A tribute album to David Bowie is being prepared by the company Manimal Vinyl, which will be released in May.
The yet untitled album will contain 28 tracks that will interpreted by names such as MGMT, A Place To Bury Strangers, Vivian Girls, Soulwax, the first lady of France Carla Bruni and Duran Duran!
Proceeds from the album will naturally go to charity, namely the British Chamber of Warchild, the organization that helps children whose lives are affected by war.
First samples of the album are expected in mid-February and until then let's see what songs will be included and who will perform:
01 - Exitmusic - Space Oddity
02 - Vivian Girls - John, I'm Only Dancing
03 - Megapuss (Devendra Banhart) - Sound + Vision (in Spanish)
04 - Carla Bruni - Absolute Beginners
05 - Lights - World Falls Down
06 - VOICEsVOICEs - Heroes
07 - Duran Duran - Boys Keep Swinging
08 - MGMT - pending Title
09 - Charlift - Always Crashing in the Same Car
10 - Aska w / Moon & Moon - African Night Flight
11 - A Place to Bury Strangers - Suffragette City
12 - The Polyamorous Affair - Theme From Cat People
13 - Keren Ann - Life on Mars
14 - Swahili Blonde (feat. John Frusciante) - Red Money
15 - Marco Benevento - Art Decade
16 - Corridor - Be My Wife
17 - Aquaserge - The Superman
18 - Warpaint - Ashes to Ashes
19 - Rainbow Arabia - Quicksand
20 - We Are The World - Afraid of Americans
21 - Laco $ te - Within You
22 - Ariana Delawari - Ziggy Stardust
23 - Pizza! - Modern Love
24 - St Clair Board - Secret Life of Arabia
25 - Caroline Weeks - Starman
26 - Amanda Jo Williams - The Man Who Sold the World
27 - Mick Karn - Ashes to Ashes
28 - Soulwax - pending Title
David Bowie - Heroes (live)