Remix David Bowie's "SPACE ODDITY"

     MUSIC NEWS - 40 years ago to the day that Neil Armstrong stepped on to the moon, on July 20, 2009, EMI will create a unique opportunity for David Bowie fans: the chance for them to download and mix the original music multi-tracks of ‘Space Oddity,’ which also celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.  As David Bowie is a known pioneer of technology, and is keen to push the boundaries, now is the time fans are given the opportunity to have access to the original 1969 multi-tracks of ‘Space Oddity,’ allowing you to become remixer and create you own version of the song.

The ‘Space Oddity’ EP consists of four tracks (listed below). When you purchase the EP you will also receive the original eight stems/multi-tracks for free, enabling  you to remix the song through your own software or through iKlax Player.

Originally released on July, 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landings, ‘Space Oddity’ was a cultural landmark for David Bowie as an artist; it was featured by the BBC in its television coverage of the lunar landing, and the song later won an Ivor Novello award. The song’s mysterious character, Major Tom, has become a recurrent theme throughout Bowie’s work and career, being revisited in the song ‘Ashes To Ashes’.  More info at BowieNet

In other Bowie lunar news - The film, MOON, directed by his son, Duncan Jones is now in theatres thru Sony Pictures Classics and stars Sam Rockwell as Astronaut Sam Bell.  In this futuristic mystery, Bell lives on the far side of the moon, and is in the process of completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3 as we watch his fight against time to discover the truth. what’s going on and how he fits into company plans.

‘Space Oddity’ EP tracklisting:

1. Space Oddity (original UK mono single edit)
2. Space Oddity (US mono single edit)
3. Space Oddity (US stereo single edit)
4. Space Oddity (1979 re-record)