{"id":5584,"date":"2015-09-29T06:23:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T06:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/09\/29\/indie-rock-superstars-salute-the-thin-white-duke-with-all-new-interpretations-of-david-bowies-best\/"},"modified":"2015-09-29T06:23:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T06:23:05","slug":"indie-rock-superstars-salute-the-thin-white-duke-with-all-new-interpretations-of-david-bowies-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2015\/09\/29\/indie-rock-superstars-salute-the-thin-white-duke-with-all-new-interpretations-of-david-bowies-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Rock Superstars Salute The Thin White Duke With All New Interpretations Of David Bowie\u2019s Best!"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Bowie\u2019s career has been defined by his unique ability to make artistically complex and challenging music sound like mainstream pop\u2026ok, maybe pop music from an entirely different planet, but pop music all the same. As a result, the definition of rock music has expanded; Bowie never went mainstream, the mainstream always came to him. For these reasons and more, he is one of the most deeply revered and profoundly influential artists in modern rock. And nowhere can Bowie\u2019s influence be felt more than in the world of indie rock, where bands and artists have taken Bowie\u2019s fiercely independent streak, commitment to artistic integrity, and a diverse array of musical styles into the 21st century and beyond. Now, a truly impressive gathering of indie and modern rockers have gathered to pay tribute to the man with A Salute To The Thin White Duke – The Songs Of David Bowie to be released on both CD & vinyl as well as mp3s on October 2 courtesy of Cleopatra Records.<\/div>\n
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Among the participants is the all-girl alt metal Canadian quartet Kittie who expressed a sentiment shared by many of the artists here, \u201cWe are so excited to be able to contribute to this amazing tribute album. \u2018Space Oddity\u2019 is arguably one of David Bowie’s most well known songs so we put all of our efforts into doing all of its intricacies justice, while still retaining our signature, heavy sound.\u2019 Meanwhile, Detroit\u2019s own Electric Six made no bones about their preferred Bowie era, saying \u201cWe had to do \u201880s Bowie because frankly, we couldn’t trust the earlier Bowie. And the \u201890s Bowie is, well\u2026So \u201880s Bowie was the one for us, and \u2018Blue Jean\u2019 was just sitting there waiting for us to club the shit out of it, and, man, did we club it!\u201d Similarly, Zach from Rogue Wave had this to say of \u201cModern Love,\u201d the song that opens the album, \u201cMy favorite Bowie song from his tailored suit era. All that uptempo beat and those chugging horns couldn’t hide the sadness of what it means to come down to earth.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Jared Artaud from The Vacant Lots succinctly expressed the challenges of approaching Bowie\u2019s music, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to touch Bowie. He\u2019s an architect. What he\u2019s done, you can\u2019t make it better, so we wanted to reconceptualize it & approach the song from another point of view.\u201d And The Tulips offer this entirely accurate description, \u201cCovering a Bowie tune was like jumping into a cab and realizing there’s a tiger sitting shotgun, and no one says a word.\u201d A wild ride indeed! And fans of Bowie will find this collection of covers equally as thrilling!<\/div>\n
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Track List<\/div>\n
1. Modern Love – Rogue Wave<\/div>\n
2. John, I\u2019m Only Dancing – Jesca Hoop<\/div>\n
3. Letter To Hermione – Dum Dum Girls<\/div>\n
4. Heroes – The Tulips<\/div>\n
5. Ashes To Ashes – Icky Blossoms<\/div>\n
6. Starman – The Deer Tracks<\/div>\n
7. Rebel Rebel – The KVB<\/div>\n
8. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – Magic Wands<\/div>\n
9. Blue Jean – Electric Six<\/div>\n
10. Jean Genie – Heartless Bastards<\/div>\n
11. Suffragette City – Ume<\/div>\n
12. Fame – The Vacant Lots<\/div>\n
13. Space Oddity – Kittie<\/div>\n
14. Moonage Daydream – Boy Hits Car<\/div>\n
15. Absolute Beginners – Coves<\/div>\n
16. Changes – The Muffs<\/div>\n
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Buy the CD or Vinyl: http:\/\/asalutetothethinwhiteduke.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/a>Buy the digital album: http:\/\/flyt.it\/SaluteToTheThinWhiteDuke<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Cleopatra Records<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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