Berlin Trilogy the early 1980s, Bowie would decamp to New York City. Berlin Trilogy The Berlin Trilogy, or Berlin Triptych, consists of three consecutively released studio albums by English singer and songwriter David Bowie: "Low" (1977), ""Heroes"" (1977) and "Lodger" (1979). The albums were recorded after Bowie took up residence in West Berlin in late 1976, and saw him experiment with elements of electronic, krautrock, ambient, and world music in collaboration with American producer Tony Visconti and English musician Brian Eno. Bowie began referring to the three albums as a Berlin-centered trilogy during the promotion of "Lodger", although ""Heroes"" was the only
Berlin Trilogy was in Paris attending court hearings against his former manager. Partly influenced by the Krautrock sound of Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and Neu!, "Low" evinced a move away from narration in Bowie's songwriting to a more abstract musical form in which lyrics were sporadic and optional. "Low" and "The Idiot" were mostly recorded in France, and of Bowie's trilogy only "Low" and ""Heroes"" were recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin, nicknamed "Hansa by the Wall" for its proximity to the imposing structure that divided West from East Berlin. Although he completed the album in November 1976, it took his unsettled record