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“Between Two Points,” the one cover song that appears on David Gilmour‘s new album “Luck and Strange,” was re-released today as a techno remix.

The track, originally recorded in 1999 by The Montgolfier Brothers, has been reworked by Gus Unger-Hamilton of the band alt-J. Gilmour’s new album was produced by Charlie Andrew who has worked extensively with alt-J.

Like the original album version, the remix features vocals by Romany Gilmour, the daughter of Gilmour and Polly Samson.

David Gilmour appears on a new recording of “Comfortably Numb” made by Ice T‘s group Body Count.

The metal band’s reworking of the Pink Floyd classic is out now on digital platforms. It’ll be part of the band’s “Merciless” album that drops Nov. 22.

The collaboration began when Ice T contacted Gilmour for permission to cover the song. “I thought I might offer to play on it as well,” Gilmour tells Guitar World. “I like the new lyrics, they’re talking about the world we’re living in now, which is quite scary.”

Lyrics on the new version are by Ice T, replacing those on the original that were by Roger Waters.

“For me, ‘Comfortably Numb’ is an introspective song,” Ice-T tells the magazine. “It’s me acknowledging that I’m older now. I’m telling the younger generation, you’ve got two choices: You can keep the fire burning or you can give up.

“It’s me trying to make sense of what’s happening, but also pointing out that we’re all in a place where we don’t have to face reality.”

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David Gilmour released today “Between Two Points,” the second single from his upcoming album “Luck and Strange.”

A cover of a song by The Montgolfier Brothers, originally from their 1999 “Seventeen Stars” album, the track features Romany Gilmour on vocals and harp. Romany is the daugher of David and the album’s lyricist Polly Samson.

“Between Two Points” is the second preview from “Luck and Strange,” which will drop Sept. 6. “The Piper’s Call” was released April 25.