In 2006, RAPSTER released the acclaimed ‘Exit Music’ album featuring adventurous new covers of RADIOHEAD songs by artists as diverse as SA-RA, MATTHEW HERBERT and MARK RONSON, whose version of ‘Just’ has endured as one of his most in-demand tracks. In 2007, as DAVID BOWIE turned 60, !K7 embarked on a follow-up, seeking out electronic artists that have been heavily influenced by the legacy of the Thin White Duke. The brief was open. The selected artist could choose any track from his catalogue and create their own fresh interpretation, however faithful, or different, to the original. The result is a fascinating range of interpretations by some of the leading players in today’s electronic music from Detroit’s MATTHEW DEAR and CARL CRAIG to JOAKIM, KELLEY POLAR, SUSUMU YOKOTA and AU REVOIR SIMONE, all tapping into the cryptic, expressionist core of Bowie’s originals.

‘Life Beyond Mars’ features specially commissioned illustrated artwork by Berlin artist MARIA TACKMANN.