In amongst the various events and tributes being held to mark the late great David Bowie in Dublin this week, tribute band Absolute Bowie have been performing a fascinating three-night run in the Academy, with each evening devoted to a different section of the icon’s phenomenally eclectic career.

Tonight, sees them tackling the last stage of his output, from 1995’s Outside onwards. Arraying Bowie’s phobias against a dense avant-industrial backdrop inspired by Scott Walker and Nine Inch Nails, that record was undoubtedly one of the tougher sells of the Dame’s career. A similar aesthetic approach also permeated its follow-up, Earthling, and would recur occasionally thereafter – a fact which, combined with the midweek slot, perhaps accounts for the small (but hugely enthusiastic) crowd in attendance.

Anyway, I’ve always been a huge fan of Outside, on which Bowie and Brian Eno’s ingenious futuristic production, allied to the lyrical themes – chiefly, dystopian nihilism – combined to make a record that resonates even more strongly in the 21st century than it did upon its release. Indeed, when Absolute Bowie walk on and launch into the bristling, gothic art-noise of ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’ (so familiar from the awesome ending of David Fincher’s classic dark thriller Seven), it’s an incredibly exciting moment.