David Bowie is reissuing a 1975 single as an iPhone app. Almost four decades after Golden Years was released, the singer’s remastered classic will be available for fans to remix via dedicated, handheld software.
According to Music Radar, the original 16-track Golden Years has been mixed down to eight stem files: Bowie’s lead vocals, 12-string guitar, bass, drums, guitar, harmonium, percussion and backing vocals. From 6 June, aspiring producers can download the app and create their own variation on Harry Maslin’s original mix. For £1.23, a similar program is already available for Bowie’s Space Oddity.
To accompany the new Golden Years app, EMI enlisted four DJs at Los Angeles’s KCRW radio station to remix the song on a new EP. These versions are now streaming at KCRW’s website, and will be issued as 12ins and downloads. EMI claims that each remix was heard by Bowie himself – though it is not known whether he liked them.
