The Chill Air by Brian Eno
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The Chill Air by Brian Eno


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.





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