A Year Again with Brian Eno
Published diaries are a tricky business. Brian Eno’s 25th Anniversary Edition of ‘A Year With Swollen Appendices’ is no less so.
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‘What a Fantastic Death Abyss’: David Bowie’s ‘Outside’ at 25
David Bowie's Outside signaled the end of him as a slick pop star and his reintroduction as a ragged-edged arty agitator.
Brian and Roger Eno’s ‘Mixing Colours’ Is a Celebration of Contemplative Slowness
Brian and Roger Eno's Deutsche Grammophon debut, Mixing Colours, represents a refreshing antithesis of today's harsh and accelerated times.
Nihilistic ‘Jubilee’ Sought Fit to Celebrate Nothing
Much like his former colleague Ken Russell, Derek Jarman knew which buttons to press when seeking to outrage the UK's moral majority.
The Roots of Romanticism in David Bowie’s Berlin Triptych
In its response to modernity, Romanticism's grand enterprise inspires us to question the current state of things, to ponder how we might "be heroes / just for one day".
Coldplay: Kaleidoscope EP
This is Coldplay in 2017, saying "hi" to the mainstream by pandering to pop, and actually managing to do a not-half-bad job of it.
Dark Blue-Grey With Neon Pink Flashes: An Interview With Jon Hopkins
Transcendent electronic musician Jon Hopkins reflects on two decades of composition and collaboration and hints at what’s on the horizon.
Cluster: 1971-1981
A formative and furtive period for the Krautrock duo is the focus of the blessed box set Cluster: 1971-1981.
Brian Eno – “The Ship” (Singles Going Steady)
Brian Eno delivers a breathtaking 21-minute epic that sounds like an out of body experience.
Harmonia: Complete Works
Brian Eno loved them, and probably would not have made those beloved Bowie albums the same way without them.
A Travelogue of Jon Hassell’s ‘Fourth World’ Journey Into the Mystical
Fourth Word truly is a world unto itself, a vision of avant-garde experimentation that influenced numerous composers in its wake.