Brian Eno/Harold Budd - The Pearl

Artist:

Budd, Harold

UPC:

094633197626

See Also:

Carlos, Wendy Hassell, Jon (Trumpet) Tangerine Dream Eno, Brian Vangelis Kitaro Robin Guthrie/Harold Budd - Bordeaux [Digipak] *

Description:

Personnel includes: Brian Eno (various instruments); Harold Budd (piano).
Personnel: Brian Eno (keyboards, electronics); Harold Budd (piano).
Recording information: Bob And Dan Lanois Studio, Canada.
The music of California-born composer Harold Budd has little in common with the hypnotic Eastern-influenced pulsing of fellow minimalists like Philip Glass or Terry Riley. Instead, his sometimes atonal but often pastoral and lulling compositions for piano most recall the influence of Erik Satie. For their second collaboration, THE PEARL, Budd and co-writer/producer Brian Eno eschew the lengthy explorations of their previous album, THE PLATEAUX OF MIRRORS, in favor of 11 brief miniatures between two and five minutes each. Given evocative, imagistic titles like "Late October" and "Lost in the Humming Air," Budd`s watery, occasionally jazz-inflected piano solos are subtly supported by non-obtrusive layers of synthesizers, tape effects and other instrumentation by Eno and co-producer Daniel Lanois. Less trance-inducing than Eno`s full-fledged ambient works, THE PEARL is nonetheless a gentle and quiet record as accessible to fans of Satie and Bill Evans as it is to minimalist and ambient enthusiasts.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Late October
2. Stream With Bright Fish, A
3. Silver Ball, The
4. Against the Sky
5. Lost in the Humming Air
6. Dark-Eyed Sister
7. Their Memories
8. Pearl, The
9. Foreshadowed
10. Echo of Night, An
11. Still Return

Album Information

Release Date:

11/01/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Experimental Rock

Label:

Astralwerks

Producer:

Brian Eno; Daniel Lanois; Brian Eno; Daniel Lanois

Catalog Number:

31976

Original Release Year:

1984

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Daniel Lanois

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