Friday, May 13, 2011

Brian Eno - The Big Ship

For almost five decades, atmospheric, ambient music has been Brian Eno’s bread and butter. Whether simply calming background music or a sprawling experiential piece, Eno is the master of crafting electronically produced/manipulated soundscapes. Nowhere does Eno put his music’s transportative quality on greater display than 1975’s Another Green World, blending art rock sounds and abstract lyrics with airy instrumentals, literally putting the listener in another green world.

Close your eyes and play the track embedded below, “The Big Ship”. You’ll suddenly find yourself at sea, adrift on the tide, when something appears on the horizon. A silhouette appears, too foggy, too distant at first to discern, when finally a sail emerges. The wind quickens as it approaches, and waves begin to rise and fall from its wake in a crescendo of motion, fading just as quickly as it came, receding into the mist. Immersive. And amazing. One big ship.

No comments:

Post a Comment