David Bowie / 1.Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle)
Artist David Bowie
Album Title: 1.Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle)
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 09/26/1995
Label Virgin Records America, Inc.
Catalog No 7243 8 40711-2
Bar Code No 7 2438-40711-2 7
Packaging Book Bound Thang
Tracks
1. Leon Takes Us Outside (1:25)
2. Outside (4:04)
3. The Hearts Filthy Lesson (4:57)
4. A Small Plot Of Land (6:34)
5. Segue - Baby Grace [A Horrid Cassette] (1:39)
6. Hallo Spaceboy (5:14)
7. The Motel (6:50)
8. I Have Not Been to Oxford Town (3:48)
9. No Control (4:34)
10. Segue: Algeria Touchshriek (2:03)
11. The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) (4:21)
12. Segue - Ramona A. Stone/I Am With Name (4:01)
13. Wishful Beginnings (5:08)
14. We Prick You (4:35)
15. Segue - Nathan Alder (1:00)
16. I'm Deranged (4:31)
17. Thru' These Architects Eyes (4:22)
18. Segue - Nathan Alder (0:28)
19. Strangers When We Meet (5:07)
Date Acquired 12/12/1998
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 11.00

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Notes

Recorded at Mountain Studios, Switzerland. 
Mastered at The TownHouse Digital Mastering Studios, London. 

Gatefold sleeve with CD accessible for the inside of sleeve. Liner notes are booklet style attached to left side. Heavy cardboard square inside of gatefold for protection.

1995 Virgin Records 7243 8 40711 2 7
THE NATHAN ADLER DIARIES: a hyper cycle
Produced by David Bowie & Brian Eno
Co-produced & engineered by David Richards
Musicans:
David Bowie- Vocals,Saxphone,Guitar &Keyboards
Brian Eno- Synthesizers, Treatments & Straegies
Reeves Gabrels- Guitar
Erdal Kizilcay- Bass & Keyboards
Mike Garson- Grand Piano
Sterling Campbell- Drums
Carlos Alomar- Rhythm Guitar
Joey Barron- Drum
Yosi Fine- Bass

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: David Bowie / 1. Outside
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR12      -5.68 dB   -22.77 dB      1:25 01-Leon Takes Us Outside
DR9       -0.07 dB   -10.70 dB      4:05 02-Outside
DR9       -0.06 dB   -10.76 dB      4:58 03-The Hearts Filthy Lesson
DR9       -0.06 dB   -11.86 dB      6:35 04-A Small Plot of Land
DR14      -0.83 dB   -17.44 dB      1:40 05-Segue - Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)
DR8       -0.06 dB    -9.97 dB      5:15 06-Hallo Spaceboy
DR9       -0.06 dB   -13.77 dB      6:51 07-The Motel
DR8       -0.06 dB    -9.66 dB      3:48 08-I Have Not Been to Oxford Town
DR8       -0.07 dB    -9.76 dB      4:34 09-No Control
DR13      -0.07 dB   -17.63 dB      2:04 10-Segue - Algeria Touchshriek
DR7       -0.06 dB    -9.58 dB      4:21 11-The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
DR8       -0.06 dB   -10.57 dB      4:01 12-Segue - Ramona A. Stone / I Am With Name
DR12      -0.06 dB   -14.06 dB      5:09 13-Wishful Beginnings
DR9       -0.06 dB   -10.68 dB      4:36 14-We Prick You
DR13      -0.06 dB   -16.94 dB      1:01 15-Segue - Nathan Adler
DR9       -0.06 dB   -10.08 dB      4:31 16-I'm Deranged
DR7       -0.06 dB    -9.27 dB      4:22 17-Thru' These Architects Eyes
DR11      -2.36 dB   -18.69 dB      0:29 18-Segue - Nathan Adler
DR8       -0.05 dB    -9.95 dB      5:08 19-Strangers When We Meet
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Number of tracks:  19
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           1008 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
David Bowie seemed like an artist without direction ever since the success of Let's Dance, switching styles and genres with a speed that made him appear nervous, not innovative. Recorded with his former collaborator Brian Eno, Outside was intended to return some luster to his rapidly tarnishing reputation. Instead of faux soul or mainstream pop -- or even dissonant hard rock, for that matter -- Bowie concentrates on the atmospheric, disturbing electronic soundscapes of his late-'70s "Berlin" trilogy (Low, Heroes, and Lodger), adding slight, but detectable, elements of industrial, grunge, and ambient techno. Bowie also raised the stakes by making Outside the first in a series of concept albums about mystery, murder, art, and cyberspace. Everything that would have made Outside a triumphant comeback seemed to be in place, but the album is severely flawed. Not only is the story poorly developed and confusing, but the album is simply too long. Throughout the record, good ideas bubble to the surface, yet are never fully explored, and the sheer bulk of the album means that the good songs -- "Hallo Spaceboy," "Strangers When We Meet," "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" -- are buried underneath the weight of the mediocre material. Furthermore, nothing on the album is a departure from Bowie's late-'70s records; when he does experiment with newer musical forms or write about futuristic technology, he seems unsure of himself. That said, Outside is Bowie's most satisfying and adventurous album since Let's Dance. It's clear that he's trying once again, and when he does hit his mark, he remains a brilliant artist.
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