Brian Eno‘s first collaboration with minimalist composer Harold Budd, Ambient 2: Plateau of Mirror, was a groundbreaking classic of ambient music. Budd and Eno created beautiful soundscapes, haunted by melancholy piano themes. Their second CD, The Pearl, is even more beautiful.
This is a set of minimal tone poems that feature instruments combined with electronic arrangements. The pieces depict the skys of the composer’s northern home. Mychael Danna is extremely prolific. His work includes dozens of film scores, including The Antwone Fisher Story, Monsoon Wedding, and many other art-house flicks. Each of the movement is made… Read More Mychael Danna – Skys
This classic is nothing short of amazing. Each of Eno’s Ambient works has a different mood, with unique instrumentation and textures. On Ambient 2, Eno and Harold Budd create a intoxicating world that, once you’ve visited, you’ll want to return to. Harold Budd creates slow piano works, reminiscent of some of Eric Satie’s more well-known… Read More Brian Eno/Harold Budd – Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror
Morton Subotnick is one of the great living composers. He has been heavily involved in electronic music since the 1960’s, and created some works which helped define the world of academic electronica. He also has been an innovator in works that involve eletronics and acoustic instruments, acoustic instruments manipulated electronicly, and other multimedia combinations. His… Read More Morton Subotnick
