Brian Eno: The Innovator
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
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*How Ambient Music Teaches Us to Surrender *
Ambient music, characterized by its directionless and atmospheric quality, provides a calming and immersive experience that allows individuals to concentrate and focus. It serves as a barrier that softens the noises of the world by absorbing them into itself. The concept of music without a beginning or end, theoretically infinite, became possible with the advent of computers. Creating an experience akin to sitting by a river, ambient music offers a sense of familiarity but also novelty, as the river is never the same twice.
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