Epsilon in Malaysian Pale Epsilon in Malaysian Pale Epsilon in Malaysian Pale, also known as Ypsilon in Malaysian Pale, is Edgar Froese's second studio album, released in 1975. "Epsilon in Malaysian Pale" was recorded between June and July 1975, following Tangerine Dream's Australian tour, and was heavily influenced by the places they had visited whilst on the tour. David Bowie named "Epsilon in Malaysian Pale" as an influence for his Berlin Trilogy albums "Low", ""Heroes"" and "Lodger". "It was the soundtrack of my life when I lived in Berlin", Bowie once said. The album consists of two instrumental compositions, each originally filling one side
Berlin Trilogy on the album started before Bowie's own "Low", Pop's "The Idiot" is often referred to as the unofficial beginning of Bowie's Berlin period, though the two albums were recorded almost concurrently. The album "Low" (1977) was recorded as Bowie grappled with difficult personal issues, including a troubled marriage and drug dependence: "There's oodles of pain in the "Low" album. That was my first attempt to kick cocaine, so that was an awful lot of pain. And I moved to Berlin to do it. I moved out of the coke centre of the world ["i.e.", Los Angeles] into the smack centre