![]() Embracing Radical Electronicsīowie was keen to experiment with electronic effects at the time of creating Low, being curious of strange and radical sound development. Together, Fink and I identified what we believe to be among the four most influential things that Bowie and his ingenious gang did in studio while they were recording and producing some of the 20th century’s greatest pop music - pushing both listeners’ and artists’ boundaries in the process. My mission to learn more about the recording of Bowie’s Low and Heroes called for a conversation with distinguished producer, and avid Bowie fan, the riveting Matthew Fink. New technologies were embraced and other techniques developed, which to this day, serve as influential to many a producer. ![]() With singular producers Tony Visconti and Brian Eno by his side, Bowie had himself a one-in-a-million production team in the studio, perhaps even further allowing him permission to take risks other pop artists wouldn’t. Bowie’s music was produced and recorded in ways that boasted courage in new sounds and ways of delivering meaning, and spontaneity, a central tenet of his songwriting style. When we delve into some of the sonic explorations that came along with the making of two of Bowie’s most beloved albums, Low and Heroes (both from 1977), we start to see a bit of a pattern emerge. ![]() He was both influential and inspiring in the way he went about his art. ![]() It goes without saying that David Bowie was a brave and pioneering artists of many firsts. ![]() + Learning to record and mix at home? Check out Soundfly’s acclaimed online courses on mixing, production, and beat making - Subscribe for unlimited access. ![]()
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