagazine.com/1998/11/luxt-razing-eden-review/ |title=LUXT: Razing Eden |magazine=Lollipop Magazine |date=November 1, 1998 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/luxt-3.html |title=LUXT: Razing Eden |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=June 1998 |volume=6 |issue=4 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} It was viewed as a marked improvement over their previous work because of its higher production value and greater focus on hooks and melodies.{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Huey |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000235986|pure_url=yes}}|title=Luxt: Razing Eden > Review |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine|first=Geoff |last=Baumgartner |url=https://ink19.com/1999/06/magazine/event-reviews/luxt |title=Luxt With Catching Thorns |magazine=Ink 19 |date=June 4, 1999 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} In 2000 the band self-released another album for Chalkhead Records titled Chromasex Monkeydrive.{{cite encyclopedia|first1=Katarzyna |last1=NINa Górnisiewicz |first2=Marco |last2=Gariboldi |url=http://fabryka.darknation.eu/php-files_en/articles.php?article_id=306 |title=LUXT – Interview |encyclopedia=Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia |publisher=Fabryka Music Magazine |date=December 4, 2009 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}

The band's fifth album American Beast was released in 2003 by Blackliner Records.{{cite magazine|first=Jeff |last=vonKaenel |url=https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/luxt/local/band?oid=287665 |title=LUXT: Band Bio |magazine=News & Review |date=January 23, 2003 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine |first=Amy |last=Sciarretto |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgmrZJj49KcC |title=Upcoming Priorities for Loud Rock |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=January 27, 2003 |volume=74 |issue=798 |pages=24 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} In February of that year the album peaked on three CMJ's charts: "Loud Rock: College" at number nineteen, "Loud Rock: Crucial Spins" at number thirty-two and "CMJ Retail 100" at number ninety-one.{{cite magazine |first=Amy |last=Sciarretto |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cm0VAgj3g9UC |title=Loud Rock |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=February 17, 2003 |volume=74 |issue=802 |pages=21–22 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine |first=Christopher |last=R. Weingarten |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GS2EHc3VigC |title=Under the Radar |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=February 3, 2003 |volume=74 |issue=799 |pages=31–32 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} After ten years together LUXT disbanded on April 15, 2005.

;Studio albums

• Jezebel Thirteen Three (1996, Chalkhead)
• Disrepair (1997, 21st Circuitry)
• Razing Eden (1998, 21st Circuitry)
• Chromasex Monkeydrive (2000, Chalkhead)
• American Beast (2003, Blackliner)

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