Watch: David Bowie unveils 'Sound & Vision' remix lyric video
Hear Sonjay Prabhaker Sony advert remix here
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by Press
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David Bowie has unveiled the lyric video for a hotly-aniticipated remix of his classic 'Sound And Vision', from a recent mobile phone advert. Watch to a clip of the track below.
The track, from Bowie's seminal 1977 album Low, was reimagined by Sonjay Prabhaker for a commerical for a Sony smartphone earlier this year. Despite not being made available for purchase, fans sent a flurry of requests to Bowie and Sony to remand that a full download be released. Now, the remix will be released along with the original on 7 October, 2013.
A statement on Bowie's official website reads: "Many of you enquired how you could get your hands on a longer version than the tantalising 58 second one used in the advert. Well, now your prayers have been answered as Parlophone Records will release a new longer mix as a digital download on October 7th.
"Sound and Vision 2013 is a beautifully haunting reimagining of the song, re-worked from the original stems by remixer Sonjay Prabhakar. By stripping away much of the original instrumentation to just leave Roy Young’s plaintive piano, Mary Hopkin’s backing vocal and the lead vocal, the song takes on a new reflective resonance."
Watch the lyric video for the 'Sound And Vision' 2013 remix below
Meanwhile, Bowie delighted fans today with news of the re-release of his latest album, The Next Day - featuring unheard tracks and remixes by the likes of LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.
His critically-acclaimed and Mercury-nominated comeback LP will be released across three discs in November. The new edition will contain the original 14-track CD, a 10-track CD of bonus tracks and a DVD of the four promotional films made for the album: 'Where Are We Now?', 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)', 'The Next Day' and 'Valentine’s Day'.
The 10-track bonus CD includes four previously unreleased tracks, two new mixes and 'God Bless The Girl' - which has only been released on the Japanese issue of The Next Day. until now
The full tracklisting for the bonus material onThe Next Day Extra is:
01 Atomica
02 Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for The DFA)
03 Plan
04 The Informer
05 Like A Rocket Man
06 Born In A UFO
07 I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)
08 I’ll Take You There
09 God Bless The Girl
10 So She
The Next Day Extra will be available in November.
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