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annode · Post by **annode** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:13 pm

WOW! Haven`t seen Bowie in years. Shocking.
Yes those beats are weird indeed.
Bowie has an affinity for drum seqrs.
He`ll program a simple beat and just change the seqr tempo for each track, write a whole album around it.(Black Tie White Noise) Seems that`s what he`s done here...doubled,tripled the tempo.(in the programming) There is considerable swing to this as well which makes it sound very off.
I recognize the drums, I just can`t exactly place them. I think it`s an old drum sampler VSTi. The drum pitches have been lowered by quite an extreme.
EDIT: I`m now pretty sure someone is playing this live.

As the drum pattern gets more involved, other drum sounds replace those old ones apparently.

Kraznet · Post by **Kraznet** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:38 pm

lalo wrote: seems a real drummer
i guess is mark guiliana...far better than any quantized stuff

You're right he's credited to Blackstar according to Wikipedia. Guess I shouldn't of jumped to conclusions about it being programmed. Having looked at a couple of his YouTube videos there seems to be a similarity.Quite an unusual approach to his playing.

Hank the Knife · Post by **Hank the Knife** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:51 pm

It doesn't sound off to me but pretty much irritating

Acid Mitch · Post by **Acid Mitch** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:27 pm

I thought the drums were the best part.

Hank the Knife · Post by **Hank the Knife** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:30 pm

I concur

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:37 pm

When it comes to Bowie, kind of weird to think he is only a year older than John Foxx, but they are both fast approaching 70

ere2learn · Post by **ere2learn** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:39 pm

The vocal is questionable,drums are sound

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:42 pm

ere2learn wrote:The vocal is questionable,drums are sound

Right... you'd rather hear someone else singing a David Bowie song... Move along!

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:44 pm

The vocal is pretty good, but must be processed with quite a bit of reverb or something.

I got no problem with the drums

Hank the Knife · Post by **Hank the Knife** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:48 pm

In my exp threads like this are dangerous. Poor Bowie.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:50 pm

T-CM11 wrote:
ere2learn wrote:The vocal is questionable,drums are sound
Right... you'd rather hear someone else singing a David Bowie song... Move along!

Iggy could give it a go

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:51 pm

Hank the Knife wrote:In my exp threads like this are dangerous. Poor Bowie.

I'm sure his ego can handle anything.

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:52 pm

Numanoid wrote:
T-CM11 wrote:
ere2learn wrote:The vocal is questionable,drums are sound
Right... you'd rather hear someone else singing a David Bowie song... Move along!
Iggy could give it a go

For some reason I read Ziggy.

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:50 pm

I love it. Great video, great song. Excited about the album!

-M

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:52 pm

T-CM11 wrote:I'm sure his ego can handle anything.

Bowie isn't much of an ego tripper is he?

One thing that makes him a hero to me, is how he rehabiliated Iggy Pop when he was down and out in the mid-70s

New Bowie song/video - is it me is the drum programming questionable?