Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno

This 1979 instrumental record is considered the beginning of ambient music by many of its listeners. We unpack Eno’s intentions behind the function of such music, while considering his goal of provoking his listeners to contemplate their own death. We also do our best to define Ambient Music for ourselves and resist the pull of academic dissection of artistic experimentation.

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Ambient 1: Music For Airports

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