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July 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Roger Eno: Dust of Stars

Roger Eno Dust of Stars Painted World Music Roger Eno – the Mike McGear of Ambient Music? The Pat McEnroe of line calls? It’s a churlish chap that mocks this master pianist, I reckon. He’s not only been involved in some of his brother’s great recordings, he has made plenty of his own. Laugh if […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Ambient Music, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Dust Of Stars, Instrumental, Painted World Music, Piano, Roger Eno, Roger Eno: Dust of Stars, Soundtrack, This Floating World, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Convalescence

Brian Eno listening to a harp album convalescing. He can barely lift a finger. the taxi-cab banged him up pretty good – or pretty bad – depends how you look at it. the album of harp music on in the background. the rain takes over – or it provides further soundtrack – depends how you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Ambient, Ambient Music, Brian Eno, Convalescence, Eno, Poem, Poem: Convalescence ·

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March 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Marc Weidenbaum: Selected Ambient Works Volume II (33 1/3)

Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II (33 1/3) Marc Weidenbaum Bloomsbury Academic For the latest in the ongoing 33 1/3 series it’s to Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II which, writer Marc Weidenbaum is almost at pains to point out, is more a case of following on from, rather than any actual follow-up […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 33 1/3, Ambient Music, Aphex Twin, Beatless, Book, Book Review, Brian Eno, Marc Weidenbaum, Music Book, Selected Ambient Works Volume II ·

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