hours... Rock 1999 Studio David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels Reeves Gabrels, guitars, drum loops, synth and drum programming; Mark Plati, bass, guitars, synth and drum programming and mellotron on "Survive"; Mike Levesque, drums; Sterling Campbell, drums; Chris Haskett, rhythm guitar on "If I'm Dreaming My Life"; Everett Bradley, percussion on "Seven" <p>Eight of the songs from this album were originally written for the game <i>Omikron: The Nomad Soul</i>. "What's Really Happening" was the result of Bowie's 1998 "cybersong contest" in which fans sent in their own lyrics to music Bowie had created. Bowie chose the winning lyrics himself.</p>