Earthling

Earthling is an album by David Bowie released in February 1997 via BMG Records. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the Industrial and drum and bass culture of the 1990s. David Bowie returned to the studio five days after finishing up his tour for his previous album, Outside. Bowie said "I really thought it would be great if we could do a photo, almost a sonic photograph of what we were like at that time. So, Reeves [Gabrels] and I started writing immediately after we finished on the road." Despite going into the studio with no material ready to record, the album took only 2 1/2 weeks to record (typical for a Bowie album). Bowie compared this album with his 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),...