To those who said that Eno was intending to create music for a
space rather than trying to recreate the sound of a space, you
are right. I believe Music For Airports is music intended to
be listened to at an airport.
Eno's definition of ambient seems to closely parallel what I've
always thought of as the definition of IDM (or ELM). Music that
can function as sonic wallpaper whilst one is doing other things, is
interesting enough to give a serious listening to, and is
danceable if you are wont to do that sort of thing. Eno drops the
danceable aspect (you don't dance in airports).
In this sense I consider SAW II to be enoesque because you can't dance
to it. I also think Music For Airports makes a pretty good listen :)
I don't think I've given SAW II a good enough listen...I do have
a related question, what track from SAW II is on Excursion in Ambience 3?
Is it the missing track from the UK Vinyl to UK CD translation, or the
missing track from the UK CD to US CD translation, or neither.
[fletcher]
[ i didn't take ambient music seriously until moby got into it :P ]