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Ambient 1: Music for Airports [Import]

~ Brian Eno
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (31 Aug 1990)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000003S2K
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 336,676 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

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 organisation of variable tape loops that didn't quite match up. It's a groundbreaking elaboration on the aural/spatial dimension that utilises 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


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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

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, 14 Nov 2004
This review is from: Ambient 1: Music for Airports (Audio CD)
This is an album of beauty. The sound is simple, something to be put on in the background whilst reading a book or magazine, you let it flow through you without noticing it, then every now and then, maybe a key or rythmic change, you lift your head and realise what great music you're listening to. This is ambient from the old school, one track in particular sounds dated with synths playing a heavy role, but it is no less great than the other 3. Fans of Godspeed you black emperor! or silver mt. zion, tangerine dream and the others will find much to listen to here. I am unsure, however, of the differences between this and the "import" version. They both claim to have the same tracks, yet one is more expensive.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing drift of sound--great for spacing out, 18 Mar 2004
By Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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Nearly everyone who uses a computer is familiar with at least one piece of Eno's work; he wrote the little 3 second Windows booting-up music for Microsoft.

This album is a perpetual favorite, one of the New Age genre classics. Divided into 4 sections ("1/1," "2/1," "1/2," and "2/2"), it soothes the listener with repetitive piano and synthesizer motifs, and adds the color of chimes and vocals. This is the "ambient" music style, something to play while you need to concentrate, perhaps, or to relax or go to sleep by. I can also recommend the newer "Glitters is Gold" which also has non-linear music of this type.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding music: delicate, subtle and profoundly effective, 2 Aug 2001
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This is a colossal achievement; rarely is music so powerfully evocative and at the same time so unobtrusive. It has greater depth than more recent ambient compositions and its structure is reassuringly simple. It can be as important a part of your home as your furniture; leave it on in the background or sit and make an effort to listen to it - in both situations, listening to "Music for Airports" is an incredibly rewarding experience. Whether working, relaxing or socialising, this CD is _the_ essential accompaniment to modern lifestyles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars why don't we play this at airports?
Such a great idea, to play this music at airports, bus terminals, train stations. Who knows, perhaps a taxi company playing mellow repetitive music of Brian Eno in their cars... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Deven Gadula

5.0 out of 5 stars Need background music to chill out - Buy this
The title says it all - recommended if you need to chill out, it's as simple as that
Published 2 months ago by Ian Adshead

5.0 out of 5 stars THE All-Time Great
I first heard this album in 1978. I had heard Eno with Roxy Music and found him fascinating so, after his departure, kept tabs, listening to Here Come the Warm Jets, Taking Tiger... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The only way to travel
Sometime in the mid 1970,s Brian Eno was stuck at Cologne,s Bonn Airport for several hours. Was it the interminable frustration and ennui of hanging around the place that riled... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just a point.
Tex it's not MEANT to hold your attention.

The clue is in the title "Music for Airports". Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2007 by Marley's Ghost

2.0 out of 5 stars nice but very very repetetive
yes i know what you are going to say - this guy just doesnt appreciate the subtleties of this music. Read more
Published on 16 April 2006 by Tex

5.0 out of 5 stars envy
I envy this man. he has the best job in the world , just sitting around playing with sound. It's a job he thoroughly deserves because he is the best, everyone else who tries pale... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2005 by ricoshea

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous
If you are a student like me and you need solace, peace and tranquility in which you need to revise or whatever, this album is the perfect solution. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2004 by M. J. Axtell

5.0 out of 5 stars Eno:simple, complicated, functional, excellent.
Bought this on impulse and was well rewarded. It's a very useful, functional soundscape. Works as backgound noise or foreground music. Read more
Published on 15 May 2003 by gavin1479

5.0 out of 5 stars Something different to experience
This is music not aimed at singing along, rocking out loud or at headphone listening. (Though the latter is very possible). Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2003 by fields21

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