<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>By 1975 rock icon David Bowie was in crisis. Lost in Los Angeles, he was ravaged by cocaine abuse, overwork, and an obsession with the occult, while his marriage lay in tatters. Desperate to reignite his creative spark, Bowie relocated in mid-1976 to Berlin, accompanied by an equally troubled Iggy Pop, former Stooges frontman. The move to Berlin proved fortuitous both personally and professionally. There he produced two of Iggy Pop's best albums and starred in "Just a Gigolo." Most importantly, he wrote and recorded three of his finest works -- "Low, Heroes, " and "Lodger" -- with the help of such legends as Brian Eno, Tony Visconti, and Robert Fripp. "New Music Night and Day" explores the sometimes dark forces that fueled Bowie's artistry during the time and the creation of these albums. The book explores how the albums ushered rock and pop into the electronic era and examines their continued influence on the contemporary musical landscape.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Driven to the brink of madness by cocaine, overwork, marital strife, and a paranoid obsession with the occult, Bowie fled Los Angeles in 1975 and ended up in Berlin, the divided city on the frontline between communist East and capitalist West. There he sought anonymity, taking an apartment in a run-down district with his sometime collaborator Iggy Pop, another refugee from drugs and debauchery, while they explored the city and its notorious nightlife. In this intensely creative period, Bowie put together three classic albums -- Low, "Heroes", and Lodger -- with collaborators who included Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, and Tony Visconti. He also found time to produce two albums for Iggy Pop--The Idiot and Lust For Life--and to take a leading role in a movie, the ill-starred Just A Gigolo. Bowie In Berlin examines that period and those records, exploring Bowie's fascination with the city, unearthing his sources of inspiration, detailing his working methods, and teasing out the elusive meanings of the songs. Painstakingly researched and vividly written, the book casts new light on the most creative and influential era in David Bowie's career.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b> Thomas Jerome Seabrook</b> is a writer and editor and this is his first book. He has previously contributed to the Faber Companion To 20th Century Popoular Music (Faber & Faber), Albums; The Stories Behind 50 Years Of Great Recordings, Singles; Six Decades Of Hot Hits And Classic Cuts (both Thunder Bay).</p>