The13th NÚMERO ESPECIAL Nº 1
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DAVID BOWIE NÚMERO ESPECIAL
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[ By Diego Centuriรณn. Translation: Rodrigo Debernardisl ]
DIFFERENT GLANCES While it would have been easier to survey the sayings of many
Could you tell me, what his death meant to you?
musicians in social networks, regarding the news of the departure of David Bowie, and then copy it would have sufficed to co-
And the answers were appearing and surprising those we
ver these following pages. But I prefer a more rewarding work,
were working on them, obviously there were other artists who
write to each artist and simply ask this question:
have not responded, but with what obtained in this writing, we are more than satisfied. So then we leave to read the responses received.
chord, and the least logical, least expected chord. Whichever one revealed itself to be the most interesting is the one he would use. (I don't remember exactly how it was phrased, but that is my clumsy approximation of what he said.) This always resonated with us, and is something that we have tried to keep in mind when working on new material. This process could be extended to his albums, phases, and his career as a whole. He challenged himself and his audience, and never allowed himself to be bored by remaining static for very long, shifting to something new and unexpected when he felt it was necessary. Before The Next Day was released, we were afraid we might not hear from him again. After living with the brilliance of Blackstar for the last month, it's sad that we won't Aaron Bell (Vibrissae):
be able to experience his next phase in its entirety. It would have
"The death of David Bowie has affected me more than that of
been phenomenal."
any other musician. It would be an extremely sad occurrence on its own, but when coupled with the release of Blackstar, his farewell gift, it takes on an even greater sense of loss. He has provided us with numerous powerful and lasting memories - hearing Outside in its entirety for the first time, seeing 'Dead Man Walking' performed acoustically, and experiencing 'Sunday' segueing into 'Heathen (The Rays)' on the Reality tour, to name a few. It is not only his immense body of work that has served as an influence and an inspiration to us and many other musicians who admire him, but it is his overall artistic nature and the creativity behind the decades of songs and performances. Several years ago, we saw an interview with Bowie in which
Andy Anderson (The Cure):
he discussed his writing process. He stated that during the com-
"David Bowie: A Major Inspiration.
position of progressions, when determining the next notes, he
Over the years I have always been asked by many journalists
would experiment with both the most logical, most expected
during interviews TV and Press, who I would most like to work
with, if I ever had the opportunity, well my list is a very long one
once, due to him playing the first ever music festival I went to in
indeed, mostly due to my early days as a session musician, and
1995. However, I was always happy to know he was around and
playing many different styles of music from Country to Rock
he did create one of my all time favourite albums (Low) and wro-
from Reggae and to Funk and from Heavy Metal to Punk and
te some of my favourite songs (Life On Mars, Starman, Sound
Jazz, plus loads more types of inspirational music that I had
And Vision, Little Wonder)
encountered during my career. And one of the most inspiratio-
I'm not here to attempt to rewrite what others have written so
nal musicians I would really loved to have worked with is David
well and what we are all already aware of; he was massively im-
Bowie, an amazing lyricist and a musicians musician, with a fu-
portant to music, art and culture in general. This we know. This
turistic approach and visionary.
is my personal take on Bowie's death.
While I was working on the Iggy Pop, Blah, Blah, Blah tour in
I was pretty upset when I heard the news. It seemed to sym-
1987, I was totally honoured to meet David Bowie backstage at
bolise so much and hit me harder than other celebrity deaths
one of Iggy's gigs in Los Angeles that year, and I had the oppor-
have in recent years. Since John Peel, basically. The significan-
tunity to chat with him, only briefly, but what he said to me has
ce, in this post-narrative musical/cultural landscape we now in-
inspired me ever since that meeting, he asked me how long I
habit, was inescapable and massively poignant. One of the most
had been playing with Iggy, and I replied, just only three wee-
influential figures from a time when a year, or even a few mon-
ks, two weeks rehearsing in London, and this was our first week
ths, in music contained a dizzying amount of progression and
out on tour, he looked at me and said, it sounds like you have
evolution, was no longer with us. I guess in many ways it affec-
been playing with him for years, and I replied, no it's only been
ted me because I feel like a product of those exciting, post war,
three weeks, then He replied, impressive and that DB smile,
pre-internet times. The days when you'd have to save up to buy
that made my day, a day that will live with me forever. Later, on
the record you really wanted, have to tune in to radio at specific
that Iggy tour we supported David on his Glass Spider Tour, in
times to catch new sounds, make and swap tapes, feel a giddy
Sweden, that was another great experience, and the only Bowie
excitement when your favourite band or artist appeared on Top
live gig I'd ever been too of his, and enjoyed every minute of his
Of The Pops, looking out of place, striking a blow for the weir-
show. Deep down I was hoping to maybe one day getting a chan-
dos and the unpopular kids. This was the culture I was steeped
ce to play with him, but sadly it never came.
in and what drove me to want to make music, album sleeves and
I was truly saddened to here of his passing, and still sadde-
play in a band in the first place. Whether I was a massive fan or
ned by it, but on the other hand, I'm really pleased that I got the
not, Bowie was a totemic figure of these times and I've always
chance to chat and be in his presents,
known it. His death felt like yet another step away from that era,
rest in peace my friend.”
an era I was born in and borne of. Obviously time marches on, things 'progress', and this was something Bowie was always aware of and excited by so it'd be churlish of me to make this all about nostalgia. However, I would be prepared to state in court that that post war period, roughly the 50's – 90's, was 'better' than what we have now. Delaying gratification is almost a lost art. Anyway. Perhaps the saddest thing of all was that I was actually really excited about Blackstar and had watched the video a few times with my partner, resulting in long discussions of his importance and how he always seemed a little ahead of the curve (80's aside – but then, what do I know). That he incorporated his death into one final piece of beautiful art is pretty
Ben Holton (Epic 45, My Autumn Empyre):
astounding and I wonder if we'll see anything as brave as that again in 'pop music'.
I've never been what you would call a massive Bowie fan, I only own a handful of his key albums and only saw him live
On Sunday Jan 9th, my finger hovered over the 'add to basket' button for Blackstar. The next day, it had become unavailable
body so familiar died. A part of my life went by and passed away with him. A freaky person that I saw on Dutch tv when I was 15 years old who sung "Heroes" playback while smoking a cigarette in during the recordings of Top Pop back in 1977, a blonde guy when I saw him at the Glass spider tour back in 1983 in Rotterdam and a true gentleman when I saw him again in Mexico city live. Memories of a concert in 2002 when I stood in front of the stage in a club of 1500 people in Cologne Germany.... Without David Bowie I would never even have started with writing songs. My English teacher did a translation of Space Oddity and I was so impressed by the lyrics that I wanted to write songs and lyrics...I saw him 3 weeks on TV when he was at the presentation of his new video clip...he looked ill. My wife mentioned that he could have cancer...I was angry and said to her... don't say that! I am still sad but greatful for his lagacy. "Death makes angels of us all and give us wings where we had shoulders" like Jim Morrison said once. Bowie was an angel....how often does an angel fall?
Ben Benjamin (Introflirt):
Rest in peace David...thanks for everything!”
"As known and accepted as Bowie is - and for as many artists as he influenced - he was still an outsider. A singularity in that he was most inspired by himself and certain specific aspects of his personality, Bowie's strongest message was not a musical or aesthetic one. He demonstrated the vibrancy of following the true self - an ever-changing frequency that is not bound by patterns or constructs. Bowie's direct connection to his personality - and his desire to share what he saw in himself was the loudest note that continues to send ripples through what we consider possible."
Cindy Levinson (Levinhurst): “I will always remember the exact moment in time when I received the news of David Bowie’s death. I quickly went from shock and disbelief, then slowly to a reluctant acceptance, and finally a deep, deep, sadness. Bowie was IT for me my whole life. I loved everything about him. From a young girl in the 70's to the present day, his art and music have inspired me, brought me thru many dark days, made me dance, sing, and feel alive. Carlo Van Putten (Dead Guitars):
His death has left an emptiness in my heart that will be there
“When I heard that David Robert Jones died it felt like some-
forever, but his magic will also live on and I take much com-
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fort in that. I am so grateful that I was able to grow up with his
found religion - one I have not given up until this day. It came
songs as a soundtrack to my life and experience all his magnifi-
to a head when "Let's Dance" came out it, which would prove
cent changes along the way. It has been a thrill that I find hard
he was unstoppable in the sheer fact that he was a musical cha-
to put into words. Rest in peace Star Man, and thank you for
meleon, able to change with the times and still be relevant. As a
making the world a brighter place!
singer, he has influenced me on his tone and maturity and also his style of vocal delivery, which I use time and again in our band The Veldt. David Bowie's music was one I thought would be around just there and it would be alright. But it was not fate. Just two months ago, I was telling my friends we should cover "Be My Wife" and now he's gone. There is another void. Of course, it's one that will fade over time but this one will be different and for that I am very very sad."
Daniel Chavis (The Veldt): "Is it any wonder?" was the question David Bowie asked form his hit song "Fame" (co-written with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon in 1974-75). It was also the question at hand when I - a 10 year old Black youth - poised the same question when watching him on "Soul Train" for the 1st time. I was astounded but nevertheless curious why a white guy would be on "Soul Train". I thought it was cool, plus my mum loved him. Much earlier, I saw his face on the cover of the 'Diamond Dogs" LP cover at
Dean García (Curve – SPC ECO):
my stepdad's house, which kinda scared me a little and, come
“I was deeply saddened like everyone else but then I came
to think of it, it was always next to the Jimi Hendrix 'Axis Bold
to the conclusion that David Bowie will always be with me and
as Love' album cover, which spooked me. I believe Davis Bowie
everyone else, he's etched on our souls and immortal for all
really made a dent in Black culture and when hearing George
time.”
Clinton mention him on 'Make my funk the P-Funk"m it was obvious we had givin him a so called Honorary "Ghetto Pass" one he would never have revoked. His appreciation for soul music was so honest and sincere, which was one of the things I admired about him. In my adolescence, my love for his music would come back during the "Blitz Kids" / New Romantic era, which totally influenced my sense of style and since of lyrical writing as a young musician. When I saw "Ashes to Ashes" on the late night TV show "Night Flight", it changed everything for me. Thus the gates were open for bands, most notably - Japan, Ultravox, Duran Duran and Roxy Music. My fate was set. I literally became a new Romantic overnight, buying every edition of Smash Hits, NME, Sounds, and Blitz magazine (which I later appeared in) that I could find. I was automatically an outcast in school based on my new-
Dominic 'Dom' James (Politburo): "I was enchanted by Bowie at an early age. His presence was
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widespread. I remember on one occasion while I was at school a whole classroom of kids suddenly singing the chorus of Chan-
emotional level. I knew he'd been ill for a long time, but it sti-
ges. The first song I learnt to play on the guitar was Space Od-
ll weird how these things still come as a massive shock. Really
dity. I got into his Berlin period and discovered Iggy and Krau-
enjoyed many of his albums & especially his collaborations with
trock. Later on I watched the interviews with him filmed in the
Mick Ronson & Brian Eno). He introduced the great big world
mid-70s, when he was high on drugs, and I suddenly realized I
to so many that new nothing, or very little about The Velvet Un-
previously didn’t have a clue about this man or his music. Bowie
derground, Roxy Music & a host of others that had had such a
was always changing and always utterly fascinating, right up to
big influence on him. A unique man, a generous artist & a truly
his death with Blackstar."
wonderful entertainer. It's such a tragedy when life is cut short. The albums live on. A giant.”
Jawa Seth (Merciful Nuns – Near Earth Orbit): “Bowie is and was an unique artist. His different innovative styles and performances were spectacular. I don´t like every period or album but his influence on the music scene all over the world is evident over so much years. At least the exhibition in Berlin 2015 has shown his work descriptive and really interesting. 2 days before he died I watched his video "Black star" and asked myself why do he writes sich dark lyrics? I was impressed
Lee Stevens (The Swagger):
by the last album and his video stuff.
"I grew up listening to Bowie as a kid as my parents always
What an outstanding artist the world has lost!”
played his records around the house. 'Space Oddity' was one of the first Bowie songs on learnt on the guitar. I love his very early album the deram anthology with tracks such as 'In The Heat of the Morning' 'Karma Man' When I Live My Dream' and so on. I also love his later stuff songs like 'Changes', 'The Man Who Sold The World', 'Starman' and the list goes on and on... David Bowie was an inspiration to me and my music because of his songwriting skills & leadership, he was a leader in his own right. He was also a fashion icon and a spokesman of a generation and ahead of his time. Bowie was a genius and will never be forgotton and his music will live on forever. He will be sadly missed and will always be the 'Starman' R.I.P sir."
Jay Aston (Gene Loves Jezebel): “I didn't personally know him, so it didn't effect me on an
ggy Stardust almost every night with Peter Murphy during the last 10 years, Peter is such an afficianado and it's probably the closest I have become to performing with the Thin white duke, who I never met in real life.. Peter would regale us of how he encountered Bowie on the set of 'The Hunger' and how charismatic David was… We won't see his like again.”
Mark 'Cappy' Caplice (a.k.a. Kolumbus): "David Bowie did what he wanted to do as an artist. Maintaining that sort of integrity as an artist can be difficult but he paved the way for others. David was one of the most unique artists to walk the face of the earth. Everything from persona, production, lyrics and melody - he always strive to be different. When I was young I remember thinking, is this David Bowie fella really from outer space??? I've yet to get a definitive answer." Mark Ratcliff (Rude Audio): "I loved David Bowie... The first single I bought as a 9 year old was by David Bowie and I bought his last LP two days before he died, his music is threaded through mine and my family's life like no other musician or pop star... He had a gift for hooks and melodies, an ear for production and an eye for appropriate musical partners... At least once a month my brother and I still wrestle with what our top 5 Bowie songs or albums are, they fluctuate regularity but if someone put a gun at my head and said I had to choose a couple of records then I would have to go for the mix of pop hooks and glacial strangeness on Low or the incredible tunes and scratchy, garage production feel of Diamond Dogs."
Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Mission – Peter Murphy): “My first experience of David Bowie was witnessing his Ziggy glam incarnation on Top of The Pops back in the early 70s. I was probably around 8 years old… His eyes fascinated me and the music was inspiring… He made his biggest impression on me when he released Scary Monsters in 1979, I was 14 and just starting to seriously get into rock music and pick up my first guitar… Robert Fripp lead work on the title track and 'Fashion' made an indelible mark on my psyche and I have tried to recreate the manic vibe of those solos on many occasions, both with The Mission ('Sway' guitar solo) and live with Peter Mur-
Martin Nyrup (Perpacity):
phy and even Tricky.,
"Been listening to David Bowie since I was a young lad and
Such an amazing body of work, of course I got to perform Zi-
he´s always been a great influence and inspiration to me.
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When I was a teenager I remember getting annoyed with him for not giving me the “Let´s Dance II” album I really wanted since I´d so enjoyed the original Let´s Dance album. He never stood still though, never repeated himself and was constantly evolving up till the very end which is something I admire and respect him for. The easiest thing in the world is to repeat yourself. David Bowie never did that and that is (one) of the lessons taught by him I try to live by in life and with the music I create."
Nick Alexander (Politburo): "David Bowie! Well, his was the music that could happily soundtrack the dark and curious dramas, of a young boy's inner landscape , populated by the stuff of myth, magic, far flung worlds and barely conceivable futures. It was the first music I Mike Bee (The Grand Illusion):
had heard, that could match my dreams (raw and with electric
"It’s hard to say anything about Bowie that hasn’t been said
clarity of childhood) , vision for vision. For this reason alone, I
already, probably impossible! I was always drawn to his fasci-
regard him as arguably my most important musical influence...
nation with the occult and how he brought, or sneaked it, into
The haze of youth."
his music and art. This was obviously evident on his Blackstar album (you’ll see a few of my old tracks with similar titles, Black Sun, etc) which are about similar themes, Universal themes whether people know it or not! I love the way he transcended genres, genders cultural divides. I was recently watching a documentary talking about the punk movement and how they fell in love with him. Not an immediate fit you might think, then I remembered my 13 year old self and friends standing on our local park, wearing a Berghaus jacket, with a skinhead, and drinking strong [cheap] cider. What were we listening to? Ziggy Stardust! That must have looked pretty amusing to any passer-by at the time. I don’t want to believe he’s gone. I’m not sure I do. I prefer to think he’s just boarded the mother-ship ahead of everyone else. Energy can’t die, so David Bowie definitely can’t. We’re all
Nino Sable (Aeon Sable):
the Spaceman now!"
“Bowie may be dead but his art will live forever.”
I feel his spirit imbued in all of my work."
Olivier Rennesson & Estelle Flaujat (Helix Pulsar): "David Bowie has always been a source of inspiration. Mainly because of his creativity, his way to push the limits with his music. He has been of great influence to the New Romantic move-
Ralf Aussem (Dead Guitars):
ment we like to associate some of our songs with. On a musical
"A lot. He was a big style and Zeitgeist refector. I love the 70s
level, he had a way of putting the different voices in front, wor-
Bowie and Outside With Eno. Bowie always had great guitarist
king on different melodic voice lines, finding catchy hooks, and
along his way... Ronson Belew Fripp they always inspired my
cleverly using electronic music along with guitars‌ So many
taste. ¡
things inspiring our work!"
Roman Kalitkin (Sounds of Sputnik): "There are few people who impacted on the music scene as profoundly and in so many different ways as David Bowie. He created music that spanned generations, yet it was always fresh, always young and ahead of the rest of the world. Maybe he truly did have a cosmic connection or, at mimimum, the guidance of Rachel Mason:
some very powerful muses. Sometimes dark, often optimistic,
"David Bowie sort of lives right under the skin of nearly
frequently dreamy and full of hope. Through his music and his
everything I do. The first time I heard his music, it was as thou-
role in the music community (to begin with) and larger society
gh I had already heard it before. I bought Hunky Dory as a re-
(eventually he conquered hearts in multiple areas, he accentua-
cord at a thrift store. And as soon as I heard it, the music just felt
ted many things that need to be addressed in our society and
like some part of me had written these songs and was singing
was a role model for waves and waves of musicians and artists
them, as though I already knew them all. About a week before
to follow. You always were a star David.
he died, I sent him a rock opera script that I had been working
Finally you may rest amongst them."
on, which I thought he would love. He isn't dead to me because
an”impact he actually had on their lives until he has already passed on. I refrain from saying gone, because he has among the golden handful of artists who will always be with me for many reasons - his songmanship, his MASSIVE charisma, his educated diplomatic and elegant effort to challenge the stagnant ways of "the music industry" (including racism and sexism), the brilliance he emitted as a leader in fashion and art, a massive philanthropist and supporter of many many other artists, and as a great actor. David is the dynamic beautiful chameleon who not only changed with the times, but lead that change. I appreciate his eternal optimism, as well as his search and craving for that which Ryan Policky (A Shoreline Dream):
is both new and worthy. I love the man artist who celebrated
“David Bowie was one of those faces you could never forget.
his feminine element and embodied the evolution of evolutions
Even if you didn't know his music, you knew his face. He was
among artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. May David multi-
a pop star in so many ways, but unlike the pop of today, his
ply even in the seeds of our minds now."
stardom was, and is, legitimate. Not fabricated by an obsession to become famous, but a true curator of pop. One who defined what would happen in the future, and was very accurate in doing so. His influence to me was first as a movie star, then as a musician. That's what made him so special. There were multitudes of ways to get to know David. We all discovered him. We all appreciated him. And most importantly...we all will miss him. He had a powerful way of making us all feel like art should be celebrated not for the money behind it, but for the love of the creation of it. Very few have done this since, and it's a sad state to know that the majority of art we see/hear/taste is only there because someone had a ton of money. With David, the talent came first. He will forever influence me...
Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins – Snowbird): “It was an awful shock. I had planned my first trip into the recording studio in about a year to make some music of my own, with drummer Richie Thomas and the news knocked all the wind out of my sails. I was in a daze most of the morning. ConShauna McLarnon (Ummagma):
sidered cancelling the studio but after speaking to Richie, we de-
"David Bowie was such an earthquake in the minds of
cided DB would have wanted us to make beautiful music and we
millions and it was so gradual and persistent that I don't think
used his work and his life as our inspiration that whole week. I
many people even realized just what he meant to them and what
definitely feel like his spirit ran through our compositions that
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week. I grew up with his music in the 70s and 80s and with my
was something that was just taken for granted by a lot of people.
best friend Stan, who was an even bigger Bowie freak than me,
Realizing he's gone just somehow doesn't make sense because
we spent so many hours listening and absorbing. We met him
he's always just been a part of our culture, whether you were ac-
in the early 80s at a Human League concert and I will never for-
tively paying attention to him or not. Blackstar is such a brilliant
get his gracious conversation and shaking his hand. As an 18
release too, so it's beautiful to know right up until his last mo-
year old, to meet a hero and have them be uber cool, was a real
ments on this planet he was every bit as creatively vibrant as he
thrill. In death and in life he was a true artist.
had ever been. It's created a sort of standard to try to achieve...
One of the greats.”
always just doing what you do, being who you are, unapologetically. I'm positive I've failed to convey what I mean properly, but there you have it.”
Steve Kilbey (The Church): “It meant the end of the best singer and writer this world has Tim The Mute (Kingfisher Bluez Records):
known.”
"As a teenager, when my friends asked me what film I wanted to watch, it was always the same answer: "Velvet Goldmine". My closest high school friends have had to sit through Todd Haynes' 2+ hour David Bowie fan fiction musical more times than they'd ever care to admit. Featuring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as the messiah rock star "Brian Slade" and his Ziggy-like counterpart "Maxwell Demon" and Ewan McGregor as the Iggy Popstyle rocker Curt Wilde, the filmmaker clearly wasn't too bothered about losing Bowie's endorsement when he found out it was about him having a gay love affair with Iggy Pop. Bowie's recent passing and farewell album '?' mirror the way he "killed off" Ziggy and each of his personas as he adopted new ones, just as Brian Slade killed Maxwell Demon in a staged public assassination so that the artist could truly be free. Bowie's final "death art" is only the latest goodbye in a long series of goodbyes- more lifetimes than most artists could dream of. Over a dozen careers and many more important albums that brought counterculture to the masses. Tara Vanflower (Lycia):
However thinly veiled the inspiration for the characters is,
“I think what really struck me most about Bowie's dea-
"Velvet Goldmine" was a flamboyant, exciting, thrill for a small
th was that it was just so shocking. Even though he was older, he
town kid just discovering T-Rex, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Pulp,
has always just been a part of my life since I was born. I think it
and Placebo- all these bands that featured on the soundtrack
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himself, but it’s the fact he opened our ears to so much more;
ffered through high school, patiently waiting for the glitter to
whether it was The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Kraf-
land on me.”
twerk, Chic or drum-and-bass. I certainly felt that I could connect with what he did, in that he was as much a fan as an artist and wasn’t afraid of experimentation and failure. These are some of the many things for which he is already very much missed.”
Adam Cresswell (Rodney Cromwell): “I am not someone who is often overcome by the passing of people I never knew. But Bowie’s death was different and I have been surprisingly and profoundly saddened by it.
It may be because my mother had been always been a
big Bowie fan, right back to when he performed as David Jones. She often spoke of hanging with his band The Manish Boys in The Star Club in Maidstone in the mid 60’s and I was brought-up to a soundtrack of Ziggy, Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane. Early Bowie was always very much my parent’s music though and it wasn’t until I left home that I went deeper into the back catalogue. And when I discovered the Berlin period, I had my own Bowie epiphany.
The three albums of the Berlin trilogy, alongside the
two career defining records he made with Iggy Pop, challenged my whole outlook on music. Not only were they stunningly produced, epic, thrilling, atmospheric and experimental, they also
Trevor Tanner (The Bolshoi):
opened my ears to a whole movement I knew little about - the
"David Bowie was everything to me, without him, my music
German aesthetic – that sound propelled by motorik beats, deep
wouldn't exist. The guitar riff in Starman is what inspired me
atmospherics and creaking analogue electronics. Bands like
to pick up a guitar, the world is a changed place because of him,
like Cluster, Neu, Harmonia and Kraftwerk who are still major
and without him it is a much duller place. With David gone, so-
influences on my work. Listen to ‘Red Sails’ from Lodger, and
mething intangible has changed, the world has forever chan-
imagine it without Bowie’s majestic vocal; it sounds like ‘The
ged. I admire and respect and am influenced by many musi-
Best of Can’ compressed into three and a half minutes.
cians and artists in my life. But if I had to pick one, it would be
Bowie’s legacy isn’t just the in the music he made
David Bowie, he is, was and always will be a hero to me.”
"David Bowie came across to me as a man who's life was constantly evolving. He never stood in the same musical space for too long and he was never afraid to change his image to suit any one particular musical style. He pushed boundaries & expanded niches to introduce everyone, from every single walk of life, to his music. He also surrounded himself with likeminded musicians & pioneering young producers who in turn helped him fulfil his long term musical vision. David Bowie loved to test the limits of the musical establishment and he always showed unwavering support for new artists & bands. He will continue to be a major influence on emerging artists from every single musical genre and he will always be a major influence on everything that we do within our electronically stabled Analogue Wave. His music and his endearing charm will live with Del Chaney (Analogue Wave, Primal Music Radio & Blog)
us forever"
"Bowie is certainly the symbol of style, elegance and genius. He's the only one who along his career has never once missed a hit. Every album was better than the previously. He had an incredible career, an incredible story with a incredible end. He was the only one that could die in that way. He influenced the music world bringing together different people with different musical tastes. In fact, Bowie can connect the different musical tastes of metal heads and shoegazers. Lazarus isn't just a beautiful song with an amazing video, we all feel that was more than this. We've all looked at the sky and chose a star that could be fade away since millions years. Bowie's story will shine forever exactly like that star. In our music there isn't a direct connection with Bowie's sound, but we've certainly learnt the dimension concept from him, which means taking the emotions combining them with music and bringing them in a physical place." Emanuele Chiarelli (Electric Floor)
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