Last January 14 marked 40 years of the official release of the album "Low" by David Bowie. A masterpiece that started the "Berlin Trilogy" with the support of Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti disc. It was so named because ending the 70, Bowie lived in the German city and was influenced by German electronic music like Kraftwerk and Krautrock, also creating "Heroes" in 1977 and "Lodger" in 1979.
Changing city that Bowie was sought by high excesses of drug that was consuming in Los Angeles. "I thought for a moment that I quickly was becoming the next victim of the rock, actually I'm pretty sure I would not have survived in the 70 if he continued in the way in which I was. But I was lucky to find that place inside me that was killing me, having to do something crucial to get rid of it. " It was there that decided to have a quieter life and revolutionize your music.
The disc transgresses, and despite having 40 years of history, still has much effect. Side A is composed of seven songs: "Speed of Life", "Breaking Glass", "What in the World", "Sound and Vision", "Always Crashing in the Same Car", "Be my wife" and "A New Carrer in a New Town ". All with a mysterious energy electronic pop full of synthesizers and a discharge of industrial sound. However, his tunes are classics, accompanied by great riff of guitars and pianos.
Side B is more experimental and atmospheric. His songs are: "Warszawa", "Art Decade", "Weeping Wall" and "Subterraneans". They reflect a magical air that blows with their instrumental sounds.
The album "Low" was the first thing Brian Eno and produced most of the album was recorded in Paris in Hérouville Castle. Eno played a notable role in these productions, being co-author of the song "Warszawa" making guitars, synthesizers, keyboards and vocals. "There was a very clear division of labor , " he said in 2000 Eno's book The Mojo Collection: "Mine was to prepare the musical environment in which they could pass certain things, what I was going well, and David, of course, is very good going into situations like that and becoming the actor. He dovetailed with both characters. "
Eno said that "When David heard, immediately said: Give me a microphone and made it once." This song changed the lives of four boys from Manchester who wanted to make a band that Warsaw was called, months later change his name to Joy Division.
The disc was made as follows: Brian Eno was working with the compositions and musical backgrounds, then Bowie, Visconti and the rest of the band and finally, the singer recorded his voice, improvising on some songs. First the album was to be called "New Music: For the Night and Day", but then changed to "Low" by the idea that Bowie wanted to stay low profile "low profile". The picture of the album cover, comes from "The Man Who Fell to Earth", which was a film starring David Bowie that year.
