The Sun Machine
| "The Sun Machine" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by E-Zee Possee | ||||
| from the album The Bone Dance | ||||
| Released | 1990[1] | |||
| Genre | Electronic, house[1] | |||
| Length | 6:38 (master mix)[1] 3:53 (7" edit)[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie, Jeremy Healy, Naomi Thompson, Robert L Owen[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeremy Healy[2] | |||
| E-Zee Possee singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Sun Machine" on YouTube | ||||
The Sun Machine is a 1990 song by E-Zee Possee. It samples David Bowie's 1969 song, "Memory of a Free Festival" from his album, Space Oddity. The single peaked on number 62 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]David Giles from Music Week wrote, "Variations on an obscure David Bowie track, plus the usual bluesy female vocals, house piano and thumping beat — a formula whose time is gradually running out."[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 62 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Sun Machine (master)". Discogs.
- ^ a b "The Sun Machine". Discogs.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - The Sun Machine". Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
- ^ Giles, David (16 June 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 21. Retrieved 30 October 2020.