Side A and side B dude
Which is my whole point - you can only comfortably fit, what, 20 minutes on a side of wax? Hence Bowie and band rush through 30+ minutes of material in 20. Every song I was like 'ahhh I was just getting into that, sake'.
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Side A and side B dude
These were all mainly improvised pieces that Bowie and Eno edited into song form later, so that's why they use so many fades etc. The whole idea was to move away from structured song writing into more free form styles. The band had no idea what the music they were playing on would turn out like, or if it would even be used. Everything was written in the studio with no demos or draft versions to work from.Which is my whole point - you can only comfortably fit, what, 20 minutes on a side of wax? Hence Bowie and band rush through 30+ minutes of material in 20. Every song I was like 'ahhh I was just getting into that, sake'.
Not a member of the album club, but I thought ye might find this amusing:
Right, so, my impression after my first listen - it feels like two different records.
It' definitely an album of two sides.
Are the drums also a bit severely gated? I thought this the other day when I was listening. Its like you miss the initial attack and then miss the tail and just get this blast of white noise.The Eventide H910 Harmonizer is it? Well,
The Eventide H910 Harmonizer was used extensively on the drums on "Low". It created a pitching cascade effect, which is fairly subtle it has to be said
That's brilliant, I hadn't seen that before. Great to hear the tracks solo'd, those guys could really fucking play.Wrong album but great video showing Bowie and Visconti's working methods around the same time.
Breaking down David Bowie's 'Heroes' - Track-by-track, BBC Arts - BBC
How do youse notice this shit?Are the drums also a bit severely gated? I thought this the other day when I was listening. Its like you miss the initial attack and then miss the tail and just get this blast of white noise.
It seems to be new, has a 2016 copyright on it.That's brilliant, I hadn't seen that before. Great to hear the tracks solo'd, those guys could really fucking play.
That is AWESOME!!Wrong album but great video showing Bowie and Visconti's working methods around the same time.
Breaking down David Bowie's 'Heroes' - Track-by-track, BBC Arts - BBC
em, dunno! i was only told about the harmonizer yolk yesterday. good factz though waznt it?Are the drums also a bit severely gated? I thought this the other day when I was listening. Its like you miss the initial attack and then miss the tail and just get this blast of white noise.
It was on a bbc4 series called music moguls (awful title) but I missed it. I enjoyed that bit though. I wonder if that bit about Visconti kissing your wan by the wall is true? Don't suppose he'd lie though. Good story inanyways.It seems to be new, has a 2016 copyright on it.
I think Bowie mentioned it in an interview around the time of Reality, he never said it before because he didn't want Visconti to get in trouble with his wife.It was on a bbc4 series called music moguls (awful title) but I missed it. I enjoyed that bit though. I wonder if that bit about Visconti kissing your wan by the wall is true? Don't suppose he'd lie though. Good story inanyways.
Worra gentI think Bowie mentioned it in an interview around the time of Reality, he never said it before because he didn't want Visconti to get in trouble with his wife.
Wrong album but great video showing Bowie and Visconti's working methods around the same time.
Breaking down David Bowie's 'Heroes' - Track-by-track, BBC Arts - BBC
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