Hip hop
Reggae crew Easy Star All-Stars have shared their new David Bowie salute ‘Ziggy Stardub’.
Arguably the high water mark of David Bowie’s glam phase, ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars’ remains a key moment in rock’s evolution. Daring, stylish gender-destroying pop music, it spawned a legion of imitators but has never been truly surpassed.
Soundsystem collective Easy Star All-Stars are fans, and decided to put a reggae slant on Bowie’s iconic work. Out now, ‘Ziggy Stardub’ is a radical re-working, one that sits in their lineage of previous releases focussing on Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and others.
Out now, ‘Ziggy Stardub’ features a glorious cast, making room for Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Fishbone, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), The Skints, Mortimer, The Expanders, Samory I, and many others.
Lead singles included their neat twist on ‘Starman’ – alongside Maxi Priest – and the Naomi Cowan propelled ‘Moonage Daydream’.
Founder Michael Goldwasser comments…
“The main key was finding an emotive and ground-breaking vocalist, and we did just that with Macy Gray, who is truly inimitable in every song that she sings, including this one.”
Tune in now.
Catch Easy Star All-Stars at the following shows:
August
12 Southampton The Brook
13 Brighton Concorde 2
15 Norwich Epic Studios
16 Birmingham Hare & Hounds
17 Bristol The Fleece
22 Manchester Band on the Wall
23 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
24 London Electric Ballroom
25 Chester Live Rooms
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