Blog 12: Brian Eno

On Monday, we watched a film on Brian Eno. We have been discussing him and talking about his ambient music. I thought the film was very interesting because of how essential listening is to his pieces. We also listened to some of his works in class. His music is very enjoyable because of the fact that when you listen to it, you realize that the music has a place. It is not just to calm or soothe. It is also not to just be played anywhere. It has a specific space that it fills and I think that is neat. I feel that his music also gives a sense of the behaviors he is going towards with his ambient music. It is interesting that he does not use his voice in his works. I think this makes them so much more unique. It shows that he is focusing more on the actual music and the sounds of it, not just himself or voice. Since we discussed Music For Airports in class, I decided to look up some youtube videos on it. I found a very short interview about Music For Airports and I thought it was neat to listen to.