Daily Bowie - I Would Be Your Slave

"I Would Be Your Slave," your Daily Bowie.

Daily Bowie - Art Decade

Beginning the final week of Daily Bowie posts (it had to come to an end sometime).  I've been doing these for almost five months since we lost the artist back in January, and in a lot of ways, they've been eye opening.  I've reevaluated some stuff that i had originally ignored, and i've found some new favorites along the way.  And so, from "Low," an album that is arguably my favorite...on some days...let's start the week off with "Art Decade," your Daily Bowie.

Hintermass

Like drifting to sleep as the world moves by you in time lapse, or closing your eyes and letting the waves carry you to wherever, the wonderful mix of folk and electronics on "The Apple Tree," the debut full-length from Hintermass, the project of Jon Brooks (The Advisory Circle) and Tim Felton (formerly of Broadcast), feels like moving through a dream.  Listen to the instrumental "The Rituals of Reversal" below and just get lost in some imaginary woods...and then grab the record from the always dependable Ghost Box.

Ray Mazurek and Emmett Kelly

"Alien Flower Sutra" is the beautiful and aching new album from Ray Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra), a collaborative record with guitarist Emmett Kelly (The Cairo Gang) exploring themes of alienation through technology and coming to terms with the inherent humanity buried therein.  The album is sparse and haunting, but feels weighty and significant.  Watch the video for the droning, wandering "Back to the Ocean, Back to the Sea" below and get the record from International Anthem.

Daily Bowie (Cover Week 3) - Heroes by Nico

My oldest son turned 3 today.  Here's hoping he can appreciate Nico as much as his old man does when he's older.  Anyway, here's Nico covering "Heroes" from 1981's "Drama of Exile," your Daily Bowie.

Daily Bowie (Cover Week 3) - Sound and Vision by The Sea and Cake

Here's a pretty faithful cover of "Sound and Vision" by The Sea and Cake, taken from their 2003 album "One Bedroom."  Your Daily Bowie...

Klaus Johann Grobe

Swiss duo Klaus Johann Grobe released their second album, "Spagat der Liebe," earlier this month on Trouble in Mind.  The record is a moving, grooving pop and krautrock blend that wouldn't feel out of place speeding down a European highway or blasting oneself into the cosmos...or maybe just having a cocktail by the pool while conversing with the well-dressed and well-groomed elite.  Ride away on the jazzy, funky kosmische of "Geschichten aus erster Hand" below.

Huerco S.

Kansas City electronic artist Huerco S. has an album of ambient bliss coming out in June on Proibito Records.  "Promises of Fertility" is the first taste we get of the new record, and it's a peaceful seven minutes of beautiful sadness.  Listen below.

Daily Bowie (Cover Week 3) - Life on Mars? by Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! albums are kind of a strange phenomenon.  Some of the selections make sense, like lullaby Beatles tunes and what not.  Others just feel gross (Sublime anyone?).  Anyway, it'd be odd if they didn't have a Bowie LP, so here's the lullaby version of "Life on Mars?" your Daily Bowie.

Daily Bowie (Cover Week 3) - Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus

It's always seemed kind of odd to me that gothic gloomsayers Bauhaus covered "Ziggy Stardust" back in 1982.  But then again, they also covered Eno and T. Rex, so what do i know?  Listen below, your Daily Bowie.