By early 1976 David Bowie was becoming desperate to flea the cocaine-fuelled craziness of his lifestyle in LA. Decamping first to Switzerland and then to Berlin he found refuge in the anonymity of the city and its underground club scene. And there he remained for 3 years, releasing a sequence of albums that later became known as "the Berlin Trilogy".
In this evening's show we'll feature several artists who've sampled and/or covered some of David Bowie's work from that period. We'll also hear 4 Canadian artists/bands who've made their mark on Berlin in those years. And, in the case of one musician from Toronto, how Berlin has left an indelible mark on him.
*Chris is sitting in for the show's main host Big Shovel.
| East Berlin Angst Shuffle Demons - Bop Rap (1986) - Stony Plain 
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| Speed Of Life The Insect Surfers - Ziggy Played Surf Guitar (2011) - Cordelia |
| Blackout Max Lorentz - Kiss You In The Rain (ML Sings David Bowie) (2011) - PB8 |
| What In The World Monique Klemann - On Patrol (2006) - CNR |
| Berlin Ben Kunder - Searching For The Stranger (2020) - Comino
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| Red Money Swahili Blonde (Feat John Frusciante) - We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie (2010) - Manimal |
| Heroes The Wallflowers - Godzilla Original Soundtrack (1998) - Epic |
| Beauty And The Beast David Bowie - Heroes (1977) - RCA |
| How Great Thou Art Jurgen Paape - Kompact Total 1 (1999) - Kompact |
| Dancing On The Berlin Wall Rational Youth - Cold War Night Life (1982) - Yul
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| Electric Blue New Jackson (David Kitt) - Cin Cin 006 (2017) - Cin Cin |
| extract Richie Hawtin - EX Live at the Guggenheim NYC (2014) - Mute
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| Subterraneans Dylan Howe - Subterranean – New Designs On Bowie's Berlin (2014) - Motorik |
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9:59 PM, October 20th, 2020