"In England and Europe, we have this huge music called ambient - ambient techno, ambient house, ambient hip-hop, ambient this, ambient that." Brian Eno.ghettosynth wrote:I'm not following you. I assumed that OP was writing an article or paper and would want some historical input. What kind of "ambient music" are "they" talking about then?SODDI wrote:I don't think he means THAT kind of ambient music. They never do.ghettosynth wrote:There's a nice documentary on Amazon Prime right now (or was as of last week) about Brian Eno. It's definitely worth the watch, great background material.
https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Eno-1971-1 ... B00DY1FW82
I'd love to have a good discussion about ambient music, but the roots are basically ancient history and no one wants to hear that. Terry Riley's "In C" anyone?
IMHO, the very first Eno "ambient" recording is "No Pussyfooting" by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. It is a recording based on process - an aesthetic Eno has pursued to this day, with his "generative" music being the latest incarnation (and only available to iPhone users.)