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Track Listings
| 1. First Light |
| 2. Steal Away |
| 3. The Plateaux Of Mirror |
| 4. Above Chiangmai |
| 5. An Arc Of Doves |
| 6. Not Yet Remembered |
| 7. The Chill Air |
| 8. Among Fields Of Crystal |
| 9. Wind In Lonely Fences |
| 10. Failing Light |
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Jewel Case Edition : Digitally remastered in 2004 - 1980 album, a lovely, evocative work fusing the fragile piano melodies of Harold Budd with the atmospheric electronics of Eno
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Rating: 10/10
Best tracks: "The Plateuax of Mirror", "First Light", "An Arc of Doves", "Not Yet Remembered".
The most beautiful and immediate of the four Ambient albums, The Plateaux of Mirror is the best of Brian Eno's collaborations with the gifted Harold Budd and is my personal favourite of Eno's albums along with Before and After Science. Unlike its predecessor (Music for Airports), which consisted of four long, spacious and sparse pieces, Ambient 2 features ten shorter works, and is a distinctly warmer, atmospheric and emotional experience. It is also divided in two distinct halves; the first side being sweet, gorgeous and relaxing, the second more melancholic, haunting and eerie.
I'm presuming that Budd is responsible for the piano work and Eno for the ways in which said instrument is treated and embellished; the tender opening "First Light", which is appropriately evocative of a gorgeous sunrise, is a marvellous example of this chemistry. It's so very simple, dominated by its repeated piano lines, and it builds and builds to a glorious finale, where synthesisers blossom out of thin air and conjure a truly magical, truly ethereal atmosphere.
How on Earth do I even begin to describe just how lovely the title track is? "The Plateaux of Mirror" is like a dream, a beautiful, sweet, romantic, heavenly dream that sparkles, glitters and shines in the night. Honestly, this album is worth getting for this piece alone. "Steal Away" is close to being a solo Budd piece, serving beautifully as a calming interlude. "An Arc of Doves" lulls the listener to into an intoxicating, sleepy dream world for over five minutes.
The darker second side is often evocative of cold, quiet nights and lonely melancholy, yet it's still so beautiful that the effect becomes strangely comforting and warm, like wrapping yourself up inside something cosy on a winter evening. "Not Yet Remembered" sends shivers down the spine, especially when (for the first and only time), vocals drift into the ether. "Among Fields of Crystal" is chilling and eerie, whilst "Wind in Lonely Fences" points the way to the unsettling, moody worlds conjured in Ambient 4: On Land.
I've listened to this album on many a quiet, relaxing night, and it works wonders. If you like this, investigate Eno and Budd's The Pearl, which may not be as consistently wonderful, but does boast "The Silver Ball", which is easily the equal of this album's title track.
Best tracks: "The Plateuax of Mirror", "First Light", "An Arc of Doves", "Not Yet Remembered".
The most beautiful and immediate of the four Ambient albums, The Plateaux of Mirror is the best of Brian Eno's collaborations with the gifted Harold Budd and is my personal favourite of Eno's albums along with Before and After Science. Unlike its predecessor (Music for Airports), which consisted of four long, spacious and sparse pieces, Ambient 2 features ten shorter works, and is a distinctly warmer, atmospheric and emotional experience. It is also divided in two distinct halves; the first side being sweet, gorgeous and relaxing, the second more melancholic, haunting and eerie.
I'm presuming that Budd is responsible for the piano work and Eno for the ways in which said instrument is treated and embellished; the tender opening "First Light", which is appropriately evocative of a gorgeous sunrise, is a marvellous example of this chemistry. It's so very simple, dominated by its repeated piano lines, and it builds and builds to a glorious finale, where synthesisers blossom out of thin air and conjure a truly magical, truly ethereal atmosphere.
How on Earth do I even begin to describe just how lovely the title track is? "The Plateaux of Mirror" is like a dream, a beautiful, sweet, romantic, heavenly dream that sparkles, glitters and shines in the night. Honestly, this album is worth getting for this piece alone. "Steal Away" is close to being a solo Budd piece, serving beautifully as a calming interlude. "An Arc of Doves" lulls the listener to into an intoxicating, sleepy dream world for over five minutes.
The darker second side is often evocative of cold, quiet nights and lonely melancholy, yet it's still so beautiful that the effect becomes strangely comforting and warm, like wrapping yourself up inside something cosy on a winter evening. "Not Yet Remembered" sends shivers down the spine, especially when (for the first and only time), vocals drift into the ether. "Among Fields of Crystal" is chilling and eerie, whilst "Wind in Lonely Fences" points the way to the unsettling, moody worlds conjured in Ambient 4: On Land.
I've listened to this album on many a quiet, relaxing night, and it works wonders. If you like this, investigate Eno and Budd's The Pearl, which may not be as consistently wonderful, but does boast "The Silver Ball", which is easily the equal of this album's title track.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I too am sliding into my late forties and this collection of ambient works consistently works to evoke landscapes and moods that never tire or become formulaic. Echoed by Biosphere and Eluvium in their imagery and use of tonal layers with dripped melodies, Brian Eno remains the original source to my mind.
The collaboration with Harold Budd works well and again the emotional heart is echoed in the White Arcades in his later work whilst 'The Room' and even his earlier 'Pavilion of Dreams'recall this early collaboration.
Simple piano treatments, use of delay and echo and the 'ENOesque treatment of the instrumentation creates a sense of yearning.A single sustained note and subsequent pause ('Steal Away') has terrific poignancy and 'First Light' remains one of the beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.
This album just does not tire or age, and every track is an isolated gem , that together make a collection that is to my mind nigh on perfect. Thirty years on and still as fresh...a classic
The collaboration with Harold Budd works well and again the emotional heart is echoed in the White Arcades in his later work whilst 'The Room' and even his earlier 'Pavilion of Dreams'recall this early collaboration.
Simple piano treatments, use of delay and echo and the 'ENOesque treatment of the instrumentation creates a sense of yearning.A single sustained note and subsequent pause ('Steal Away') has terrific poignancy and 'First Light' remains one of the beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.
This album just does not tire or age, and every track is an isolated gem , that together make a collection that is to my mind nigh on perfect. Thirty years on and still as fresh...a classic
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i first heard this album when i was in my teens and I am now 40. It has travelled with me for years and been a constant. It flows,often with an aching mournful beauty that only spare reverberating piano chords can achieve.Ambient it may be but it is never background.in fact i find it very moving.It conjures up all kinds of images and memories for me. get it and let it become part of your life.
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This is a reasonably priced and decent sounding edition of what is, for me, the best of the Ambient series - and maybe even the best record Eno or Budd ever worked on. Read more
Published 3 months ago by G. O'Doherty
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Published 16 months ago by JackNCFC
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On my last Brian Eno review, some-one in the 'Comments' section had the audacity to suggest I was a plank. Read more
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