The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The three albums are Low, "Heroes" and Lodger. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979
They became known as the Berlin Trilogy because they were at least partly recorded in West Berlin and were influenced by the new music from Germany that was popular at that time; most notably, the sound of electronic pop pioneers Kraftwerk. West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from The albums are all experimental and rank among the most highly-regarded in the Bowie catalogue. Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Among the later styles influenced by the albums were New Wave, post-punk and industrial. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music.
The accuracy of the moniker "Berlin Trilogy" is debated, as only "Heroes" was wholly recorded in Berlin, but the term has been used by Bowie to describe the albums.
Credit for producing the albums is occasionally given to Brian Eno because of his extensive involvement with the trilogy and his well-known production work with other artists. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Though Eno performed on all three records and co-wrote six songs, all three albums were in fact produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Lead guitar on the "Heroes" album was handled by Robert Fripp, and lead guitar on the Lodger album was handled by Adrian Belew; these two guitarists would later form a partnership in the band King Crimson that would last over a quarter of a century. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American Guitarist King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969