1984-03-20 Eno Salute

Brian Eno is a creative artist that stands out above so many others because of his innovative work, his variety as well as his humility. I have been fascinated by his work. I did a three-part show on this date, but only parts 1 and 3 remain intact. We go from the rock and roll Eno to the more ambient Eno. Heck, I believe he invested ambient music.

Brian Eno born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. As a solo artist, he is probably best known as the father of modern ambient music, though he is also a highly celebrated record producer. With an art school background and inspiration from minimalism, Eno first came to prominence as the keyboard and synthesizer player of the 1970s glam and art rock band Roxy Music. After leaving the group, Eno recorded four highly idiosyncratic and original rock albums, before turning to more abstract soundscapes on records such as Discreet Music (1975) and Ambient 1/Music for Airports (1978). Since then he has made dozens of albums, many with similarly-minded collaborators such as Harold Budd, Cluster, John Cale, David Byrne and Robert Fripp. Eno also became involved in pop music collaborations beginning in the late 1970s, joining David Bowie on his avant-garde 'Berlin Trilogy' and helping to popularise the band Devo and the punk rock-influenced "No Wave" scene. Eno is also notable for introducing the concepts of chance music to pop and rock and roll.[1] Eno's production and songwriting credits include critical and commercial successes by Talking Heads and U2, such as Remain in Light and The Joshua Tree, as well as work with James, Slowdive, Paul Simon and the upcoming Coldplay album scheduled for release in early 2008. Eno has pursued several artistic ventures parallel to his music career, including visual art installations, a regular column in the newspaper The Observer and, with artist Peter Schmidt, Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards recommending various artistic strategies.

Right click to download, click to listen right away, always better on iTunes. Make sure to get both parts:
http://www.uvm.edu/~asnider/listen/cmk840320eno1.mp3
http://www.uvm.edu/~asnider/listen/cmk840321eno3.mp3