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I’ve written previously about the idea of virtual worlds made up of ambient sound-objects.
The world of ambient music could use kick in the seat of the pants, and making it less passive might just do it.
Brian Eno’s template for ambient music - infinite soundscapes structured around asynchronous loops - has been explored for thirty years. [...]

 

I’m a massive Budd & Eno fan. The Pearl & Ambient 2: The Plateax of MIrrors are two of the most gorgeous and important works of ambient music.
So I was excited to see music blogger Matthew G Davidson (Stretta) offer his take on the classic work of Budd & Eno. Here’s a little background on [...]

 
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It’s science: chill out music music is good for you
According to research presented at the American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty Third Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2008), listening to just 30 minutes of rhythmically homogeneous music every day can significantly reduce high blood pressure.
By rhythmically homogeneous, they mean music with little or no variation [...]

 


Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay’s latest release, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, is due June 17th.
The album features 10 new tracks, recorded in London, Barcelona and New York with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs.
To build interest, they’ve released a free single, Violet Hill, that you can download via their site. (email required)
Tracks:

Life In Technicolor
Cemeteries [...]

 

David Byrne and Brian Eno are working together again, planning an album and possibly a tour:
The dream art-rock team of David Byrne and Brian Eno will return with new, strange fruit soon, the former Talking Heads man told NME.com recently.
Speaking at an event in New York, Byrne revealed that the duo had rekindled the relationship [...]

 


Music For Airports, Thirty Years Later

There’s an interesting article in USA Today, of all places, looking at audio logos for airports and the continuing influence of Brian Eno.
Here are the juicy bits:
Audio logos for airports
In Germany, both the Cologne – Bonn and Frankfurt airports have their own theme songs.
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) introduced its theme song, Baby if we try we [...]

 

Sims designer Will Wright demonstrates the character-creation phase from his latest game, Spore, with additional commentary by musician Brian Eno:

Will Wright and Brian Eno On Generative Systems

Will Wright and Brian Eno On The Spore Metaverse

 

In this video, Brian Eno discusses his generative ambient video/music project, 77 Million Paintings:

 

In this rare interview, Brian Eno discusses his inspiration for Music for Airports:

 

Legendary ambient music artist and super-producer Brian Eno has revealed that he has been drafted to work on the next Coldplay album. In an interview with Kristy Lang on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’ on Friday, Eno explained that he is set to work on the follow-up to Coldplay’s ‘X&Y’.
“I’m working with Coldplay,” said Eno. ”I’m producing [...]