VINILO DE 180 Arcade Fire had the first ideas for ‘Reflektor’ when playing a gig in rural Haiti, to “people who had never heard The Beatles before,” and were therefore “stripped of context”. This, Butler said, has led the group to making a more rhythmic album, with the frontman noting the “voodoo rhythms” of their new music. A similar trip to Jamaica with producer Markus Dravs was also mentioned in the interview. Describing the band’s new songs as a “mash-up of Studio 54 and Haitian voodoo,” Butler also discussed his joy at the music landscape in 2013 being less tied to genre boundaries. “To me the joy of making music in 2013 is you’re allowed to like Sex Pistols and ABBA and that’s fine,” he said. “It’s such an explosion, anything that’s good rises to the top, and we want music that respects that Also David Bowie appears on their new single, the first track to be taken from the forthcoming double album of the same name. "Afterlife": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r75BFcH4u2k