![]() ![]() RCA refused to release the album for three months, fearing poor commercial performance. ![]() The cover artwork, a profile of Bowie from The Man Who Fell to Earth, was intended as a visual pun meaning ‘low profile’. The album features a distinctive drum sound, created by Visconti through the use of an Eventide H910 Harmonizer. ![]() Side one consists primarily of short, direct avant-pop song-fragments, with mostly downbeat lyrics reflecting Bowie’s mind at the time, while side two consists of longer, mostly instrumental tracks, conveying musical observations about Berlin. It is influenced by the German music scene, particularly bands such as Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Harmonia and Kraftwerk. The music on Low is grounded in art rock and experimental rock, and features Bowie’s first explorations in electronic and ambient styles. Recording for Low took place from September to November 1976, with sessions beginning at the Château and ending at Hansa Studios in West Berlin, following Bowie and Pop’s move there. Upon its completion, Bowie began recording the first of three collaborations with producer Tony Visconti and musician Brian Eno, whom he met the same year, that became known as the Berlin Trilogy. Co-written and produced by Bowie, the album featured a sound similar to what Bowie would explore on his next record. There, the two recorded Pop’s debut solo album The Idiot at the Château d’Hérouville in Hérouville. ![]() After years of drug addiction and personal instability living in Los Angeles, Bowie moved to France in 1976 with his friend Iggy Pop to sober up. Low is the 11th studio album by David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977. ![]()
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