MetaFilter posts tagged with eno

Long Term Thinking

Homemade Interossiter — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:39:07 -0800

How far do you plan ahead? Are we careering towards another Dark Age? The Long Now Foundation (subject of many previous posts on Metafilter), has finally solved the technical problems in producing a modern day Rosetta Stone. Orders are now shipping. Not only does the question address long term backup and materials science, but also the evolution of language.

Ambient

Artw — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:29:02 -0800

Brian Eno brings generative music to the iPhone.

Eno/Byrne Everything that happens

twoleftfeet — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:53:27 -0800

After 30 years, a new collaboration between Brian Eno and David Byrne. Stream it all there or download the free MP3.

Afternoon Thursday

vronsky — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:46:09 -0800

Thursday Afternoon

Eno-a-go-go

GrammarMoses — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:41:04 -0800

Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings video installation has been shown in Venice, Milan and (last week) San Francisco, but you can have the experience right in your own living room with his new(ish) DVD or on Second Life. “The painting is generated from handmade slides that are randomly combined by the computer…. The selection of elements and their duration in the piece are arbitrarily chosen, forming a virtually infinite number of variations… Millions of Brian Eno originals will be created and then disappear only to be replaced by millions more.” (Eno's generative programming has been previously mentioned in this space.)

We are the 801, We are the central shaft

thatwhichfalls — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:15:47 -0800

Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy), the cover version.
Two San Francisco musicians cover all of Brian Eno's pre-ambient album - the one loosely inspired by a Maoist opera. Eno likes it.

wright/eno speak

crunchland — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 14:57:27 -0800

Will Wright & Brian Eno, Playing with Time. (MP3, Vorbis) Will Wright, creator of the video games "Sim City," "The Sims," and the forthcoming "Spore," spoke with Brian Eno on many subjects, including time, and generative programming, on June 26, 2006, in seminar put on by the Long Now Foundation. (Summary).

Who's Gonna Love You When Your Looks Are Gone?

eustacescrubb — Tue, 09 May 2006 19:43:49 -0800

Brian Eno is the godfather of electronica, the inventor of ambient music, and producer of the best work by bands like the Talking Heads and U2. Tchad Blake has helmed the mixing board for Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Soul Coughing and the Bad Plus, to name just a few. Paul Simon is one of the most recognized names in pop music both for his work with Art Garfunkel and for his fusion of American pop music with African and South American music. Surprise is the the album they collaborated on, the new Paul Simon record featuring Eno's signature sonic landscapes all over it, and the entire lovely thing, complete with liner notes, is available to listen to on Simon's website.

What, No Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel?

digaman — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:32:00 -0800

Miles Davis? Kanye West? The Beatles? Oh... you mean Muzak? Ike played it in the West Wing, NASA used it to soothe astronauts' anxiety. But it's not just your daddy's elevator music anymore.

Brian Eno's next big thing?!

insomnia_lj — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:46:52 -0800

Brian Eno's next big thing?! Politics, it appears. Brian Eno, an outspoken opponent of Tony Blair's administration in Britain, has started up http://www.libdemthistime.org, encouraging prominent Brits to show their support for the Liberal Democrats. If that isn't enough, he's helping bankroll the father of a British soldier killed in Iraq to run against Tony Blair in his constituency, in the hope of unseating him. Could Labour win and Tony lose?