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from: Astralwerks
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724386649522
Label: Astralwerks
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Astralwerks
Release Date: October 05, 2004
Sales Rank: 1690
Studio: Astralwerks
Disc 1:- 1/1
- 2/1
- 1/2
- 2/2
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential recording:
Eno's theory of the 'discreet music' he called ambient was far from the modern chill-out room: the idea was that it should function at very low volumes, unobtrusively coloring the atmosphere of a room. Evolving by tiny gradations, the long pieces of Music For Airports (the first in a series of albums that followed the statement of purpose Discreet Music) defy close attention, but then they're not meant to be listened to consciously; they're meant to serve as a counterpoint to the frantic arcs of travel, or rather to be imagined in that setting. --Douglas Wolk
Amazon.com:
This complex sound sculpture was created by Brian Eno in 1978 and was even installed for a while at the Marine Terminal of New York at LaGuardia Airport. The ambient-minimalist soundscape has been alternately described as background Muzak, a profoundly artificial musical milieu, and a groundbreaking studio creation. Eno designed Music for Airports from a few simple notes and the serial organization of variable tape loops that didn't quite match up. It's a groundbreaking elaboration on the aural/spatial dimension that utilizes silence, piano, synthesizer, female voices, and, most importantly, the technology of the studio. A true metaclassic, the 'music' is divided into four distinct movements. This record is the first of Eno's ambient series and is undoubtedly the best. --Mitch Myers
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - One of the best records in music history.
This is one of the best records in music history. Brian Eno develope a simple piano idea by Robert Wyatt, just few notes of pure beauty. Ambient music starts here.
Rating:  - Simple vision
Luis Mejia - Ambient 1, as it's title carries, was the first concrete ambient work by Brian Eno, the later all time genious of the genre and maybe the only one to figure this out in popular mainstream. His experimental rock pieces used to be graceful and witty, but jet you couldn't stop noticing how those flamboyant experimental sounds could get you in such a profound aura. Music For Airports is an excellent and digestible piece; it's simple, quiet ambient, tape-loop serenity and fragmented changes ... Read More
Rating: - The premier ambient album
Brian Eno was not necessarily the founder of ambient music. I am not an expert on early ambient music so I cannot cite any earlier artists except perhaps Tangerine Dream and Cluster, but by the time Brian Eno created his first ambient album, Discreet Music, music as atmosphere was an idea that had already been toyed around with in modern music. In fact, even Brian Eno had experimented with ambiance before Discreet Music, in particular with his atmospheric instrumentals on his other 1975 album released ... Read More
Rating: - Relaxing
My favourite music for relaxation and/or meditative states of mind. Music for Airports is never intruding and uses soothing sounds rather than melodies. More minimalistic than most new age music of today.
Rating: - good ambient music
I am an acupuncturist and I am always looking for mellow ambient music to play for people in the treatment rooms. This one is great.
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