I'd been making music that was intended to be like painting, in the sense that it's environmental, without the customary narrative and episodic quality that music normally has. I called this 'ambient music.' But at the same time I was trying to make visual art become more like music, in that it changed the way that music changes.

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Brian Eno was a contemporary British musician. Brian Peter George Eno is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, sound designer, author and political activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony
  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it
  • Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society

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