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]

"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

Critical reception edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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.