Ambient 1 / Music For Airports

'Ambient 1 / Music For Airports' is one of Eno's first ambient experiments, originally released in 1978.

Majestic and slow it reflects the deeper sense of arrivals and departures. It is an album designed to calm passengers with a fear of flying - seems even more relevant in today's post 9/11 society. In his liner notes to this album, Eno first defines what 'music as ambience' means

"An ambience is defined as an atmosphere, or a surrounding influence. My intention is to produce original pieces - for particular times and situations with a view to building up a small but versatile catalogue of environmental music suited to a wide variety of moods and atmospheres"

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is best known as a musician and producer. Eno was one of the founding members of Roxy Music (which he left in 1973) and is said to be one of the pioneers of ambient music with his solo works as well as recorded collaborations with King Crimson guitar supremo Robert Fripp.

His contribution towards music is too large to mention. Production credits include U2, David Bowie and James. He has written several books, created art installations, given numerous interviews (on a variety of subjects) and lectured intensively.

Eno's early recordings were rock based, though more experimental in sound and style than what was considered 'mainstream'. Even his lyrics often seem like streams of consciousness or unrelated sentences.

This new 2004 edition of 'Ambient 1: Music For Airports' is packaged in digipak form with a clear O-card encasing the digipak. The music is not 're-mastered' but instead re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters, as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available.