Ambitious Lovers

Musical Group

Forlisteners of experimental post-punk, no-wave, and brazilian-influenced electronic/pop music; fans of arto lindsay.
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The Profile

Ambitious Lovers was a project led by Arto Lindsay with Swiss keyboardist Peter Scherer that fused no-wave sensibilities, Brazilian rhythms, funk and electronic production. The group released the albums Envy, Greed and Lust and was active in the 1980s–early 1990s.

Arto Lindsay was a founding member of the No Wave band DNA and a central figure in the 1980s New York avant-garde scene. Peter Scherer is a Swiss electronic/keyboard musician who collaborated with Lindsay in Ambitious Lovers. Albums include Envy (1984), Greed (1988) and Lust (1991).

DeBaser hosts a small set of appreciative, analytical reviews of Ambitious Lovers, highlighting Arto Lindsay's fusion of no-wave, Brazilian rhythms and electronic production. Critics praise Envy and Greed for their adventurous mixes of funk, samba and synth textures. Overall, the coverage is favorable and focuses on the project's experimental-pop ambition.

Notable Quotes

❝ I am talking about Arto Lindsay, a prominent figure in the New York avant-garde scene of the 1980s, guitarist and singer but above all "theorist" of surprising proposals for modernity and overall quality.