Brian Eno's 2015 John Peel Lecture

November 1, 2016 5:47 AM

Brian Eno's BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015 on the ecology of culture.
posted by OmieWise (7 comments total)

I listened to this with great interest when it was broadcast: his definition of ‘Art’ is one of the better ones I’ve heard. PDF transcript link. Iggy Pop’s lecture the year before was also very good.
posted by misteraitch at 6:07 AM on November 1, 2016 [1 favorite]

The 2012 documentary Brian Eno:The Man Who Fell to Earth 1971-1977 is a nice companion piece to the above.
posted by fairmettle at 6:19 AM on November 1, 2016 [5 favorites]

I just made the mistake of checking the going price for a first edition of Oblique Strategies. Yee-ouch.
posted by Devonian at 8:58 AM on November 1, 2016

This made my morning bus ride really lovely, thank you.
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic at 12:53 PM on November 1, 2016

'Culture has values like a telephone has conversations'

If you ever see a copy of his out of print 1992 (?) diary 'Year with swollen appendices' snap it up, it's amazing.
posted by Sebmojo at 1:10 PM on November 1, 2016 [1 favorite]

For all things Brian Peter George Saint John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, you may enjoy the More Dark than Shark website.
posted by onesidys at 6:13 PM on November 1, 2016 [1 favorite]

fyi the first part is an introduction, Eno doesn't start talking until about 8:30
posted by cybertaur1 at 3:54 PM on November 15, 2016