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The Buddha of Suburbia (album)
1993 studio album by David Bowie
The Buddha of Suburbia (album)
The Buddha of Suburbia is the nineteenth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released on 8 November 1993 through Arista Records in the United Kingdom and Europe. The project originated following an interview between Bowie and the novelist Hanif Kureishi during a press tour for Black Tie White Noise (1993), where Bowie agreed to compose music for an upcoming adaptation of Kureishi's novel The Buddha of Suburbia (1990). After making basic tracks, Bowie decided to turn the project into a full album. Working with the musician Erdal Kızılçay, recording took place at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, and was completed in six days; Mike Garson contributed piano overdubs. The album's music primarily consists of numerous motifs created using various instruments and contain references to his late-1970s works. Commentators recognised rock, pop, ambient, jazz and experimental themes throughout. The music itself bears little resemblance to the music of the BBC serial...
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