David Bowie R.I.P

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed: Coldplay

JOE THE LION FUCKING HELL

In my dreams, instead of releasing Let's Dance and Tonight, Bowie, started a band with Fripp and Eno called Paddy & the Super Creeps that released three critically acclaimed albums from 1981-84 and was remembered fondly for a world tour in which Bowie mimed the servicing of Fripp as the guitarist played the solo to "Fashion" seated on his stool while Eno conducted an orchestra composed entirely of naked Japanese women.

https://youtu.be/PCW6fy_60_k?list=PL9nh5ZtODfm4Ks3YejSehsD4sEfJvbaDq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCW6fy_60_k

hehe, wish there was a "Don't Look Back" movie w Bowie

Well, there is this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUeU4p_Lk-g

added to watchlist!

In my dreams, instead of releasing Let's Dance and Tonight, Bowie, started a band with Fripp and Eno called Paddy & the Super Creeps that released three critically acclaimed albums from 1981-84 and was remembered fondly for a world tour in which Bowie mimed the servicing of Fripp as the guitarist played the solo to "Fashion" seated on his stool while Eno conducted an orchestra composed entirely of naked Japanese women.

― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, February 27, 2016 5:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

excellent dream nonsense. must try to make music that sounds like this.

Scott Walker lives. Let this dream be modified slightly and brought to life.

Bono :‑O

fan around 28:37 in that Actor-vid is perfect

Dude: He's... he's from his own universe
Journalist: What universe is that?
Dude: Bowie universe.
Journalist: Are you into the Bowie universe?
Dude: He's the center, I was drawn to it.
Journalist: How were you drawn to it?
Dude: I'm from Phoenix and I just... came.

I'd love it if Bowie just continuously emailed lists of things he didn't like to Bono - never replying to anything else.

http://i.imgur.com/xZzfEZ6.jpg

lol

don't think this was posted before, but in the latest Artforum there are remembrances from Tony Oursler and Greil Marcus. The Oursler one is online: https://artforum.com/inprint/issue=201603&id=58102

And now to add to the loss, Dennis Davis, his mid to late seventies/early eighties drummer, has passed. He was in treatment for some time so not unexpected, but no less hard. A post from Tony Visconti:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209289299932162&set=a.1164806282971.25527.1312292203&type=3

RIP :(

Very sad; he was integral to Bowie's best rhythm section imo

Indeed

Dennis Davis has passed away. He was one of the most creative drummers I have ever worked with. He came into David Bowie's life when we recorded some extra tracks for Young Americans and stayed with us through Scary Monsters and beyond. He was a disciplined jazz drummer who tore into Rock with a Jazz sensibility. Listen to the drum breaks on Black Out from the Heroes album. He had a conga drum as part of his set up and he made it sound like two musicians were playing drums and congas. By Scary Monsters he was playing parts that were unthinkable but they fit in so perfectly. His sense of humor was wonderful. As an ex member of the US Air Force he told us stories of seeing a crashed UFO first hand by accidentally walking through an unauthorized hanger. There will never be another drummer, human being and friend like Dennis, a magical man.

This is awesome

(oh and RIP ;-) )

I came out of this years Bowie binge wanting to know a lot more about Davis.

Yeah, he was a pretty unique drummer. That essay from Sterling Campbell about essentially being mentored by Davis was good, too.

man, I slept on Dennis Davis, never knew he played on 'Master Blaster' too. great interview with him at the Trap Set: http://www.thetrapset.net/065-dennis-davis-david-bowie-roy-ayers-stevie-wonder-george-benson/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36110108

Apparently, he even kept his cancer a secret from Ricky Gervaise

Who'd've thought it?

quality shade though

Bowie appeared in Gervais's comedy series Extras, which was a hit largely due to the cameo celebrity guest role in each episode.

The David Bowie Prom on thursday night included vocal performances by Paul Buchanan and John Cale. I just downloaded an audio rip of the video broadcast and will report back when I've digested. Warning, amanda fucking palmer also involved.

At this point that's p much a given, tbh

Strong start with an unabashedly orchestral Warszawa. Then an N Hannon A Palmer duet on Stn to Stn which really doesn't work, due to the difficulty of a classical/theater ensemble convincingly boogying. A guy I've never heard of sings Man Who Sold... quite well and the instrumentation works for this song. Then This is Not America with Hannon again: I like the arrangement on this one a lot... dead in the middle comes a grime guy (Elf Kid?) to rap for several bars which is at least WTF in a Glass Spider Tour kind of way... now here comes Marc Almond to chew on Life On Mars...

That was Conor from Villagers on Man Who Sold

new/old mix of TVC15 is interesting, apparently Bowie was unhappy with the mix on the album and this one was done in 2010 according to "his original specs." vocals are much louder, i'm hearing background vocals by Bowie and others that I never knew existed, Alomar's wailing guitar part is inaudible, definitely punchier and very much a modern mix... i have to say i always thought Station to Station was mixed/mastered poorly, it has kind of a shallow/nasally sound...like, you can tell it was made in a haze of cocaine because the bass has no definition...

http://pitchfork.com/news/67945-listen-to-an-unreleased-mix-of-david-bowies-tvc15/

and how is Bowie meant to know what the fuck his "original specs" were?

*was

New mix sounds great in some ways – his lead vocal in particular sounds not just louder but so much fuller that it almost seems like a different performance. It's not "drier" in the slightest as he was supposedly going for.

Even still there's a kind of awesomely cardboard-y feel to the original, dull and compressed yes, but also appropriate in the era of plastic soul.

I was at that Proms show, it was mostly fantastic, even amanda palmer, who I am not a fan of. John Cale and Anna Calvi really carried the day though, particularly her Lady Grinning Soul. So glad I was there.

Station To Station sounds fine to me, wouldn't change anything about it.

and how is Bowie meant to know what the fuck his "original specs" were?

― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Wednesday, August 31, 2016 5:05 PM (forty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he made notes about remixing the song back in 1976 that were used in 2010 for the reissue.

i tried listening to this new music. this is too shiny and loud. is the lead vocal this loud on the original?

the kick drum is really loud here. the original has more of the rhythm led by the bass guitar.

i like the old one way more. it was maybe a more claustrophobic mix but i like it.

Adam OTM.

But then, Station To Station is one of my favourite albums of all time.

i love the humming that comes in at 1:27. it almost sounds like a synth or low theremin but no it's a layer of bg vocals smeared in flange and super wobbly. great effect. they use it all over The Slider.

seems unavailable in Denmark, alternative link anyone?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/31/david-bowie-tvc-15-remix-who-can-i-be-now-unreleased-listen

i like the old one way more

The guitar was one of my favourite parts of the original mix, and now it's really quiet. Also the vocals are way too loud. Although I have to say that I like the improved bass end.

I think this mix is interesting in a "ah, so that was on the tape as well" kind of way, but it's no substitute for the original mix.

exactly. i welcome any new/old mixes like this to hear that stuff that was buried before. now we have both

not available in ireland either. really what is the point of that.

^Same for the Netherlands. Looked around for a working link, turned out it's available through Spotify! At least in my country...