Remix Space Oddity; that’s pretty freaky, Bowie
David Bowie’s going to be rereleasing his tune “Space Oddity” to mark the 40th anniversary of the moon landings (as you do).
But it’s not just any old rerelease. Instead, it’s a digital remix edition.
Not digital remix in god awful techno nineties way, or even in a filthy dubstep style, but in a way that gives fans the ability to remix the seminal song. You’ll get eight stems to mess about with, so be careful, and don’t ruin the legend.
What’s interesting here is Bowie following in the footsteps of Radiohead (whose Nude and Reckoner remix competitions generated loads of entries and buzz) as well as Jay Z (whose a capella Black Album spawned Danger Mouse’s amazing Grey Album).
This kind of activity obviously works on two levels; you sell more music and you generate more buzz. It’d be great to see more of it, but then again, there are some awful remixes out there…
If you can’t wait to mess around with a Bowie classic, check out the amazing Flight of the Concorde’s series one take on the pop spaceman:
via Wired
