“Here are we, one Magic Whip moment“
Back in February, Blur announced the April 27 release of their new album, The Magic Whip. Damon Albarn talked about the influence of studio surroundings on the band’s work:
“There’s something about the studio we recorded it in, it was really different. I’ve recorded in a lot of places around the world and every place has its own spirit, so it was really interesting to make that decision it was going to be about Hong Kong. There’s points on the record where I think it really sounds like the stuff that David Bowie did in Berlin. There’s nothing pastoral about it. It’s very much an urban record.“
Now Albarn has chosen David Bowie’s 1977 masterpiece, Low, for an iTunes selection of Blur’s favourite albums. Here’s what he had to say about the record.
David Bowie – Low
“The sound of David and Brian absorbing punk then taking it to Berlin to produce a futuristic record, right on the frontline of the Cold War.“
Check out the rest of Damon’s selections and indeed the rest of the band’s here.
We should point out that the page is apparently only available in the UK, Turkey & Russia.