A music video to David Bowie’s unreleased 1997 remake, ‘Repetition’ has been released for the first time. To create the video, ‘Repetition ’97’ depicts rehearsal footage from Bowie’s ‘Earthling Tour’, filmed by Tim Pope.
So, in creating the music video, Pope, from Hartford, Connecticut, produced offset, distorted edits of Bowie’s face. Plus, this is the 90’s Bowie, who flaunts a shock of red hair.
Elsewhere, an archive release called ‘ChangesNowBowie’, containing nine unheard tracks, has been announced for release, of which ‘Repetition ’97’ is one of the nine songs. So, back in 1996, Bowie and band members Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati produced a number of acoustic sessions. They recorded the work in New York’s Looking Glass Studios.
Subsequently, the recordings were broadcast to the BBC in 1997. This marked Bowie’s 50th birthday. As a result, some thirteen years later, the release of ‘ChangesNowBowie’ marks the first time the work becomes available to the public.
Initially, the album was due for a Record Store Day release date, (April 17). However, the event has now been postponed until June 20. The collection will still be released digitally on April 17.
For a visual taster of what we’re talking about, check out the music video via the Youtube link below.
Recently, Bowie’s son Duncan Jones tweeted news apparently confirming an Aardman Animation based on Bowie, the makers of Wallace & Gromit. Duncan wrote: “Incredibly excited today to be able to announce the release of the FIRST EPISODE of the @aardman animation… BOWIE TV SERIES!”
Along with a thumbnail of Wallace as David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’, was A URL link. However, all it gives is the classic ‘RickRoll’d’ footage.
Incredibly excited today to be able to announce the release of the FIRST EPISODE of the @aardman animation…
BOWIE TV SERIES!https://t.co/thcGh4Rzw1pic.twitter.com/Y0NS1xBcQa— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) April 1, 2020
“This is a very bad and mean joke because THIS WOULD BE PERFECT,” said one Twitter user. Another remarked: “You are literally the only person who could get away with this. You git!”
However, Duncan did imply that a Bowie TV project could be possible in the future. Jones affirmed: “We’ll make it up to everyone,”
