A beginner’s guide to Brian Eno
thefader.comThe surprise announcement of Fred again.. and Brian Eno’s album Secret Life arguably did more for Fred again..’s ascent to the upper echelons of electronic music than his Coachella set with Skrillex and Four Tet did.
The 75-year-old Eno is one of the most respected figures in the history of modern music, an iconoclast with an endless font of creative wisdom and revelation from his beginnings in the glam-rock band Roxy Music to his present status as one of sound’s elder statesman.
Eno’s attachment to Secret Life quickly made it one of the year’s most anticipated releases. He may be best known as the father of ambient music, but his 40-plus years in the industry — which include seminal collaborations with fellow pioneers such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, and Devo — have acted as a Tree of Life, providing oxygen to the genres of electronic music, pop, and beyond.
Eno is by no means a recluse — his 13th solo studio album ForeverAndEverNoMore was released in October 2022 — but the sheer scope of his mastery makes any release a major event.
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