This is my favorite piece by Eno. Perfectly named. This music carries all the sadness and pristine coldness of an early Autumn evening.
Once again, this music is as much about the background, which in this case features backwards reverberation, and chords which spring out of collages of notes and sound.
- First Light By Brian Eno
This music is beautiful in the foreground, but the genius of it is the background. Make the reverberation and echo your primary listening experience, and you will understand what I mean. ...
- Wind In Lonely Places By Brian Eno
A darker piece by Eno. Once again, the foreground may be intriguing, but the music is more about the background. If you don't hear what is going on in the background, then you will not recognize the genius of this piece. ...
- Iba Music
The Editrix wrote me today asking what is the name of the piece of music which plays along with the Flash sequence at the top of our blog. It is called In Memory of Benjamin Britten by the Estonian Modern-Traditionalist Classical Composer, Arvo Part....
- La Pas Du Chat Noir
Friday evening chill-out, with one of my favorite pieces of music, by Oud-master Anouar Brahem. Here's another piece by Anouar. I don't know the title of the composition, but it has a very cool video. ...
- Al Qaeda's Soundtrack (suicide Music)
Man Sized Target has an awesome article on the connection between Al-Qaeda and Music. I'm curious: why doesn't Al-Qaeda play the Quran in the background? Fundamentalists usually think that music is haram (forbidden). Oh, right, when you're...