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Author: Christopher Scoates
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Download for free medical books PRETITLE Brian Eno: Visual Music POSTTITLE from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror linkThis comprehensive monograph celebrates the visual art of renowned musician Brian Eno. Spanning more than 40 years, Brian Eno: Visual Music weaves a dialogue between Eno's museum and gallery installations and his musical endeavors—all illustrated with never-before-published archival materials such as sketchbook pages, installation views, screenshots, and more. Steve Dietz, Brian Dillon, Roy Ascott, and William R. Wright contextualize Eno's contribution to new media art, while Eno himself shares insights into his process. Also included is a download code for a previously unreleased piece of music created by Eno, making this ebook a requisite for fans and collectors.Direct download links available for PRETITLE Brian Eno: Visual Music POSTTITLE

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• Print Length: 416 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC (September 24, 2013)
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• Language: English
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It seems almost inconceivable to have a discussion about ambient music without mention of Brian Eno--it was, after all, he who coined the very term. Most bios of ambient musicians (including my own) claim him as an influence, even a dominant force. All of this from a man who does not like to be called a musician at all, preferring to think of himself as an engineer or precipitator of aesthetic experiences with light, shape and sound (he has spent much time experimenting with scent, too, but found this realm too elusive as an artistic medium).

This new book by Brian Scoates is a visually stunning examination of Eno's work as a an artist, musician and philosopher. It's a hefty tome, textbook-sized and exceeding 400 pages (on heavy paper), more than half of which consist of images. Dozens of Eno's light/sound installations are magnificently reproduced, along with facsimiles of many of his handwritten journal entries (well worth study in themselves). The text is by several different authors, each of whom has a unique perspective on this seminal artist. Various themes are covered in detail: Eno's early training at the process-oriented art school in Ipswich, his involvement with Cagean "happenings" and his response to the "anything goes" school of thought, his use of repetitive / recursive patterns and mathematical algorithms to derive interesting and beautiful imagery and sound, his quest for art that creates a quiet space for contemplation. From beginning to end, the book is an insightful peek into the mind of ambient music's most influential player. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in art--of any kind--and consider it a must-read for ambient music enthusiasts, who may discover in it, as I have, a wealth of inspiration. Yesterday afternoon, after turning the last page, I went into my studio, hauled out my old deck of Oblique Strategy cards, and drew the following: Make a blank valuable by putting it in an exquisite frame

By Jeffrey Ericson Allen

This book is a monolith of material filled with astounding artwork. It’s hilarious that the bookmark bound into the pages (with thought-provoking little tidbits like “repetition is a form of change”) ends in the phrase “distorting time” - because that’s exactly what it feels like when I sit down to digest another chunk of it. Suddenly the sun has went down, it’s pitch black outside and I’m still in my chair all consumed by everything Eno. I love the section entitled, “Perfume, Defense, and David Bowie’s Wedding” which has some valuable insight into the question, “what is art?”

I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Brian Eno event at the Royal College of Art a few weeks ago, where he was promoting this book. I also spotted Gabe Bartalos, the Los Angeles based special effects guru talking with Eno. I know Bartalos has worked with musicians in the past, I wonder if the two could be considering a project together? I know I for one would be ecstatic if they were!

By Henry