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The Sun Machine

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"The Sun Machine"
Single by E-Zee Possee
from the album The Bone Dance
Released1990[1]
GenreElectronic, house[1]
Length6:38 (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
"Love On Love"
(1989)
"The Sun Machine"
(1990)
"Breathing Is E-Zee"
(1991)
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

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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

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 62

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Sun Machine (master)". Discogs.
  2. ^ a b "The Sun Machine". Discogs.
  3. ^ "The Official Charts Company - The Sun Machine". Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ Giles, David (16 June 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 21. Retrieved 30 October 2020.