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1.Outside: The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle
Rock · 1995 · 19 tracks · 1h 14m

1.Outside: The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle

A sprawling, industrial-tinged noir epic. Bowie returns to experimentalism with jagged piano, cyberpunk rhythms, and a dark murder-mystery narrative.

September 23, 1995 · Soca Music

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A murky, rain-drenched industrial clatter descends like a heavy fog, dragging the listener into a sprawling, non-linear murder mystery. Reuniting with Brian Eno, the performance trades the glossy pop of the past decade for a challenging, avant-garde theater of grotesque spoken-word interludes and frantic, discordant piano runs.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 14m
01
Leon Takes Us Outside
1:25
02
Outside
4:05
03
The Hearts Filthy Lesson
4:58
04
A Small Plot of Land
6:35
05
Segue – Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)
1:40
06
Hallo Spaceboy
5:14
07
The Motel
6:51
08
I Have Not Been to Oxford Town
3:49
09
No Control
4:33
10
Segue – Algeria Touchshriek
2:04
11
The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
4:21
12
Segue – Ramona A. Stone / I Am With Name
4:01
13
Wishful Beginnings
5:09
14
We Prick You
4:36
15
Segue – Nathan Adler
1:01
16
I’m Deranged
4:31
17
Thru’ These Architects Eyes
4:22
18
Segue – Nathan Adler
0:29
19
Strangers When We Meet
5:08
Moments Worth Listening For
04A Small Plot of LandThe frantic, dissonant piano runs on 'A Small Plot of Land' cut sharply through the heavy, industrial rhythm track.
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Pitchfork (2021)8.2/ 10
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Blender3/ 5 stars
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How does 1.Outside: The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle sound next to the rest of David Bowie's catalogue?

Storytelling+1.8σ

The record pushes deep into a complex web of storytelling, using grotesque spoken-word character diaries to construct a grim, multi-layered art-crime investigation.

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