| All Artists: Brian Eno, Bang on a Can, Lisa Moore, Katie Geissinger, Phyllis Jo Kubey, Alexandra Montano, Mary Marathé Title: Music For Airports Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Philips Original Release Date: 2/24/1998 Release Date: 2/24/1998 Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock, Classical Styles: Ambient, Electronica, Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock, Chamber Music Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions: Music for Airports: Live UPCs: 731453684720, 073145368472 |
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 | Brian Eno, Bang on a Can, Lisa Moore Music For Airports Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock, Classical An avant-garde ensemble playing the 1978 Brian Eno piece which put ambient music on the map. Eno's idea was to make a series of tape loops into tightly composed Muzak. He wanted a sonic backdrop for bland public spaces tha... more » |
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Amazon.com An avant-garde ensemble playing the 1978 Brian Eno piece which put ambient music on the map. Eno's idea was to make a series of tape loops into tightly composed Muzak. He wanted a sonic backdrop for bland public spaces that would reward close listening. Bang on a Can, playing acoustic and electric instruments, breathe life into it, making the music's neutrality seem coldly beautiful. The piece is divided into four parts, each consisting of a few gentle, minimal figures, calmly repeated and shifted. Rhythm is eliminated and time seems to stretch. What is revealed is the sensuousness possible in a single note. Music has never been the same. This is the best place to hear where it changed. --Steve Tignor Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsMostly good Andrew Wilkinson | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear United Kingdom | 04/25/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "I have known the original Eno version intimately for years, so I approached this CD with a question: Does it add anything to the original? The short answer is one part does, two maybe do and one part doesn't. The first part (arranged by Michael Gordon) is the least satisfying. It doesn't seem to add anything to the original Eno version apart from an unsettling deep piano chord at the start. It sounds awkward and clumsy, and it lacks the smooth beauty of the original. Part two consists of mostly aetherial voices, as did Eno's, but on this version David Lang has fleshed it out with subtle additions that work quite well. Third section brings out a slight jazz flavour to the original, which is interesting although I have yet to decide whether I like that angle or not! The best part is the final part, which certainly adds to the original Eno composition. Eno's rich, chorale of synths has been enhanced by the addition of some interesting instruments, e.g. plucked instruments, that really brings out some novel textures in the piece. So, overall, three stars - one for each reasonable piece on the album." Eno gone wild Gregory Mills | Berkeley | 09/26/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Bang On A Can's version of "Music for Airports" adds a jangly depth to Eno's more compressed version. They've managed to use the studio to create space in an already swiss cheese like piece. But the key difference here is the space is much more stark than Eno, thanks to the startling presence of their instruments, which rattle and drone and twitter expressively. The quiet becomes the space for anticipation of the instruments. so rather than the steady rolling pulse of Eno's, you get more up and down with BOAC's version.
It doesn't improve on Eno's piece. I think in some way, it vindicates Eno's abilities as a composer." |
