He opened eyes around the world with his exposure of surveillance by the NSA. <\/p>\n
But Edward Snowden's next venture will target the world's ears, with the whistleblower set to release a techno tune as he makes his debut as an electronic dance music artist. <\/p>\n
The fugitiveintelligence contractor is releasing a track with acclaimed electronica star Jean-Michel Jarre,the Columbia record company announced on Friday. <\/p>\n
Scroll down for snippet of Edward Snowden's song <\/p>\n
Edward Snowden (right) set to release a techno tune as he makes his debut as an electronic dance music artist withJean-Michel Jarre <\/p>\n
The song - called Exit - is set to hit the charts on May 6 and featuresSnowden discussing digital surveillance to the backdrop of a lively electronic soundscape created by Jarre. <\/p>\n
It is available to stream online and will appear on Jarre's forthcoming album Electronica Vol. 2: The Heart of Noise. <\/p>\n
The pair were brought together by the Guardianafter Jarre gave an interview and asked to be put in touch with the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, who is now wanted on espionage charges in the United States. <\/p>\n
'Edward is an absolute hero of our times. When I first read about him, it made me think of my mother,' Jarre saud, <\/p>\n
'She joined the French resistance in 1941, when people in France still thought they were just troublemakers, and she always told me that when society is generating things you can't stand, you have to stand up against it.' <\/p>\n
After being put in touch, Jarre, 67, travelled to Moscow to meet Snowden, 32, who lives in Russia in exile, and record the samples that feature on the track. <\/p>\n
The song - called Exit - is set to hit the charts on May 6 and features Snowden (right) discussing digital surveillance to the backdrop of a lively electronic soundscape created by Jarre (left) <\/p>\n
Other guest contributors on the album will include Gary Numan and the Pet Shop Boys. <\/p>\n
Snowden became one of the worlds most wanted men in 2013 when stole classified documents from the NSA. <\/p>\n
Snowden, who was a computer specialist at an intelligence centre in Hawaii, tricked colleagues into handing over passwords so he could copy up to 1.7million documents in one of the biggest leaks in US history. <\/p>\n
He also leaked details of attempts by state spy agencies including Britains GCHQ to view citizens private information. <\/p>\n
Snowden claimed internet history, emails, text messages, calls and passwords were harvested by spies. <\/p>\n
And he made the highly damaging claim revelation that the U.S. had hacked Chinese computers and the communications of allies such as Germany and France. <\/p>\n
The defence contractor claims he had to act because the US governments policies were a threat to democracy - but America consider him a traitor and he would face decades in jail if he ever returned. <\/p>\n
He fled justice in the US to Hong Kong, then Russia, where he was granted asylum. Snowden is now stranded in Moscow as a fugitive after America took away his passport. <\/p>\n
Intelligence chiefs believe he is now a puppet' passing details of military capabilities, operations and tactics to Putin's henchmen, although he denies taking any classified material to Russia. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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