Sunday 25 January 2015

Brian Eno - More Music For Films (1976-83) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}


Brian Eno - More Music For Films (1976-83) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 199 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 104 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 26 Mb | 5% repair rar | DSD Remaster
© 2009 Virgin Records / Astralwerks | 509996845342
Ambient / Electronic / Avant-Garde / Experimental


A listener familiar with the pedigree of the albums of Brian Eno might assume that Virgin/Astralwerks' release More Music for Films is merely a re-packaging of Music for Films II, a bonus album included within the LP boxed set Working Backwards. Such an assumption would be incorrect, as More Music for Films represents a new spin on a variety of soundtrack material made by Eno in the years 1976-1983, including some tracks drawn from Music for Films II, others from Eno Box I: Instrumentals, and at least six selections never made public before. According to Virgin, these are taken from the limited-edition promo LP of Music for Films, a two album set pre-dating the familiar EG release by two years and only circulated to filmmakers and journalists. The last four tracks on More Music for Films relate to Apollo, a justly admired soundtrack jointly created by Eno, Roger Eno, and Daniel Lanois. Some of the previously unissued material is made up of alternate versions of pieces already familiar to listeners who know Eno's work well, but still others will appear to be wholly new even to his most seasoned fans.

This is part of Virgin's Brian Eno The Soundtrack Series, and like the others has been remastered using the Direct Stream Digital method and comes encased in a thick, transparent plastic outer cover. The glue holding this cover together is starting to come apart, even though the review copy has only been in the office a couple of months, so don't expect this part of the package to hold up over time. Eno's music, though, has held up remarkably well in face of the enormous changes that have occurred in the realm of pop-oriented electronic music since the last of these tracks were laid down in 1983. Relatively few of these pieces jump out at the listener, and the overall mood fits comfortably within the realm of his ambient music, but taken as a whole the collection has a tad darker atmosphere than, say Music for Airports. The running time of More Music for Films is certainly more generous than the average entries in Brian Eno The Soundtrack Series, and even though it is not as essential as the original Music for Films collection, it nonetheless affords a fascinating glimpse into Eno's workshop during his early days -- a period some might say was Eno's best.

tracklist:
01 - Untitled
02 - The Last Door
03 - Chemin De Fer
04 - Dark Waters
05 - Fuseli
06 - Melancholy Waltz
07 - Northern Lights
08 - From The Coast
09 - Shell
10 - Empty Landscape
11 - Reactor
12 - The Secret
13 - Don't Look Back
14 - Marseilles
15 - The Dove
16 - Roman Twilight
17 - Dawn, Marshland
18 - Climate Study
19 - Drift Study
20 - Approaching Taidu
21 - Always Returning (II)

1 comment:

  1. Was there supposed to be a FLAC version of this? I only see the MP3 link. Thanks.

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