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quoted 4 lines I bought _My Life in The Bush of Ghosts_, the Eno/David Byrne

>> I bought _My Life in The Bush of Ghosts_, the Eno/David Byrne >> collaboration, about 3 or 4 years ago, and have been listening to it >> occasionally since then without getting bored of it. In my opinion, it's a >> great album - and I even went so far as to borrow my sig file from it :).

yup, a definite classic and HIGHLY influential. probably the first album to make extensive use of sampled voices. it definitely influenced a LOT of musicians at the time.

quoted 3 lines So today I picked up the only Eno I could find, _Nerve Net_, and I'm pretty

>> So today I picked up the only Eno I could find, _Nerve Net_, and I'm pretty >> disappointed. It seemed to me to lack the originality of _My Life_ and the >> overall sound of it just didn't grab me.

it's definitely a newer poppier sound for Eno, but I like it. maybe it will grow on you.

quoted 2 lines What do other Eno albums sound like in comparison to these two? Do they

>> What do other Eno albums sound like in comparison to these two? Do they >> have interesting samples, interesting sounds? What are the rhythms like?

basically, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts is a one-off. a lot of the highly rhythmic influence came from David Byrne, believe it or not. try listening to the Talking Heads albums that Eno produced - Remain In Light particularly. a good Eno "pop" album is Another Green World - bits of it might have the sort of rhythmic complexity you seek. you might also wish to investigate older Muslimgauze - he was quite into the rhythm thing. check out "United States Of Islam" for starters.

quoted 4 lines I've heard his "Ambient" series (music for films, music for airports, etc.)

>I've heard his "Ambient" series (music for films, music for airports, etc.) >a long time ago and wasn't too impressed - they seemed just like muzaky >washes of sound... But then again I wasn't really into ambient way back >when... I'd appreciate a review of some of his stuff too.

Eno's ambient stuff is great, although the minimalness of it may put some people off. "Thursday Afternoon", for instance, is one of my favorites - it's nothing but an hour of gentle piano plinks against a murky swirling background. Sounds boring on paper but it's excellent music for coming down... VERY tranquil. Ambient 4: On Land has already been mentioned many times on this list but it deserves another mention since it's probably my absolute favorite Eno disc - glurpy, organic textures that conjure up weird marshy landscapes. My roommate and I were quite high one evening and listened to this one - when it ended, we just sat there listening to the house creak, the wind on the phone lines outside, cars passing by in the night... ambient music is where you find it - Eno would definitely have approved.

quoted 1 line Also, I'd be interested in what to get by Jean-Michel Jarre.

>Also, I'd be interested in what to get by Jean-Michel Jarre.

Oxygene: pillowy, gorgeous, swirling synths. very textural. incredibly influential as well. Zoolook: done at the dawn of the sampling era and completely insane. speech samples from around the world mutated, processed, fucked up and destroyed. layer all that on top of brilliant tunes with some funky guest shots from notables such as adrian belew and laurie anderson. insane. once you've checked these two out, let me know how you felt about them and then i can tell you where to go next. Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.