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Origins. Erik Satie is acknowledged as an important precursor to modern ambient music and an influence on Brian Eno. As an early 20th-century French composer, Erik Satie used such Dadaist -inspired explorations to create an early form of ambient/background music that he labeled "furniture music" ( Musique d'ameublement ).
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Apr 28, 2022 · While Cage was laying essential groundwork for the development of ambient music in the US, composer and musicologist Pierre Schaeffer was spearheading the avant-garde practice of musique concrète over in France.
Jan 20, 2016 · It took Brian Eno to coin the phrase “ambient music,” but it’s worth remembering that he did so after playing with German musicians, and after collaborating with David Bowie on “Low”—an album...
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Brian Peter George Eno ( / ˈiːnoʊ /; born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. [1]
The story behind Eno’s discovery of ambient music is legend. Recovering from an accident, he was given a recording of harp music to listen to. Eno put the record on, settled back into his bed, and quickly realised he’d set the amplifier’s volume too low, with one channel not working at all.
May 20, 2023 · The Story Of How Brian Eno Created Ambient Music. In his book, Brian Eno recounts the story of how he was inspired to create ambient music. “By the early seventies, when I started making...
Anohni (then known as Antony of Antony and the Johnsons) called it “the most helpful and useful music I have ever known.” This might mark the first time a piece of ambient music has been awarded such gravitas and made the centerpiece of a significant memorial.
