Thursday, 22 January 2015

Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land (1982) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}


Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land (1982) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 192 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 106 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 28 Mb | 5% repair rar | DSD Remaster
© 2009 Virgin Records / Astralwerks | 50999 6 84530 2 2
Ambient / Electronic / Avant-Garde / Experimental


On Land represented a significant move away from the strategies Brian Eno had employed in earlier ambient releases such as Discreet Music and Music for Airports. Instead of using a specific process to generate music with minimal interference from the composer, he here opts for a more gestural and intuitive approach, creating dreamy pictures of some specific geographical points or evocative memories of them. It's quite easy to imagine these works as soundtracks to mysterious footage of imprecisely glimpsed landscapes.

On Land is an album that would become highly influential with the rising tide of new age composers, though few if any would capture the chilly beauty or latent romanticism that is part and parcel of Eno. The first piece, "Lizard Point," includes an early recorded performance of Bill Laswell on bass, and one imagines that his association with Eno was a crucial factor in the ambient directions his later work would sometimes take. On Land remains a landmark event in the genre, as well as one of its high-water marks, and sounds entirely up to date 20 years after its initial release. A superb effort.

Personnel:
Brian Eno – various
Michael Beinhorn – synthesizer
Axel Gros – guitar
Bill Laswell – bass
Jon Hassell – trumpet
Michael Brook – guitar
Daniel Lanois – live equalisation
Artwork, Design & Text: Brian Eno

tracklist:
01 - Lizard Point
02 - The Lost Day
03 - Tal Coat
04 - Shadow
05 - Lantern Marsh
06 - Unfamiliar Wind (Leeks Hills)
07 - A Clearing
08 - Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960

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