Four subtle, slowly evolving pieces grace Eno's first conscious effort at creating ambient music. The composer was in part striving to create music that approximated the effect of visual art. Like a fine painting, these evolving soundscapes don't require constant involvement on the part of the listener. They can hang in the background and add to the atmosphere of the room, yet the music also rewards close attention with a sonic richness absent in standard types of background or easy-listening music.
when i touched down in phoenix last week, i had about an hour to kill before my next flight to austin. i plugged in my buds and flipped the switch to my player, knowing that the playlist i was on would grace my ears with something easy and comforting. funny enough, it was brian eno's 'music for airports.' all four tracks, in order, 48 minutes of ambient. i listened as i walked on the conveying ...
I love the idea of taking the "artist" or "performer" out of the creation of a piece of music. Where one creates a system, decides what the input is, and then manipulates the system with no clear knowledge of what the outcome is. I just love the curiosity that music can touch off in artists. Loops, delay effects, effect pedals, synthesizers; technology, I believe, rather than taking somethi...
when i touched down in phoenix last week, i had about an hour to kill before my next flight to austin. i plugged in my buds and flipped the switch to my player, knowing that the playlist i was on would grace my ears with something easy and comforting. funny enough, it was brian eno's 'music for airports.' all four tracks, in order, 48 minutes of ambient. i listened as i walked on the conveying ...
The Big Here and Long NowBy Brian EnoIt was 1978. I was new to New York. A rich acquaintance had invited me to a housewarming party, and, as my cabdriver wound his way down increasingly potholed and dingy streets, I began wondering whether he’d got the address right. Finally he stopped at the doorway of a .
I love the idea of taking the "artist" or "performer" out of the creation of a piece of music. Where one creates a system, decides what the input is, and then manipulates the system with no clear knowledge of what the outcome is. I just love the curiosity that music can touch off in artists. Loops, delay effects, effect pedals, synthesizers; technology, I believe, rather than taking somethi...
So, with the summer underway, I have been working 6 of my 7 days per week, more often than not from 5 until 11 pm, a time traditionally degisnated for social interactions of my generation, leaving me fairly...unsocial, for lack of a better phrase. Thursdays have become my regular day off, which is becoming common knowledge to my closer friends, in case they look to hang out.Yesterday would have...
 "Ambient 1: Music for Airports")
