#DAVID BOWIE SPUTNIK FULL#
Well apart from the great news that the NKS video will be available on this format, as will the full Reality EPK, (part of which members of BowieNet have already seen on the Reality Jukebox) it's also wonderful to hear that DB has chosen to cover Sigue Sigue Sputnik's 1986 #3 hit, Love Missile F1-11.Īnybody who knows anything about the band will know what huge Bowie fans they are, (that much must be apparent from their look alone) and indeed, they even released their own version of Rebel Rebel back in the Eighties too. Sigue Sputnik, shortly before Martin's departure. Tony James, Martin Degville and Neal X of Sigue New Killer Star is released on Iso/Columbia Records September 29th - Reality is released on Iso/Columbia Records September 15th. New Killer Star DVD Only Single Tracklisting The album is released just prior to Bowie beginning his highly anticipated sold out European tour, which will commence on October 7th in Copenhagen and comes to a close in Glasgow on November 28th. The DVD also features a four minute short film incorporating exclusive interview and performance footage of David performing and talking about tracks from ?REALITY The video itself is based on the concept of early 70?s lenticular postcards that reveal a different image depending on the angle at which it is viewed. The highly individual video for ?NEW KILLER STAR? was directed by the Los Angeles based film-maker Brumby Boylston. The single package itself will only appear as a limited edition DVD featuring the stunning video for the lead track as well as a very surprising cover version of ?Love Missile F-111?, originally recorded by 80?s cult heroes, Sigue Sigue Sputnik. The pile-driving rhythm of ?NEW KILLER STAR? is the opening track of ?REALITY? and sets the tone for the mostly up-tempo feel of the album which Bowie himself has said ?Was built to play live?.Īs with all things Bowie, the formatting of ?NEW KILLER STAR? is not exactly the norm and is a twist on the conventional wisdom of what a single is. Hot on the heels of the announcement of his 26th studio album ?REALITY? and his ground breaking interactive live cinema event on September 8th, DAVID BOWIE has announced the details of the first single from ?REALITY? entitled ?NEW KILLER STAR?. The press release for the single won't be released to the media until Monday/Tuesday, but here it follows in its entirety, along with a couple of quotes from the writer of one of David's most intriguing and unexpected cover versions to date:ĭAVID BOWIE?S NEW SINGLE - ?NEW KILLER STAR? - LIMITED EDITION DVD ONLY SINGLE - RELEASED 29TH SEPTEMBER 2003 I doubt that headline and lyric quote mean anything to many of you, but the details for the next David Bowie single release, New Killer Star, have been made available exclusively to BowieNet, and all will now become apparent.