Life Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered

VINYL FORMAT. In 2007, as David Bowie turned 60, Rapster embarked on a follow up to their acclaimed Radiohead covers album, seeking out electronic artists that have been heavily influenced by the legacy of the Thin White Duke. The brief was open. The selected artist could choose any track from his catalogue and create their own fresh interpretation, however faithful, or different, to the original. The result is a fascinating range of interpretations by some of the leading players in today's electronic music from Detroit's Matthew Dear and Carl Craig to Joakim, Playgroup and Au Revoir Simone, all tapping into the cryptic expressionist core of Bowie's originals.