David Bowie - Heathen (2002) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
David Bowie - Heathen (2002)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 71:44 minutes | Basic Scans included | 5,58 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 2,16 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 69:53 min | Basic Scans | 1,7 GB
Features Stereo Multichannel Surround Sound
Heathen (stylised as uǝɥʇɐǝɥ) is the 22nd studio album by English musician David Bowie. It was considered a comeback for him in the US market by becoming his highest charting album since Tonight (1984). It also earned strong reviews. The BBC said the album's title track "shows that Bowie could still pen disarmingly direct, affecting pop of a very individual inclination 30-plus years after he started". Worldwide, it sold more than two million copies and experienced a four-month run on the UK charts. The album has also been released in SACD format in a limited number of copies with slightly longer versions of five of the songs.
Heathen marks a new beginning for David Bowie in some ways – it's his first record since leaving Virgin, his first for Columbia Records, his first for his new label, ISO – yet it's hardly a new musical direction. Like Hours, this finds Bowie sifting through the sounds of his past, completely at ease with his legacy, crafting a colorful, satisfying album that feels like a classic Bowie album. That's not to say that Heathen recalls any particular album or any era in specific, yet there's a deliberate attempt to recapture the atmosphere, the tone of his '70s work – there's a reason that Bowie decided to reteam with Tony Visconti, the co-producer of some of his best records, for this album – even if direct comparisons are hard to come by. Which is exactly what's so impressive about this album. Bowie and Visconti never shy away from electronic instrumentations or modern production – if anything, they embrace it – but it's woven into Bowie's sound subtly, never drawing attention to the drum loops, guitar synths, and washes of electronica. For that matter, guest spots by Dave Grohl and Pete Townshend (both on guitar) don't stand out either; they're merely added texture to this an album that's intricately layered, but always plays smoothly and alluringly. And, make no mistake, this is an alluring, welcoming, friendly album – there are some moody moments, but Bowie takes Neil Young's eerie "I've Been Waiting for You" and Pixies' elusively brutal, creepy "Cactus" and turns them sweet, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, either. In the end, that's the key to Heathen – the undercurrent of happiness, not in the lyrics, but in the making of music, a realization by Bowie and Visconti alike that they are perfect collaborators. Unlike their previous albums together, this doesn't boldly break new ground, but that's because, 22 years after their last collaboration, Scary Monsters, both Bowie and Visconti don't need to try as hard, so they just focus on the craft. The result is an understated, utterly satisfying record, his best since Scary Monsters, simply because he'd never sounded as assured and consistent since.
Tracklist:
01 - Sunday
02 - Cactus
03 - Slip Away
04 - Slow Burn
05 - Afraid
06 - I've Been Waiting For You
07 - I Would Be Your Slave
08 - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
09 - 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
10 - Everyone Says 'Hi'
11 - A Better Future
12 - Heathen (The Rays)
13 - When The Boys Come Marching Home
14 - Wood Jackson
15 - Conversation Piece
16 - Safe
Mixed for 5.1 Surround Sound by Tony Visconti & Hector Castillo at Looking Glass Studios, NY.
Mastered for SACD by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.
foobar2000 1.6.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: DAVID BOWIE / HEATHEN
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -4.93 dB -19.50 dB 4:48 01-Sunday
DR10 0.00 dB -18.69 dB 2:52 02-Cactus
DR9 -4.57 dB -18.69 dB 6:14 03-Slip Away
DR10 -4.53 dB -18.42 dB 5:05 04-Slow Burn
DR10 -4.89 dB -18.29 dB 3:26 05-Afraid
DR9 -4.88 dB -17.56 dB 3:16 06-I've Been Waiting For You
DR10 -5.18 dB -19.23 dB 5:10 07-I Would Be Your Slave
DR9 -6.02 dB -18.02 dB 4:06 08-I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
DR9 -4.88 dB -19.30 dB 5:25 09-5:15 The Angels Have Gone
DR11 -4.40 dB -19.60 dB 3:56 10-Everyone Says 'Hi'
DR10 -4.63 dB -18.43 dB 3:57 11-A Better Future
DR10 -4.83 dB -19.20 dB 4:13 12-Heathen (The Rays)
DR10 -4.94 dB -18.80 dB 4:49 13-When The Boys Come Marching Home
DR9 -4.89 dB -18.67 dB 4:44 14-Wood Jackson
DR10 -4.71 dB -19.21 dB 3:50 15-Conversation Piece
DR9 -4.86 dB -17.10 dB 5:54 16-Safe
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: DAVID BOWIE / HEATHEN
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -4.85 dB -15.57 dB 4:46 01-Sunday
DR7 -4.89 dB -14.58 dB 2:53 02-Cactus
DR7 -4.74 dB -15.14 dB 6:05 03-Slip Away
DR7 -4.82 dB -13.54 dB 4:41 04-Slow Burn
DR7 -4.75 dB -13.19 dB 3:27 05-Afraid
DR7 -4.87 dB -13.13 dB 2:59 06-I've Been Waiting For You
DR8 -4.67 dB -14.30 dB 5:19 07-I Would Be Your Slave
DR8 -4.72 dB -13.67 dB 4:04 08-I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
DR8 -4.85 dB -15.76 dB 5:00 09-5:15 The Angels Have Gone
DR7 -5.62 dB -14.37 dB 3:58 10-Everyone Says 'Hi'
DR8 -4.85 dB -14.49 dB 4:11 11-A Better Future
DR7 -4.65 dB -14.58 dB 4:12 12-Heathen (The Rays)
DR9 -4.76 dB -16.55 dB 4:50 13-When The Boys Come Marching Home
DR8 -4.86 dB -14.44 dB 4:48 14-Wood Jackson
DR7 -4.83 dB -14.03 dB 3:50 15-Conversation Piece
DR8 -4.78 dB -14.28 dB 4:48 16-Safe
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: DAVID BOWIE / HEATHEN
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -4.93 dB -19.50 dB 4:48 01-Sunday
DR10 0.00 dB -18.69 dB 2:52 02-Cactus
DR9 -4.57 dB -18.69 dB 6:14 03-Slip Away
DR10 -4.53 dB -18.42 dB 5:05 04-Slow Burn
DR10 -4.89 dB -18.29 dB 3:26 05-Afraid
DR9 -4.88 dB -17.56 dB 3:16 06-I've Been Waiting For You
DR10 -5.18 dB -19.23 dB 5:10 07-I Would Be Your Slave
DR9 -6.02 dB -18.02 dB 4:06 08-I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
DR9 -4.88 dB -19.30 dB 5:25 09-5:15 The Angels Have Gone
DR11 -4.40 dB -19.60 dB 3:56 10-Everyone Says 'Hi'
DR10 -4.63 dB -18.43 dB 3:57 11-A Better Future
DR10 -4.83 dB -19.20 dB 4:13 12-Heathen (The Rays)
DR10 -4.94 dB -18.80 dB 4:49 13-When The Boys Come Marching Home
DR9 -4.89 dB -18.67 dB 4:44 14-Wood Jackson
DR10 -4.71 dB -19.21 dB 3:50 15-Conversation Piece
DR9 -4.86 dB -17.10 dB 5:54 16-Safe
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: DAVID BOWIE / HEATHEN
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -4.85 dB -15.57 dB 4:46 01-Sunday
DR7 -4.89 dB -14.58 dB 2:53 02-Cactus
DR7 -4.74 dB -15.14 dB 6:05 03-Slip Away
DR7 -4.82 dB -13.54 dB 4:41 04-Slow Burn
DR7 -4.75 dB -13.19 dB 3:27 05-Afraid
DR7 -4.87 dB -13.13 dB 2:59 06-I've Been Waiting For You
DR8 -4.67 dB -14.30 dB 5:19 07-I Would Be Your Slave
DR8 -4.72 dB -13.67 dB 4:04 08-I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
DR8 -4.85 dB -15.76 dB 5:00 09-5:15 The Angels Have Gone
DR7 -5.62 dB -14.37 dB 3:58 10-Everyone Says 'Hi'
DR8 -4.85 dB -14.49 dB 4:11 11-A Better Future
DR7 -4.65 dB -14.58 dB 4:12 12-Heathen (The Rays)
DR9 -4.76 dB -16.55 dB 4:50 13-When The Boys Come Marching Home
DR8 -4.86 dB -14.44 dB 4:48 14-Wood Jackson
DR7 -4.83 dB -14.03 dB 3:50 15-Conversation Piece
DR8 -4.78 dB -14.28 dB 4:48 16-Safe
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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