All About Eno

Daniel Lanois' career reads like an enviable work of fantasy. From his early projects with Brian Eno and Harold Budd on their genre defining "ambient" recordings, to a pivotal role on U2 classics like The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby, to...

When the chance to interview David Byrne presented itself, the first thought I had was how enjoyable it would be to talk about David's work over the years with Brian Eno. Sure, Eno produced some great Talking Heads records back in the day, but my favorite collaboration was...

Pianist Bruce Brubaker straddles a world where the edge of classical music intersects with experimental, electronica, and a lot of newer music. His numerous albums include interpretations of works by Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Nico Muhly, John Adams, and now, Brian Eno [Tape...

To accompany the new documentary film, Eno, a career spanning soundtrack has also been released. It is a 17-track album that dips into many eras of his 50 year solo career. We recommend checking out all of Eno's solo recordings, collaborations, and his extensive production...

I first heard Roger Eno via Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, the dreamy music written for the NASA footage-based documentary, For All Mankind. The album featured him collaborating with his brother, Brian Eno (Tape Op#85), and Daniel Lanois (#37, 127). Since then...

I bought the first edition of this book when it was initially published, over 25 years ago. That edition was 12.7 cm by 16.51 cm and weighed 397 grams. This newly released edition is 15.24 cm by 21.59 cm and weighs 1021 grams, making it 257% heavier and much larger than the...

You are floating in space. In fact, you may already be dead. The view is incredible. Heavenly. You can see all the way back to the beginning of time. Beautiful light from distant galaxies and stars that died millions of years ago. But what’s that? A leak in your suit...

I caught Leo Abrahams at his London home after a soundtrack session at Abbey Road and before heading over to play guitar on a recording with Jarvis Cocker of Pulp. It's all in a day's work for this producer, engineer, musician, and collaborator. In the studio Leo has...

During the course of the late '70s and early '80s, Eno and Byrne worked together on some groundbreaking Talking Heads albums. Under their own names the two also created one of my favorite records ever, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Its experimental studio groove...

When we interviewed Brain Eno [Tape Op #85] one of the questions surrounding Eno and Peter Chilvers' iPhone app, Bloom, was whether one could record their own instance of the generative music Bloom creates and call it their own. We may have been joking that day, but I...

It turned out to be a lot harder than I thought. My friend Miles Hermann did about 8 or 9 different portraits but felt like he hadn't quite hit it right. "Everytime I felt I was getting close, I'd go a little further and it felt like I lost it." I suggested...

When we got a chance to drop for an interview with David Byrne, he was joined by engineer/producer Pat Dillett, with whom he had just completed the Here Lies Love album, as well as worked with him on the Brian Eno collaboration CD, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today and...

I just bought the crazy app for my iPhone by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers called Bloom. It creates, or allows you to create, ambient type music on your iPhone or iPod touch. It's well thought out and a blast to mess with. It's nice to see people creating instruments...

"It feels so good to be back on the road again," reveals a recharged Daniel Lanois, as the tour RV he's been traveling in merges onto highway 403 just outside of his former hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For the two previous nights, he, vanguard drummer...

Eno is one of my favorite artists and producers, so I usually pony up for every new release. Sometimes I'm a little disappointed lately, like with The Drop, where it just feels a bit uninspired. Drawn From Life is a much better affair, reminding me of the soundscapes on his...