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everything you need to know about Brian Eno Prolific leftfield superhero. Found fame making weird noises in 70s glamsters Roxy Music, going on to explore the aesthetics of ambient and 'Fourth World' music. Does a nice sideline in videos, film music and art installations. Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? Baby's On Fire from Here Come The Warm Jets (EG EGCD11) An Ending (Ascent) from Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks (EG EGCD53) Born: 1948 I want the music to be as much as possible a continuous condition of the environment…in the same way as a painting is. Brian Eno talks about his definition of ambient music. From an interview broadcast in January 1986. nearby in music: Brian Eno biography Brian Eno discography Review of The Equatorial Stars Review of Another Green World etc. Review of Curiosities Vol 1. Profiles A-Z around bbc.co.uk: h2g2 on Oblique Strategies out there: Enoweb, an unofficial site A Talk with Brian Eno The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. BRIAN ENO IN ONE MINUTE His full name is Brian Peter St John Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno Brian's Dad, Grandad, and Great Grandad were all postmen Quit Roxy Music when he found himself thinking about his laundry during a gig One of the first to realise the sonic potential of placing sex aids in ashtrays The title track from Another Green World provided the theme tune to long running BBC arts show, Arena Producer of top albums for U2, Talking Heads and David Bowie He urinated in Marcel Duchamp's urinal (As in the world famous 'first ever piece of pop art' rather than the toilet at Marcel's house) by time Roxy Music biography David Bowie profile Philip Glass profile by location: Groovy pictures from around the Solar System by genre: Experimental news, reviews and listings Radio 3's Mixing it The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Brian Eno GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ Here Come The Warm Jets (1973,EG/Virgin) Glam rock from planet weird. Another Green World 1975, EG/Virgin) Arty masterpiece. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (1981, EG/ Virgin) Futurist cut-up with the help of David Byrne. Apollo (1983, EG/Virgin) Music for moon landings. A Year With Swollen Appendices (1996, Faber & Faber) Eno's diary for 1995 . Brian Eno by Eric Tamm (1995, De Capo Press) Academic look at all things Brian. More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits

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