Brian Eno
Oblique Strategies creator
Brian Eno is an English musician and producer who pioneered ambient music and shaped the sound of art rock.
He first gained notice as a member of Roxy Music before releasing influential solo albums.
His production work with David Bowie, Talking Heads, and U2 defined decades of popular music.
Eno is also known for creating the Windows 95 startup sound and for his generative music experiments.
British glam-art ensemble
- glamFlashy allure, abbreviated
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- experimentalTesting new methods
avant-garde · theatricality · eclecticism · nonconformity · subversive · postmodern · multimedia · psychedelic
Acoustic environment's character
- textureSurface tactile quality
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
looping · immersion · ethereal · tranquility · space · serenity · enveloping · soothing
Starman glam rocker
- U2Dublin stadium band
- DevoSynth-pop pioneers from Ohio
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- studioCreative professional's workspace
Talking Heads · Coldplay · recording · mixing · The Joshua Tree · arrangement · session · console
Placed and secured equipment
- video artMoving-image creative medium
- generative artRule-based aesthetic creation
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- projectionSomething that extends outward
multimedia · software · algorithm · procedural · gallery · exhibition · screen · colour
Comparable equivalent
- modularMade of separable units
- MoogAnalog synthesizer brand
- EMSCrisis medical responders
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
filter · oscillator · patch · waveform · envelope · arpeggiator · tape loops · treatments
Stiff paper rectangles
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- constraintsLimits on action
- lateral thinkingIndirect problem-solving approach
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
prompts · collaboration · process · randomness · chance · methodology · instruction · ideation
Roxy Music
British glam-art ensemble
- glamFlashy allure, abbreviated
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
experimental · avant-garde · theatricality · eclecticism · nonconformity · subversive · postmodern · multimedia · psychedelic · counterculture
soundscape
Acoustic environment's character
- textureSurface tactile quality
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- droneUnmanned flying machine
minimalism · looping · immersion · ethereal · tranquility · space · serenity · enveloping · soothing · meditation
David Bowie
Starman glam rocker
- U2Dublin stadium band
- DevoSynth-pop pioneers from Ohio
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
Talking Heads · Coldplay · studio · recording · mixing · The Joshua Tree · arrangement · session · console · overdub
installations
Placed and secured equipment
- video artMoving-image creative medium
- generative artRule-based aesthetic creation
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
projection · multimedia · software · algorithm · procedural · gallery · exhibition · screen · colour · slow
analog
Comparable equivalent
sequencer · filter · oscillator · patch · waveform · envelope · arpeggiator · tape loops · treatments · processing
cards
Stiff paper rectangles
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- constraintsLimits on action
- lateral thinkingIndirect problem-solving approach
problem-solving · prompts · collaboration · process · randomness · chance · methodology · instruction · ideation · unblocking
- Experimental RockSonic Youth, Velvet Underground, Wire, Faust, Swans
- producersproducer, manufacturer, maker, fabricator, factory
- ambient musicnew age, spa music, deep listening, atmospheres, textures
- Joshua Tree albumOne Tree Hill, Exit
- Art PopBjork, Kate Bush, David Bowie, St. Vincent, Roxy Music
- Prog RockKing Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, prog rock
Brian EnoEddie Van Halen
maximalism · Phil Spector · stadium rock · Steve Vai · Meat Loaf
Brian Enowall of sound
Maximalist audio layering approach
overproduction · Phil Spector · Max Martin · Rick Rubin · Timbaland