One of the most prolific electronic music artists of the 20th century, Brian Eno's body of work encompasses everything from abstract minimalism to pop music production. A member of Roxy music early in his career, Eno achieved widespread recognition with 1970s albums such as 'Discreet Music' and 'Music for Airports', which are widely regarded as pioneering works of ambient music. Besides his influential solo work, which popularised not only ambient, but also concepts such as generative and chance music, Eno has worked with and produced music by some of the world's most famous pop music artists, such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, and U2. Brian Eno is also known to frequently venture into other artistic fields, such as video and software art, as well as curating.
This EP is featured in Update #072:
Elektro Guzzi, Marcel Dettmann, Sepalcure, Surkin
If you are based on the planet's northern hemisphere like we are, chances are you're either looking for a melancholic soundtrack to the greyness outside or some cheerful music to counter its adverse effects right now.
Either way, this month's releases more...
Originating from the same session as 'Drums Between the Bells', Eno's recent collaboration album with the poet Rick Holland, 'Panic of Looking' sonifies Holland's (mainly) spoken word poetry using a range of styles and impressive production tricks, from angelic choirs to noisy loops. Interesting.