Ahead of the release of Brian Eno‘s new album, The Ship, he’s shared a preview of a track from the record: a cover of the Velvet Underground’s I’m Set Free. Here’s what he has to say about the track and its lyrics:
Warp Records has announced a new album by Brian Eno, The Ship. The album, Eno’s first solo record since 2012’s Grammy-nominated LUX, will be released on Friday April 29, 2016. Warp describes The Ship as ‘as much musical novel as traditional album’, saying: “Eno brings together beautiful songs, minimalist ambience, physical electronics omniscient narratives and… Read More New Brian Eno Album, ‘The Ship’
When we have covered the Vo-96 Guitar on Synthtopia, readers’ comments have focused on ‘infinite sustain’ as the key feature, and compared the Vo Guitar’s technology to other sustain technologies. But inventor Paul Vo‘s vision for ‘acoustic synthesis’ is much deeper than infinite sustain.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a live performance of David Bowie & Brian Eno‘s Warszawa, from Bowie’s 1977 Low album.
The late BBC DJ John Peel is revered by many for his part in introducing progressive music of all types to British listeners. John Peel (John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, August 30, 1939 – October 25, 2004), was the longest serving of BBC Radio 1 DJs – on air from 1967 until his death in 2004. One of the most… Read More That Time John Peel Played Fripp & Eno’s ‘No Pussyfooting’ Backwards
Composer, synthesist and artist Brian Eno is featured on the BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015, discussing his take on the ecology of culture.
https://vimeo.com/55969912 This video captures a short discussion by Brian Eno on his concept of Composers as Gardeners. Eno contrasts the stereotype of the classical composer conceiving a piece and then writing it out against the practice that became more common in the 60s of creating processes that result in music that you may or may not… Read More Brian Eno On Composers as Gardeners
20 years ago today – August 24, 1995 – Microsoft introduced Windows 95, an operating system that revolutionized the way people interact with computers. With Windows 95, Microsoft brought the graphical user interface to the masses, moved to a multi-tasking architecture and eliminated the need for most people to deal with command-line bullshittery. One of the coolest… Read More The Coolest Feature Of Windows 95 Was Created By Brian Eno, On A Mac
German composer and electronic music pioneer Dieter Moebius died today at the age of 71.
Reverb experts Valhalla DSP shared this sneak preview of their upcoming Shimmer cartridge for the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP effects module.
