Tune-age Tuesday - Brian Eno

Brian Eno
Thursday Afternoon

I have been a huge fan of Brian Eno’s ambient works for many years, and all told have listened to his records (Thursday Afternoon in particular) probably more than anything else I own.  Part of the reason is because it’s easy to throw on and forget about.  You can nap, work, read, sit and chill, etc, and pretty much forget its on.BUT it has the effect of a wonderful but subtle candle in a room that just gives it that subtle.well.ambiance.  

Brian Eno is definitely the Godfather of ambient/chillout/down tempo/trance, and probably about six other genres of music.  He’s a bit of a genius when it comes to quotes about music.the musical equivalent of Winston Churchill.  He describes ambient music as “Music which does not demand close attention but rewards it.”  This record is definitely that, and it seems to adapt to different settings and different systems.  One track.61 minutes long, it is a sea of extremely subtle sounds that build and shift ever so slightly.  Listening at different volumes and in different ways (silent room with stereo, headphones, etc, etc) I hear new things in it continually, some of which may just be imagined, which is even cooler.  It was originally released in 1984 with a video of uber slow-motion shots of various shapes and figures, and it was in vertical format (which basically means to view it “correctly” you were supposed to put the TV on its side.ha!).  I’ve been listening to this record for probably fifteen years and I still like throwing it on.  In fact, we use it as our daughters nap-time music.  So, when you are sick of music and looking for the “anti-music”, but not some Windham Hill flute crap, I recommend this one.  Over and over.