NASHVILLE |DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 1997
FROM: TRESA REDBURN/MITCH SCHNEIDER (FOR DAVID BOWIE) 818 380 0400
SIOUX Z. AT FORMULA (FOR NINE INCH NAILS) 212 941 9701
DAVID BOWIE'S
"I'M AFRAID OF AMERICANS"
GETS THE RE-MIX TREATMENT BY
NINE INCH NAILS;
VIRGIN WILL RELEASE A SPECIAL
SIX-TRACK EP OF THE
BOWIE/ENO-PENNED 'EARTHLING' TRACK
ON OCTOBER 14;
DAVID BOWIE's standout EARTHLING track, the Bowie/Brian Eno-penned "I'm Afraid Of Americans"–which merges distressed funk and fractured electronic noises with a sly lyrical observation on modern America by Bowie–has been given the special re-mix treatment by Nine Inch Nails and will be released October 14 by Virgin Records as a six-track EP. This release comes in the midst of Bowie's critically acclaimed in-progress North American tour of clubs, ballrooms and theaters. Selling out across the country, the dates kicked off September 6 in Vancouver and will conclude October 18 in Minneapolis.
Five of the remixes are by Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor lends background vocals on one of the remixes while another Nine Inch Nails remix features a guest rap by Ice Cube. The sixth remix was overseen by England's Rupert Parkes, also known as Photek.
One of the remixes will be serviced to radio October 1st and a video will emerge in mid-October. It's expected to be shot in America in early October and will feature a guest appearance by Reznor.
BOWIE and Nine Inch Nails' continuing collaboration on "I'm Afraid Of Americans" follows their tour together of North America in 1995. In every city along the tour route, the two artists performed together during a four-song set–which featured BOWIE's "Scary Monsters" and "Hallo Spaceboy" and Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" and "Reptile"–which bridged each of their own performances.
Says BOWIE: "'I'm Afraid Of Americans' has developed into a key song in the EARTHLING tour–it's become popular with our audience. And Nine Inch Nails' input has created a fantastic single."
Reznor says: "I've been a fan of BOWIE's work for years and also he's a friend. When David asked me to do some remixes, I decided to use a collective approach. Keith Hillebrandt, Dave Ogilvle and Charlie Clouser all came and did their own dissecting, mixes and programming. We all worked collectively under the cooperative moniker Nine Inch Nails. I wanted to throw some odd things in the mix and I have been planning to work with Ice Cube on some Nine Inch Nails material, so I asked him if he wanted to be involved. I am also a big fan of Photek's and I thought his mix for the same record would balance the EP out."
As is his usual practice, BOWIE, along with visual-art collaborator Davide De Angelis, has designed the package for this highly anticipated CD. It incorporates a charcoal drawing made specifically for "I'm Afraid Of Americans."
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