A Clockwork Orange - O.S.T.

Style: O.S.T.
Año de grabación: Warner Bros., 1972.

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 darkly satirical science fiction film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. The film concerns Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a charismatic delinquent whose pleasures are classical music (especially Beethoven), rape, and so-called 'ultra-violence'. He leads a small gang of thugs (Pete, Georgie, and Dim), whom he calls his droogs (from the Russian друг, “friend”, “buddy”). The film tells the horrific crime spree of his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via a controversial psychological conditioning technique. Alex narrates most of the film in Nadsat, a fractured, contemporary adolescent argot comprising Slavic (especially Russian), English, and Cockney rhyming slang.

The music is a thematic extension of Alex’s (and the viewer’s) psychological conditioning. The soundtrack of A Clockwork Orange comprises classical music and electronic synthetic music composed by Wendy Carlos. Some of the music is heard only as excerpts, e.g. Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (aka Land of Hope and Glory) ironically heralding a politician’s appearance at the prison. The main theme is an electronic transcription of Henry Purcell’s Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, composed in 1695, for the procession of Queen Mary’s cortège through London en route to Westminster Abbey. “March from A Clockwork Orange” was the first recorded song featuring a vocoder for the singing; synthpop bands often cite it as their inspiration. Neither the end-credits, nor the soundtrack album, name the orchestra playing the Ninth Symphony excerpts, however, in Alex’s bedroom, there is a close-up of a microcassette tape labeled: Deutsche Grammophon – Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonie Nr. 9 d-moll, op. 125 – Berliner Philharmoniker – Chor der St. Hedwigskathedrale – Ferenc Fricsay – Irmgard Seefried, Maureen Forrester, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ernst Haefliger.

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David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72

Género: Glam rock, Proto punk, Experimental (entre otros dependiendo de la época)

Artistas similares: John Cale, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop

Año de grabación: Golden Years, 1972.



Santa Mónica '72 es un album en vivo realizado por David Bowie, grabado en el Auditorio Cívico de Santa Mónica el 20 de octubre de 1972 durante la gira de Ziggy Stardust. Tomado de una estación de radio de FM, estuvo disponible solamente como una una edición 'pirata' por más de 20 años; de acuerdo con el autor David Buckey: 'poseer una copia de este disco era la prueba de un verdadero fan de Bowie'. La grabación fué realizada de manera oficial en europa por la disquera Golden Years en 1994, y por Giffin Music en 1995 para el mercado americano.


Santa Monica '72 is a live album by David Bowie, recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on 20 October 1972 during the Ziggy Stardust tour. Taken from an FM radio broadcast, it was available only as a bootleg for more than 20 years; according to author David Buckley, possessing a copy was the test of a "proper Bowie fan". The recording was issued officially by the Golden Years label in 1994, with Giffin Music handling the American release in 1995.





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David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (bonus tracks)

Género: Glam rock, Proto punk, Experimental (entre otros dependiendo de la época)

Artistas similares: John Cale, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop

Año de grabación: Virgin, 1972.



En 1972, año en el que el disco vió la luz, David Bowie era ya un artista reconocido por su creación de tendencias e inovación constante, la cual navegaba entre la ciencia ficción, la teoría de un apocalipsis anunciado, la impotencia del hombre ante las causas y los problemas del futuro y, cubriendo todo esto, una palpitante androginia, que acarreaba una estética rompedora, polémica, y, para muchos retrógrados, peligrosa. Todo esto nos lleva a esta obra maestra.

'The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars' es uno de sus mejores discos (incluyendo 'Dimond Dogs', 'Space oddity' y 'Honky Dory'). Lanzado en 1972 en una época muy prolífica de su carrera. El disco es la historia de Ziggy Stardust, sugerente alien de ambigua sexualidad y ansias de rock star, introductor y protagonista de la sensual y galáctica materia con destino apocalíptico.

Esta obra se puede ubicar entre los discos más importantes jamás creados, la obra cumbre del glam de Bowie. Es oro de esos discos conceptuales de los 70, en los que se cuenta una historia, y en el que cada canción se asimila a un capítulo de un libro.

A lo largo de sus canciones se va desgranando la historia de una estrella del rock, el extraterreste Ziggy Stardust (alter ego de David Bowie), y de su grupo The Spiders from Mars. La historia es la siguiente: Ziggy aterriza en pleno centro de Londres (Heddon St., tal y como muestra la portada del disco) y canta su mensaje de destrucción: a nuestra querida Tierra tan sólo le quedan 5 años de existencia. Su mensaje apocalíptico es tan celebrado que inmediatamente es ascendido como si fuera un mesías al firmamento del pop junto con su grupo, The Spiders from Mars. Sin embargo, algo se tuerce, la fama se le sube a la cabeza ("making love with his ego") y finalmente Ziggy acaba siendo asesinado por sus propios fans.


In 1972, year in which this record see the light, David Bowie was already an artist recognized by its creation of tendencies and constant innovation, which sailed between science fiction, the theory of an apocalypse announced, the impotence of the man before the causes and the problems of the future and, covering all this, a trembling androginia, that caused an aesthetic breaker, controversy, and for many reactionary, dangerous. All of this takes us to this masterpiece.

' The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars' is one of his better discs (including ' Dimond Dogs' , ' Space oddity' and ' Honky Dory'). Sent to the market in 1972 at a very prolific time of its career. The disc is the history of Ziggy Stardust, a suggestive alien of ambiguous sexuality and anxieties of rock to star, introducer and protagonist of the sensual and galactic matter with apocalyptic destiny.

This work can be located between the most important discs never created, the work summit of glam of Bowie. It is gold of those conceptual discs of the 70, in which a history is counted, and in that each song is assimilated to a chapter of a book.

Throughout his songs it is shelled the history of a rock and roll star, it's focused in the alien Ziggy Stardust (to alter ego of David Bowie), and his group 'The Spiders from Mars'. History is the following one: Ziggy lands right in the center of London (Heddon St., as it shows the cover of the disc) and sings its message of destruction: to our dear Earth it only has left 5 years of existence. Its apocalyptic message so is celebrated that immediately it is ascended as a mesiah to the firmament along with his group, The Spiders from Mars. Nevertheless, something is turned, the fame rises (" at the top to him; making love with his ego") and finally Ziggy finishes being assassinated by its own fans.

Tracklist

1. Five Years (4:42)
2. Soul Love (3:33)
3. Moonage Daydream (4:37)
4. Starman (4:16)
5. It Ain't Easy (2:57)
6. Lady Stardust (3:21)
7. Star (2:47)
8. Hang Onto Yourself (2:38)
9. Ziggy Stardust (3:13)
10. Suffragette City (3:25)
11. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide (2:57)

Bonus tracks on RykoDisc release:
12. John, I'm Only Dancing (2:43) Previously unreleased mix
13. Velvet Goldmine (3:09) Single B-side
14. Sweet Head (4:14) Previously unreleased track
15. Ziggy Stardust (2:35) Previously unreleased original demo
16. Lady Stardust (3:21) Previously unreleased original demo




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