My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

ADHD music. Fine for blasting through work with a huge caffeine buzz. I don't think I would sit down and actively listen to this album.

Ended up liking this more in the end than when I first put it on. Fun sampling, obviously experimental for the time, and foundational for stuff to come. Found myself grooving a bit to a few of these, especially the ones that sound a little more like Talking Heads - Regiment, Help Me Somebody. Good background music. Torn somewhere between a 3 and 4 on this but will pull back because I realistically won’t come back to this - but enjoyed the ride and happy I heard it. Now more familiar with Eno beyond the crossword puzzle.

🎧Thriller followed by My Life In The Bush of Ghosts. Hard to think of two more different albums. And they were released a year apart from each other. This is sone bizarre shit, innovative for its time, and still a fascinating listen in 2024. Favorite tracks: The Jezebel Spirit and Very, Very Hungry

Liked a couple of songs better than the previous Brian Eno album, but most others were too experimental for my taste.

Brian Eno is clearly very talented and there were a few songs in here which were class but a lot of this felt like it was unfinished to me. There were a few bits with a decent core of a song which didn't seem to develop. I think the Eno solo album we had before was far better and the more angular guitar songs on this album seemed to be getting towards that album. It wasn't bad, there were lots of parts I liked but as an album I don't think ill come back. 2.5.

I liked this album overall, but my main gripe is that the samples are too "loud". The Jezebel Spirit - the knocking drumming (toms?) completely overshadows the exorcism, and makes it slightly too difficult to make out any changes or progression through the rest of the track, leading to boredom. Samples were cool, arrangement of the samples I didn't like, and I preferred the Before and After Science.

I liked movies more

Very, very interesting. And very international. Interesting in that the songs are very similar and yet so different. International as in Deep Forest visits the Middle East and goes electronica with spirits and ghosts. I give it a (2.8*s)

What do you get when team up two musical genius weirdos? A collaboration of kings that produces a genius weirdo album. Started off worried with the 1st two tracks but it picked up and by the end I felt like I had been on a wild adventure through an electro-jungle. I expected more singing from Byrne, maybe he was doing all the ghosty triballing? Some classic old school electronica that paved the way. I'll take some more Drian Beno from the list please...3.4.

Interesting stuff, idk if it'll go into the rotation but i liked it and it scratched the "new music" itch for today.

This album is quite interesting but I'm not sure it's suited to listen to for a day and move on to the next one. It's experimental, incredibly well produced and contains some great moments

Boy, what a bunch of quirky yet funky grooves, if only two extremely talented vocalists were attached to this, it would be better with actual lyrics. Shame no one was available.

honestly i didn’t like it and then i loved it and then i hated it and then i was okay with it soooo 2.5 rounding to 3

Interesting experiments which when they hit the mark are pretty good and provides Eno with bank of ideas to take forward and reuse and adapt in subsequent production work….

I liked Very Very Hungry, rest of the album was okay.

Pretty interesting and cool at times. Unlikely to relisten to it but didn't hate it. Standout songs Mea culpa The jezebel spirit Moonlight in glory

New Wave's very own Dark Side of the Moon. Blokes would nod sagely and tell you to listen to this on a set of really good headphones.

3.2 - I think overall I'm not going to go back and listen to any of this, but as a collaboration it's pretty interesting. You really can hear each of them in the tracks. I feel like David Byrne was a lot more serious and eery which was a bit strange.

first listen this is an acid trip

Super early ambient rock(?) very enjoyable. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Cool beeboops

Interesting.

Weird musical background noise. Not unpleasant. Stand-out: Very Very Hungry.

De jaren 80 zag Brian Eno transformeren van een artiest van vlees en bloed naar een machine. Dit album, waarin ook de tot dan vaak zo organische David Byrne mee wordt genomen in deze metamorfose, is daar een goed voorbeeld van. Van start tot eind is het één lange weirdo jam, een soort futuristische gospel groove. Je kunt niet eens zeggen dat het voor z'n tijd was, want ik kan me weinig werk na deze plaat herinneren dat deep southern church mixt met Middle Eastern funk, verpakt in een post-apocalyptisch jasje. Het levert een bizarre groove op, waar ik bijzonder genoeg toch wel goed op ga zo op de zaterdagochtend. Of het nou de mystieke Perzische funk in 'Regiment' is, of het meer bekende "Remain in Light" geluid in 'Help Me Somebody', de mannen weten een ogenschijnlijk eendimensionale plaat, zonder vocalen en hooks, toch fascinerend te maken. Natuurlijk hebben deze artiesten - misschien wel m'n favoriete van die tijd - beter werk afgeleverd dan dit, maar deze detour beviel me aardig. Het einde verdwaalt een beetje in een bos aan ambient geluiden, die de evolutie van Brian Eno van mens naar machine voltooide, maar een sterke eerste helft seals the deal. 7,5/10 Highlights: Regiment Help Me Somebody The Jezebel Spirit

Wat een vreemd album is dit. Midden in het tijdperk Talking Heads en jaartje na het verschijnen van Remain in Light brengen Eno en Byrne samen een plaat uit. De Tom Tom Club deed haar eigen ding en het is duidelijk wat de 2 stromingen in de band waren geworden. Op My Life in the Bush of Ghosts hoor ik veel Remain in Light. Met name de structuren zoals in The Great Curve komen veel terug. Met name in Help Me Somebody. Het album experimenteert nog meer met geluiden en invloeden van wereldmuziek. Zoals de didgeridoo in Very Very Hungry. Zang zit er minder in. Al met al best interessant maar niet het beste van het beste. 7,5/10 Highlights Help me somebody

I feel like this is one of those albums that was highly influential, creating soundscapes with both live instruments but also cutting up audio, I guess done with tape and razor splicing. The thing is that decades later, with no many others taking inspiration, it probably doesn't have the same avant grade impact that it did back in the day. Appreciation is theoretical, like having to read the information card to fully understand a painting.

dont remember it but it was decent enough 3/5

This one goes in the category of albums I appreciate, but don’t enjoy. These kinds of albums are always hard to rate, because it’s hard to separate the two. I love Talking Heads, and there are elements of the same things I like about them on here, but as a whole it’s a little too out there for me to fully enjoy it. With my enjoyment at probably a 2, and appreciation at a 4, this ends up coming in at a 3.

rhythm!

3, echt nicht mein Fall aber gut

I do see how it blew people's socks off 43 years ago, but my listening experience here and now gives me a fairly big Whatever. Not helped by the nervously dry, brittle, anorexic musical contribution of the Talking Heads fellow.

This is exactly the type of album that belongs on this list. It's influential and experimental, and a good listen for contextual reasons. There are a few songs that I would return to, but overall this album is more of an "interesting experiment" than repeated listen.

Good interesting album, deserves to be on the list, but not one I’ll be rushing back to, I’d rather just listen to talking heads.

Interesting enough for a single listen.

The second collaboration of these two Giants…“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today” is one of my favorite albums. And without this one it could not have been. Interestingly listening to it in the background does make sense. And one of the better titled albums.

Interesting stuff. A bit repetitive but cool rhythms overall

3 stars

not as good as his other work

This was interesting. Different, experimental and challenging. Not exactly easy to listen to. Not a background or mix kinda record. But there’s definitely some good work here.

Reminds me a lot of “Remain in Light” by Talking Heads. Very groovy, like experimental funk stuff. It kinda gives me a weird vibe when listening to it, though.

I'm not a great connoisseur of Talking Heads' work, much less David Byrne. I had never even heard of Brian eno. So all I expected was Psycho Killer type, but it wasn't. It was actually a very interesting musical experience. An experimental album that definitely has its value and must be enjoyed calmly. But it's not something I'll hear every day.

Not unpleasant

This was my 730th album - and the 352nd one that Brian Eno was somehow involved in. Like the others - it's fine. David Byrne saved it.

Apparently Brian Eno and David Byrne teamed up in the early 80's to make an experimental album consisting mainly of samples? It sounds like something DJ Shadow would have made 15 years later. A really unique, fun album with a couple great songs.

Klonk als een soundtrack voor een film, sommige nummers waren Bangers, sommige vond ik niks

A combination of Byrnes musical style and Zeno’s ambient sound. Ok

Very interesting sounds. Some in a very good way some in way that is not for me.

Pretty crazy. Ambient, experimental. Not quite my jam but this was pretty ahead of its time.

Interesting, but Remain in Light was better. Great album cover though

God love the 1980s... an innovation of sampling and synthesizing experimentation, or an incoherent mess? You decide. Still "art" though init!

1001 attributes this to Brian Eno, but it was a collaboration between Eno and David Byrne. Because no one person could have come up with this alone. I don’t even know how two guys find all this stuff and figure out how to put it all together. What is the process like for creating songs like these? It appears to make use of a plethora of samples of “found” sounds, with some sparse instrumentation mixed in. The result is bewildering and unique and demands your attention.

A lot of people mentioned that this wasn't really what they were expecting from a Brian Eno and David Byrne collaboration. I'd say this is exactly the outcome of mixing both of their styles together. Poly-rhythmic funkiness of Byrne/Talking Heads and the ambient and avant-garde sounds of Eno. Some of the backing instrumentals remind me a bit of Head Hunters-era Herbie Hancock (especially the track "Regiment"). I will say that some of the vocal samples can get distracting at times. I can see how this album would go on to influence future sample-heavy electronic artists or even hip-hop producers such as DJ Shadow.

It seems kind of ahead of its time for 1980 because it’s not synthesized all to hell but the random weird samplings from old recordings I guess or movies whatever they are. It’s just not working for me. Like, if you took out the samples and told me this was a Trent Reznor produced I’d believe you.

I can see how this was influential, but it mostly ended up being background music for me.

Enjoyable but felt like most tracks never got started

1001 albums really likes experimental electro. This has to be my 10th or 11th experimental electro album, which feels like more than enough. Anyway, onto the album itself. I was utterly unfamiliar with Brian Eno and David Byrne coming into this, so I was flying completely blind. And what I found was some quite melodic experimental electro not completely unlike some of the soundscapes from Tangerine Dream. This is more melodic and dynamic than that, but the groundwork is there. This album is quite interesting, fusing some very early hip-hop, industrial, and some early techno vibes together to form a somewhat cohesive album. If you're not into experimental electro, this won't be an album for you, and honestly it's probably not one I'll return to. That said, it was an interesting listen.

It's a modern art thing, huh?

Loved! Great background noise for working, powered through my werk Standouts: help me somebody, the carrier

En farlig kombination, men fungerer ikke så godt som hele talking heads

I’m gonna be really honest. I’m writing this review while I’m drunk. I listened to this while I was driving to work and it was pretty banging, but not super banging. It was pretty decent, but at the same time I don’t remember a lot of it. It might be because of alcohol. I don’t know. 6 out of 10 please mademoiselle.

Some of this is pretty out there, some it kinda bops though. Not sure how often I'll come back to it, but I liked it well enough.

It’s… ok. There was one beachy song I liked but otherwise I wouldn’t listen to this again.

Cool

For those who like their music interspersed with hella vocal samples and soundbites - this is your jam.

Ik dacht, ik ga even een dutje doen, en ik zet slaapliedjesgrossier Brian Eno op. Vergeet het maar! Deze plaat kun je beter instellen als het muziekje van je wekker. Bij vlagen hakketakt het in een zenuwentempo. Dan gaat het weer de kant van etnisch getrommel op. Sampletje hier, geluidje daar, ijverige percussie erbij, wat gebrabbel en wat gezellig gitaarspel ertussendoor. Ook vaag, maar een stuk interessanter dan de liftmuzak die ome Brian tot nu toe voor ons in petto had.

3,5

I already know that Brian Eno can be artsy, but this is arguably his artiest work I have ever encountered. Naturally, this experimental album will be a wacky mess. I didn't appreciate the African and/or oriental music appropriation, but the track "Regiment" redeemed it by being such an uplifting banger. The only worth-listening song in the entire album, tbh. The rest is interesting at their best.

# Playlist track - Regiment # Notes - Interesting but a bit too challenging for the casual listen. - I can kind of relate to how much of an impact this must have brought back in the 80s, but in my experience this album is more of a curiosity than anything.

What an odd yet engaging album. Such different sounds from multiple nationalities but a heavy African influence. Interesting to listen to but not something I would listen to again which is a shame as this app has got me into talking heads. I am not normally a fan of heavily instrumental music. This album had some good moments though and I understand the importance of this album. Favourite song: Regiment for sure Least favourite song: very very hungry Album artwork: Great cover I love it.

Two pretentious freaks make flip glorp blip boop sounds

weirdos

Never really listened to anything by Brian Eno. I know of him. This is mostly instrumental music, sounds more like samples and other songs for background. pretty cool so far.

Interesting songs that I wouldn't necessarily listen to again

I find Eno hit or miss but generally really like Byrne. Overall I found this album better to "appreciate" than to actually sit down and listen to. 3 stars I guess.

an interesting exploration of soundscapes

Hit and miss.

i listened to this yesterday and have already forgotten everything about it. i liked a couple songs on spotify tho apparently, so it can't have been all bad. 2.5?

Talking Heads on mushrooms. It's interesting but not something I am going to listen to a lot, or even occasionally. Good background music for something.

Some wild abstract stuff. Feels like an experiment to take audio snippets from speeches and turn them into music, or even just a sonic environment. This shit be whack! It's an interesting soundscape but not something I would come back to.

This is original and innovative and everything but i just didn’t really enjoy listening to it. I like Brian eno and I do like some of their later collaborations but this one just isn’t it for me. Although there are some kind of cool guitar moments and textures. It’s good for what it is but it’s not for me. 2.5?

Chill, some nice grooves, atmospheric

Chill

On the plus side, it's way ahead of its time – 1981 does seem very early for sounds like these. On the downside, it's dry, experimental and mostly uncharming, with some of it sounds like Max Headroom. The found sounds are mostly fine, and intermittently interesting, but then dull and grating after a time. Plus they remind one of bits that Moby, Fatboy Slim and others of that annoying ilk would use decades later. The best vibe is on “The Jezebel Spirit.” Too much else just feels like mood-setting and exploratory noodling, or as they say in comedy “all premise and no punch line.” There’s a lack of lyricism and loveliness, or formal resolution at the end of the explorations that his best ambient work has (see “Music for Airports,” “Discreet Music,” “French Catalogues”). Even allowing for its influence and foresight re sampling and world music, it reads a bit stale and tired today. Ultimatey, it's just-okay Eno (maybe blame Byrne).

Objective I wish i was there when this album was made, and i wish i was there when people were hearing it for the first time. Minds must have been seriously blown. For 1981, incredibly ahead of its time. It’s easy to see the incredible influence this must have had on late 90s / early 2000s samplers. Groovy, creative, avant garde. Pushing limits in a very cool way. World drums had such a chokehold on musicians in the 80s. Personal You know when you walk into a music store and they have all the keyboards, drum machines, and hand percussion out for people to try? This sounds like a school bus full of toddlers got off at the magic flute and all tried all the instruments at the same time. I respect the art and the influence but don’t enjoy listening (save a few grooves). It’s been done much better since. These guys walked so dj shadow could run.

I was a bit underwhelmed with this but given the context that it was 1981 it's really impressive. Don't know how directly influential it was but can hear a lot of it in Primal Scream, Avalanches, DJ Shadow.

1/30/24. Very interesting! Didn't expect this to be a diverse, worldly instrumental album. I do think the length was a bit long, but this include some good sound landscapes.

why not? 3 stars.

Not bad but wow top one thousand?

This is pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a collab between David Byrne and Brian eno. It has all the funky autistic sounds of the talking heads and all the weird samples and ambience of Brian enos stuff. It was definitely an interesting experience even if I’d rather listen to stop making sense or music for airports more. Regiment was the standout for me.

I do love me some Talking Heads, I know the avant-garde weirdness can turn off some people, but to me it is just weird enough to work. And I love the sentiment behind trying to send a bigger message, and just saying "eff it we're gonna do it how we want", very punk rock. I love the African beats in the first song, especially paired with that guitar. Song two is good for the background, but a little forgettable. Regiment moves into a funky, psychedelic feel. Help Me Somebody goes back to the speech sampling, the intense beat, aggressive bass, and pointed guitar all work very nicely. It feels urgent and danceable. The Jezebel Spirit is weird, but great. There are redeeming parts to Very Very Hungry, but overall forgettable. Moonlight in Glory sounds like an 80s cop/mystery movie. The Carrier moves to a dream state with an incessant beat, it sounds like you're discovering something. A Secret Life is just kinda there, too quiet and slow. Come With Us definitely sounds like some 90s video game music on a level where you got sucked into a computer. Overall, I enjoyed it and could see having it on in the background, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to this. I would probably do 5/10, round up to 3/5. Favorite Songs: America is Waiting, Help Me Somebody, The Carrier Least Favorites: Very Very Hungry

Spacey sound

liked it but not gonna relisten

Ну в целом можно было бы и альбомами Толкин Хедс обойтись... вспомнился таинственный Moujique с какой-то из их пластинок, где мы тоже много говорили про африканскую этнику. Прикольно, что сделан фокус на семплах, может это даже более прямолинейно толкает слушателя к принципиальной идее альбома. Энивей, непонятно как оценить. Потому что мне кажется, альбом слегка лишний для списка. Прогрессивный, но по большей части дублирует успехи Talking Heads на том же Remain in Light.

Enjoyed Regiment & Defiant. Overall, nothing else really grabbed me.

Some great stuff here. Very modern sounding: the way some tracks are layered up with samples sounds like the good ambient house music from 10 or 15 years later. Saying that, it starts to get boring and ultimately seems to peter out. Needs another spin

It was a bit much, I liked it, I get it, but it didn't really float my boat.

Ziemlich 80s. Manchmal anstrengend, aber insgesamt ganz interessant und abwechslungsreich.

I have no idea how I feel about this. It's like a 1/5 and a 5/5 simultaneously. So hard to categorize and rate. Reckon they went a bit too silly on this one, Brian Eno you crazy bastard. I bet his bald head makes a gong sound when slapped.

An interesting listen. Like a soundtrack for a chase through Middle Eastern streets in a movie, washing going flying on lines, bins being overturned. (With the exception of Come With Us, which is a surreal horror accompaniment, surely.)

It's an interesting album, in a world music kind of way. I wouldn't have included it in this list, though. It may have been influential as far as sampling goes, but it has the feel of a pet project more than a serious contribution to music. As far as musical influences go, you'll get more milage out of listening to Talking Heads.

weird and nice!

Ehhhh

Wait, what if Barian Eno and david Bryne made a prot-plunderphonics album with folk songs from a number of different cultures, oh wait...

Nice to hear a mad experimental style of talking heads signature sound

A couple great sorta funky songs, but also a couple stinkers. I appreciate the ingenuity of using loops and samples, but I hate when a loop is only a couple seconds long. It gets tired QUICK

Cool sounds and all, it’s just that I don’t want to listen to it too much. 2.8

"The Jezebel Spirit" was the standout. This was a pretty forward-thinking project for 1981. Lots of techno and sampling. It was Moby before Moby was Moby. It wasn't a bad listen, but nothing that I'd really listen to just to listen to. An extra star for being so ahead of its time.

Not sure what to expect from this, Brian Eno rings a bell for some reason. Collab album from 1981. Electronic. It’s not bad, it nothing special either. A low 3.

Didnt really notice it.

Only listened to a preview as it's not available via Apple in the UK, but it seemed OK, although I wasn't motivated to spend actual money on it

I listened to it, but I couldn't tell you a thing about it.

Still quite revolutionary-sounding, but the repetitiveness isn't balanced that well (yet).

Love the bassline for My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts is quite exotic and interesting Quite an experimental album, I've mixed feelings about it but it's alright.

you know who spends loads of time rummaging around in the bushes of ghosts? SHICK. Any holes a goal though ey SHICK?

Sound

wow! david byrne and brian eno created such a different album for 1981. it's rather experimental and electronic, but the usage of various world musics make this album so unique. the beats are pretty sick, which is a weird statement to make for a brian eno album, but it is what it is. and the inclusion of funk made this album made it stand out even more. the samples could be repetitive, as they usually are, but since the samples were so unusual, i found myself more intrigued than annoyed. the feel of the album is very brian eno, who seems to ooze some chill and psychedelia vibes in his music. the talking heads' new wave sound isn't here, but their typical art/avant music is! i suppose that's david byrne's influence on the talking heads, too. i do wish that perhaps two white men hadn't created this album, but from what i read, what byrne and eno did was create music respectfully and borrow inspiration from other cultures. when they received some complaints or requests for a song removal, they complied and adjusted the album--even in the last few years. i'm impressed.

Quel titre! Une curiosité aux influences variées, que je devrai réécouter en m'y immergeant.

62/100

This is the kind of music to play during an acid trip. Rhythmic, repetitive in a good way, off the beaten path. There are a lot of Middle Eastern vocals with undulating British club mixes. It's fun for background music.

2.5

Weird

Eh, heard better.

clearly well done but not my style

Noise/found sounds collage that flits between interesting, robotic funk, and something slightly above ambient. I appreciate the music it inspired, at the very least. Also, the bass playing on some of this is absolutely choice. Favorite tracks: "Regiment", "Very, Very Hungry"

cool experimental album, but nothing i was too interested in. 2.6/5. listened 2x (Columbia SC)

Sinceramente al autor del libro le gustaba Brian Eno y por su cara decide que todo lo que haga el nota debes escucharlo antes de morir. Como ya he dicho antes, su música me gusta pero esto es complejo que sea imprescindible o para todos los públicos. Según la wikipedia este album fue pionero a la hora de usar samples. Me he guardado The Jezebel spirit. Es más interesante de de lo que esperaba.

se não soubesse que a proposta é som ambiente ia dar menos, cumpre seu papel

Rock experimental. Ni fu ni fa.

Raar, bij vlagen rommelig, en af en toe best wel cool. Heel origineel.

3.5

I understand why this album is important as it paved the way for sampled sounds in composition, but I don’t find that type of music enjoyable. Solid 3.

Goodish

w. David Byrne, good job

This is definitely Eno & Bryne, but it's muddled with no direction. I love their own stuff, but this felt like wasted air. What a shame.

I'm starting to think this list isn't all that random, since this Brian Eno came about 5-10 albums after getting the Talking Heads African-inspired album Remain in Light - and the last Eno album came right after Bowie's related album Low. I'm also starting to think that I will never fully understand Eno, but he is intriguing. This album isn't bad, though maybe a bit too spastic with the sampling - like it's too manufactured. I was missing those clear points of authenticity that I could really connect with to put this above a 3. Side one was pretty good. The Jezebel Spirit is awesome. that is my favorite on the whole album. Regiment and Help Me Somebody are other cool-sounding (African roots) songs from side one, though the latter feels less original after listening to the Talking Heads album. Side two wasn't quite as good, though Very Very Hungry (the first on that side) is my favorite. I kind of wish I could hear the song it replaced (Qu'ran). Moonlight in Glory was also decent. So maybe I'm getting to the point where I feel like Brian Eno doesn't really do anything bad, but I don't think this was his best.

Wow a really interesting mix on this album!! Love the first half maybe a lot more than the later tracks on it. Eno is just so fucking cool. The experimentation and mix of sounds and the backstory is so inspiring. It just gets a little bit too chaotic for my sensitive ears later on in the album. Nice and jazzy/electronic.

I haven't any idea what to make of this. There is some Brian Eno stuff I absolutely love but not going to lie I wasn't on board with absolutely all of this. Sorry Brian! There were elements I did so it has to be a middle of the road rating

That was like going to a contemporary art gallery. Is it cool? Yeah. Do you enjoy it? Yeah. Do you want it in your house? Nope.

This is pretty much exactly how I expected an album by Brian Eno and David Byrne to sound.

Bought this on CD at least 20 years ago and never really got it. The backing tracks are very TH. The overlay of found voices may have been very original back then. Dont really find it an enjoyable listen.

Eh, it's okay but doesn't do a lot for me. 2.5 stars.

A bizarre fusion of styles. A massive improvement on his way stuff which I found unlistenable. This is heading more towards his ambient era, and I quite liked it when played in the right scenario...

Very innovative and influential for sure, but it does not get me very excited, with the exception of a couple of songs, in particular the nicely grooving Regiment.

C'est très bon, le style ambiant est très bien fait et il y a un petit vibe psychédélique qui est très cool. Cependant, c'est un peu répétitif et long, rendu à la moitié je commençais à avoir hâte que ça finisse. Mais je comprends très bien l'impact qu'a pu avoir Eno sur la scène musicale. 6/10

This is one where the context really matters because I get it: samples and sampling! It is a totally fine album to listen to, but because it is 2023, the amount of sampling is the shoulder shrug emoji. I typically try and put myself into the mindset of what must this have sounded like when it came out and can't quite get there with this one. It isn't dated per se. It doesn't feel relevant to me either. I just feel like it sounds like a lot of the electronic albums on this list. Which is probably a testament to how important this one was at the time, but as a listener now...not as important.

Interesting in places but not really vibing with the vocal sampling thing here, especially in the first few tracks

A solid road trip album, offering a jumbled alternative to the radio. A two for the price of one, the imagination of the musician combining with the sparkle of the vocalist.

Pretty bonkers collaboration. It's sonically interesting in it's collage approach, but beyond a few of them it's sadly not something I'd wanna throw on all the time. 3.5 down to 3.

Eno c'est vraiment quelque chsoe. Cependant, on se perd un peu dans celui-ic. C'est quand ême orignale mais j'ai préféré d'autres de ces albums. 3.5

Ahead of its time, but I'm not actually sure this holds up that well. To me it has a really dated sound, and the only song I'd really bother coming back to is The Jezebel Spirit.

That sure was something.I think?It just kept going without a clear goal.It was like those sensory videos for babies but for the ears.Things just kept happening without rhyme or reason.The sounds weren’t horrible or anything but they didn’t have hooks or choruses.I didn’t mind it though.

Trippy

Experimental.

3.5

Listened to it twice; both times while working. Found it quite jarring. Think I need to listen to it when I can focus my full attention to it. Not sure if 3 stars is too much or not enough.

Some parts were hard to listen to but others were good. Experiments in music always welcome though maybe not always enjoyed.

Side one was pretty ok. Side two was not.

I like it. Just not as much as the other similar albums.

Bien, but experimental

Good

This album is, sonically, very interesting. You can definitely hear the combination of the Talking Heads' strange Afro rhythmic textures, and Eno's lush ambient soundscapes. Worth a listen

Super weird but a jam nonetheless

I'm not really one for instrumental albums, bit this one was better than some of the others I've gotten so far. Good experimentation without being annoying. Way better with good headphones in.

I liked this but thought it was a bit boring overall. I felt like the songs bust kind of meandered around in existence with no real purpose or direction. Cool concept with fun moments, but I don't think I'll be coming back to it anytime soon. 5.5/10

Glad I held on long enough to review entire album. Still sounds contemporary in my mind. Very much enjoyed!

3.5/5

I was fully expecting to dislike this based on the overview and genre, but it's remarkably listenable for the most part. It's definitely avant-garde, but doesn't feel pretentious in the same way similar albums do. At least, again, for the most part. There's clear musical melodies and themes here. I wouldn't really come back to it, but I quite liked it overall.

I think this must be a bit more revolutionary than it sounds, which I think happens when many other artists follow up on something really interesting. I have to remind myself that this is from 1981. It does sound somewhat timeless, although also very much like post-Talking-Heads David Byrne. There are some moments I really love here.

I remember getting this out of the library on tape back in the mid-80s but not getting into it. Older-me likes it more than teenage-me. It's a bit front-loaded, the first half being really interesting and pretty amazing for a 1981 album of samples, the second half sounds like unfinished ideas. Am I wrong to think of this as the dad of the Passengers Original Soundtracks 1 that Eno did with U2 in the mid 90s?

I like it more than I used to but still believe it's more wank than wonderful.

I mean, if you're going to do a musical thought experiment, I can't think of too many artists that would be better to do with than David Byrne.

Literally no idea. Super experimental in a way I liked but I don’t think I’ll ever listen to it again. 2-4 stars

Well that was a fun psychedelic experience. It’s not something that I’d personally listen to on any recurring basis and I think the noisy chaos of it gave me anxiety, but points for creativity. I really have never heard anything uhhh like this

This had some amazing trippy moments and was a really cool album to listen to. That said, I don’t ever really see myself putting it on to jam to, because it was rather weird. I could see this growing on me with more listens.

It’s obviously an important and influential album but it’s also self indulgent and ultimately Muzak. Bits of it I love but as a package it’s like the demo album of a special edition.

This is Talking Heads to the "nth" degree except without the witty lyrics. A little too experimental for me.

I'm not sure what it is, but Brian Eno really continues to puzzle me. When it comes to his solo albums I've heard of his so far, this one is probably my favorite, but it's a collaborative work between him and Byrne, which I also really enjoyed the music I heard from Roxy Music, that is until it came to the typical Brian Eno songs, which completely lost my interest. But then again, my favorite David Bowie albums are all produced by Brian Eno, and I think they're brilliant, and sound amazing. I don't know, maybe he will click for me one day, I'd love to understand the hype.

Liker bedre det andre han har skapt

Well above average art rock, so rounding way up!

Experimental and hypnotic, sometimes leaning towards atmospheric electronica, sometimes more focused on grooves and rhythms. I tended to enjoy the rhythmic tracks more, though I think the Eno-produced Talking Heads album "Remain in Light" does that style better. (Wikipedia tells me that "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" was recorded the year before "Remain in Light" but came out the year after that album. That makes sense to me. This feels like the experimenting that led to an even better, more focused album.) The music is fascinating and full of interesting sounds and grooves. But very few of the tracks develop into what I would consider songs. I suppose the album was made in a more of an ambient spirit than a pop one. Still, I wanted more development and structure. Most tracks just do their thing for a few minutes without introducing any new ideas. (I think my favorite was actually “Very, Very Hungry” — it’s the one that sounded most new and strange to me.)

Both of these acts are super respected but I never really listened to them too much. I think David Byrne is great and loved what I've heard in Talking Heads. Brian Eno I know less about but I know that he is revered as an experimental guitarist and that is definitely on display on this album. In Track 1, "America Is Waiting", I really liked the minor tonality sad synth that is played behind the wild rhythmic elements in the foreground for the second half of the song. It added a layer of intrigue. I think it comes in around 1:38. Track 2, "Mea Culpa", also has a darker synth layer behind the focal point elements in the foreground. The synth behind these is dark, tense, and full of staccato stabs that push this tension further along- that I think the foreground layers wouldn't totally convey alone. Track 3, "Regiment", was a nice change to the tension. Here we have a very sweet funky bass groove that sits really nicely in the pocket of some reverbed out minimal drums. Vocal riffs were a fun and unexpected change too. After some middle eastern (or Indian? I think that was a Tabla?) timbres in Track 4, by Track 5 I didn't know what was coming next. This concept continued throughout the record and resulted in a really pleasing listening experience! It's a bit cacophonous in a good way, but like most experimental music it is kind of tied to it's time period and as exploration happens, the idea of "experimental" becomes more normal, and after time it turns old experimental art into dated art. I kind of feel that way with this record (and others on this list have had this issue as well). Looking at it from a different vantage point- a "Dan shut up and enjoy it" perspective, I found it to be enjoyable once I shut up and let myself enjoy it. It's silly, goofy, fun, energetic, and still has a surprising amount of depth. This was a great album to put on and go along for the ride. Not quite a 4/5, but a high 3/5.

This was what I imagined Brian Eno music was like before actually hearing it. A bit left of centre to say the least. Kooky.

This was some kooky stuff. That said, it went well alongside a Saturday board game.

David Byrne sure knows how to ruin everything he touches. 1 But at least Eno is there to make it listenable 3

Música mezcla ambiental, electrónica y experimental. Para escuchar y relajarnos. Bien construida, pero sin nada especial a destacar

I’ve just listened to too much aphex twin for this to be good, defo good moments but overall it felt a little stale

Listened to the 3 songs NOT on Apple Music Canada first, “Regiment”, “Qu’Ran”, & “The Carrier”. (2/3 of those songs were apparently cleared of copyright issues and reinstated on streaming services. Not so.) Liked all 3, but all felt transitory. Kind of like how “Any Colour You Like” glues 2 other songs together in DSOTM. Upon finishing the rest of the album, that’s just how most songs are here. The mix of organic percussion, cut up vocals & cold synths can be really eerie (Mountain of Needles). Lived up to the “Ghosts” in the album title. HL: “The Jezebel Spirit”, “Very, Very, Hungry”, “The Carrier” October 28, 2022

ehhh

I like the beats under this but I could do without many of the vocals. "A Secret Life" and "Come with Us" could make good muzak for a budget haunted house. "New feet" might be the strangest song on the album.

I don’t know what to think about this album. It’s inbetweem something, I can’t discribe

Ahead of its time re collaging and world music? Sure. Interesting? Not so much. This suffers from the science experiement effect and a massive lack of lyricism and musicality.

It was fun to listen

Rock experimental. Ni fu ni fa.

1981. Regiment

I liked it in the background

I am not a big fan of Brian Eno or David Byrne and an experimental album full of samples was not something I was really looking forward to. And yet.. it kinda worked for me. Not by a huge amount but it wasn't as awful as I was expecting. It's albums like this that make me appreciate this challenge. There is no way I'd listen to this otherwise and I probably won't again, but I'm certainly happy I did.

This was a really cool, thought-provoking, and groundbreaking album. It is amazing seeing the sheer influence this thing had; I can see it's resemblance in things like Beastie Boys and The Avalanches. It is so interesting. But... I just didn't care much for the songs themselves, honestly. When speaking purely on the actual music, with no context, I could take it or leave it for most of the tracks. Oh well.

Nice to listen to while working. I think I'd rather choose a different ambient themed collection next, however.

Didn’t listen to the whole album, but definitely some stuff I would enjoy in the correct setting

6/10 Best song - Regiment

I have a hard time getting into Brian Eno. Not the worst, but wouldn't go out of my way for it

world music by brian eno if your idea of world music is a brunch at the u.n. the production and engineering are top shelf, as expected, but this really isn't the eno i love. it's a little "try hard" for me. give me "here come the warm jets 8/7 days per week.

Petit coup de gueule au sujet du morceau Moonlight in Glory. Alors que je déambulais joyeusement dans les rues d'Hambourg à la recherche d'un matelas gonflable et que le titre précité commença à défiler dans mes oreilles, je me surpris à me décaler plusieurs fois sur la droite, pensant entendre une sonnette de vélo. Après une dizaine de pas de côté et aucun signe d'un quelconque véhicule à deux roues dans les parages, je compris que Brian Eno venait de me jouer un très, très, mais alors très mauvais tour.

A collection of bizarre instrumental tracks, reminiscent of a relaxation CD you'd buy at a garden centre. A no from me.

I can't pretend to say I understand or enjoy the music, but I can't say I dislike it. To me, it's experimental, avant-garde noise sounds and it's no wonder Eno composes soundtracks. Collaborating with David Byrne helps and they work well together, so I might have another listen in a different state of mind.

Well two of music's greatest legends meet and make an interesting album that no one will really love. You might have it on your shelf, but really, would you ever pull it out except to pretend you're onto something? Maybe it's a dance album, but really? Which of these tracks will you party to? I guess it's bound to happen - it's not offensive, it wasn't annoying, it's just feels unnecessary.

5/14/2022 - ALBUM #108 Today's Album: "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" by Brian Eno & David Byrne - This album got me really excited right off the bat, with the name Brian Eno resonating with me as a name I have definitely heard brought up and compared to within music discussions. Alongside that is also David Byrne, who I have heard a decent bit of material from in both the Talking Heads and his own solo work. I have to say that although I am underwhelmed by the album I got out of this collaboration, it is still very interesting. Given my experience with albums so far, I expected the very strange ambient opener with lots of eclectic samples to simply be an introduction into some more digestible or lyric-driven music, but this album just keeps continuing with track after track of stranger and stranger instrumental grooves with no vocals, but many strange and random samples throughout. No track particularly stands out, but as you get deeper into the track list, the quick and fun dance grooves of songs like America is Waiting and Regiment slowly turn into experimental noise pieces like A Secret Life and Come With Us. It doesn't really get worse as it goes on in terms of it's presentation or style, but since many of these tracks focus on laying down a solid beat with little worry towards musical progression, the more experimental tracks do just end up sounding a bit more boring. When this album picks up and demonstrates a fun beat, it really pops off with a ton of fun auxiliary instrumentation and really groovy and varied percussion, but it honestly would be nice to hear a bit more of a cohesive song structure on at least some of the tracks given how awesome the band is. Overall, it's a really cool experimental work that doesn't ever apologize for going off the rails and being a weird experience from start to finish. It's an essential listen for anyone that loves the sharp and clean instrumentation of the talking heads or very experimental music in general so give it a listen if that sounds like you. Highlights: America Is Waiting, Mea Culpa, Regiment, Help Me Somebody, The Jezebel Spirit, Moonlight In Glory, Score: 7/10 Great experimental art-pop that gets less enjoyable as it goes on.

So, I like to think that I have a bit more of an eclectic taste in music. This album was a bit too much for me. There were songs I liked (two against three is a cool one) but many were just a bit too weird for me taste.

Another British-man-creates-"world"-music-sampler record. At least here it all sounds good; However, the production choices add almost nothing and sound especially out of place when they're on their own. Middling-to-solid if you like Eno or Byrne.

Pretty ok. Bit repetitive and not much in the way of memorable tune. But a good portfolio of cool music experiments.

not my jam but still iconic

Bom simploriedade um dos malucos fez música com o Caetano.

Not bad! A combo of Eno, whose albums I've really enjoyed, and David Byrne of Talking Heads, whose albums I've not enjoyed as much. It's extremely quirky music, and I love the tracks that really lean into that outlandish spirit, like "Solo Guitar with Tinfoil." Plays more like an archival collection of noises and songs than an album, but it's good. Favorite tracks: Regiment, Solo Guitar with Tin Foil, Mountain of Needles, America is Waiting. Album art: This lined one is a reissue, the original is a bit more textured and blocky. Some cool art either way. 3.5/5

Thought I'd love this, but it wasn't the easiest listen. Did sound very cool though and points for weirdness.

Andy called it post-Berlin, pre-ambient, avant- funk and I call it cool noises.

Brian Eno raises his bald auteur head again in this list and this time with a man in an oversized suit who occasionally wears a stiletto as a hat. That should give you a clue about the music herein. It's a mix of samples and rhythms. More of a party album than Eno's previous ones (though the kind of party where you'd listen to music, stroke beards and nod your head to the progressiveness of such an album) and that is probably David Byrne's influence. Definitely ahead of the game when it came out. I can agree it's an "important" album - I just don't know if it's an enjoyable one. Best Tracks: Mea Culpa; Regiment; The Jezebel Spirit;

adorei

Not my stuff.

good for listening during work

It was okay but not anything I will likely listen to again.

Wow? I appreciate the creativity and some of the tracks were very cool but overall this isn’t my cup of tea. It was thematically consistent and interesting but too jarring.

strange vibe but ok

2nd Listen. More interesting sounds from Brian Eno. This time paired with David Byrne. 3/5

Estremamente sperimentale. Un po' faticoso. Non dico che non sia interessante, ma devi proprio avere la voglia per ascoltarlo.

unique sounds !! this was a very well put together album, and was very easy to listen to. there werent any songs that really blew me out of the water, but i did enjoy pitch to voltage. 3.5/5

I wasn’t into this one but it’s damn influential

Didn't stand out to me much

Kinda funky and odd electronic. Good background music. 3.5

I don't even know how to pretend like I understand what is happening here. I think it's a very important album for the sound and shape of music, especially in regards to sampling. It's super cool, but I don't know man. However, moonlight in glory fucks. Check that one at the very least.

It's sort of interesting and I guess it must have been very original at its time. From a modern day perspective it's fine as background music, but nothing too special. I like some of the funk influences that liven the soundscapes up a bit.

Непонятно, почему не указан Дэвид Бёрн из толкин хэдс как соавтор альбома, вроде как везде они вместе. Было бы больше мотивации слушать. Ну что сказать, в целом, наверное, норм, есть отдельные интересные моменты, но всё-таки фоновая музыка по большому счёту. Особенно зашла The carrier — похоже на прообраз того, что сейчас делает Лингва Игнота. В остальном душа не сильно легла — вряд ли когда-то вспомню и вернусь, разве что на сэмплы порезать (получатся вторичные сэмплы, найс). Такое, 6/10

Снова тот случай, когда после нескольких прослушиваний осознаёшь, что, оказывается, слушаешь не оригинальный альбом, а какую-то странную компиляцию. Ну да ничего, с оригинальными треками для справедливости тоже ознакомился. America Is Waiting – первый раз себя даже поймал на том, что взгрустнул, что трек закончился, с середины началась интересная партия клавишных, которую можно было бы интересно развить. Mea Culpa – партии голоса интересные, жаль, залуплены и не получают развития. С середины балдёжные этнические мотивы. Думаю, этот трек можно было бы репрезентативным синглом пускать, а не The Jezebel Spirit. Moonlight in Glory – норм почилить, вайб главного меню Hotline Miami Pitch To Voltage – отметил для себя просто как хороший трек от начала до конца. На удивление, в оригинальном издании его нет. Все остальные треки, добавленные опосля, а это Two Against Three, Vocal Out-Takes, New Feet, Defiant, Number 8 Mix представляют собой залупленную жижу, что я себе обычно и представляю, когда речь идёт о всяком старом экспериментальном авангарде. Разве что закрывашка Solo Guitar With Tin Foil благозвучна, только она будто вообще с другого альбома залетела. А вот Regiment, Qu'ran, The Carrier - нормальные темы, этника тащит, музыкальные темы развиваются. Видимо, с авторскими правами на сэмплы не удалось разобраться, так что ре-релиз вышел кастрированным, но с приделанным страпоном, так скать. По итогу, удивительно приятный для такого формата альбом. Как саундтрек к чему-либо вообще отлично бы зашёл, возможно. Была мысля даже 4 ёбнуть. А потом задал себе вопрос: Есть ли желание в будущем переслушать хоть что-то? Ответ, конечно: «Нет». Разве что для саундтрека к какому-нибудь проекту утащить. Так что 3. Но с плюсом.

Weird psychedelic album that's fairly enjoyable. 0RS

Solid rock

Meh

Dobar album gospon Briana uz pomoć Brynea. U jednom djelu se vidi to što je Eno napravio za Remain in Light, osjeti se i na ovom albumu. Nosi tu groovie/futuristic/afrobeat melodiju.

I don't know what to say 'bout this record, I need to give it another listen

An interesting and engaging listen but doesn't quite have the same meditative appeal as some of Eno's more esoteric records.

Not his best but he manages to create rhythm in seemingly random sounds. Very clever.

kind of like an electronic Tom Waits, not quite sure when I'd put it on

Really catchy electronic funk with a shit ton of sampling. I liked it, but I could have done without most of the "vocals". Something thats good for cruising or background music, but not something I want to really sit and listen (or replay) too often.

Interesting and different. I enjoyed it enough to listen twice ! ***

Beetje raar, maar wel lekker!

Pretty good! I liked Regiment and Help Me Somebody, though the songs got a bit samey toward the end. Transitions were cool, I could never tell when a song had ended / another began

unoffensive

america is calling is cool, mea culpa sucks. The album is a cool expirament with sampling. Jezebel spirit is a rad track. A secret life is really rubbing me the wrong way

I seem to enjoy each Brian Eno album we get a little bit less. This one was ok, but not fantastic.

I like David Byrne and all, but could you imagine him singing over these tracks? Good call to take the instrumental path here. That said, while I was digging the hell out of the first couple songs it definitely ended up a bit too repetitive for my tastes. I wouldn’t mind having it on while writing though.

I enjoyed some, not all.

A bit out there, early electronica I guess? A couple songs were region blocked on spotify :( but it's experimental overall and a bit out there. Maybe worth listening to again in a different state of mind.

I liked the techno/electrical vibe to it. Feels like something Moby would’ve taken inspiration from.

I don't know how to rate this one. I understand it is 'good' and an innovation at the time, but it also doesn't really do anything for me. Tracks 3, 4, 5, and 8 are the strongest, to me. But it's a 3 star album, maybe 3.5

Can understand why it's important, but it's too long and nearly gave me a headache. 6/10

I think my biggest issue is how little it feels like an album. It's a collection of weird sounds, and that is interesting for a minute, but at the end you are left with the sentiment that there could have been 10 000 thousand other weird ass noises that could have been included. There is little cohesiveness, little thought behind the pacing or flow of it. The experimentation is novel one by one, plenty to be interested by on it's own, but it doesn't really work as an album and that is disappointing especially since I love both of them

Brian Eno has played around with ambient and more esoteric ideas a lot, and at times he managed to truly capture the majesty that such a sound can become. Unfortunately, this is an album where he completely misses the mark as far as I'm concerned, the fairly average first half only just saving the second half from dragging this album down to a 1 star.

not really my thing

Is the cover generated by the PowerPoint default pattern?

This is a walkabout by two guys doing weird guy shit together. Eno and Bryne no a thing about music, that is undeniable and there is ample evidence that there combined knowledge and understanding of rhythm, tempo and even pop music itself is second to none. So why is this rhythmic experiment such a dull pile of crap. I actually own this record and bought it new when it came out as I was a fan of Talking Heads and of Eno’s production work. I found his solo stuff, particularly the ambient pieces, pretty dull but I knew that he had some interesting ideas and this collaboration seemed a great idea. Except it is not. Samples and found sounds seems interesting except this early experiment of mashing it all up with African rhythms and electronics was just fragmented. It is the dissonant Frankensteining of these songs that fails to connect with me. I played it several times in the early 80s but could never connect with it. Perhaps it’s not my roots. It still doesn’t connect. Listening to the album today was tough because I could have spent time with the new Gurriers record or even the new Chelsea Wolfe record which come off as far more engaging and entertaining than this. So, what to make of it? I conclude that time is better spent elsewhere than playing this. 2/5

Slitsomt.

While Eno's relevancy in this sort of exercise of labelling which are the most meaningful albums cannot be understated, and this album has the novelty of it being such as stepping stone for music to come, I could do without this album particularly. 7/10 [DROP]

Dense simulacra for people who read Baudrillard for shits and giggles.

Började som en trea men tradigt mot slutet

I’m a fan of a lot of Eno albums but not this one. The title is the best part and I guess that’s sampled, too. The best parts bring Remain in Light energies, but without vocal melodies, just speech.

2/5 - Have to rate this for my experience with it, not the guys' names on the album. It's a bunch of sounds. I heard them. I'll never listen to this again, if I'm being honest.

Forgive if I’m mistaken but music is meant to make you feel emotions. Like, literally any emotion. Even one singular emotion, to however low a capacity. Maybe that’s just me

I love both of you weirdos, but there's no way in hell I'm ever listening to this again (for reference, I gave Music For Airports five stars).

Hmmm

Too weird.

Some people like this. I find it void of any emotion. It sounds like AI.

It’s background music and I’ll leave it at that

Some have called this “background music” but I disagree. The first half, anyway, is too interesting for that. Plus, I was listening to the album outside and a neighbor walked by during the “Jezebel” exorcism song, and I quickly turned down the volume so he wouldn’t hear. That’s not background / boring! But… is it good? Is it something I’d want to listen to again? I don’t know. The slower, more ambient songs in the 2nd half really drag it down. I think I can appreciate this album, but I don’t think I *like* it.

I did not care for this, though I suspect it's very good music theory in action. I think I recognized the Byrne (rhythm) and Eno (ambiant) stuff, but that could be my imagination.

Two epic talents coming together to create . . . something largely forgettable, I'd say.

Not sure how I would feel about this album under normal circumstances, but this morning I am listening to it after catching up on yesterday's album, which was Haunted Dancehall (the second studio album by English electronic music group The Sabres of Paradise.) And compared to THAT album this sounds like the greatest music ever recorded. I love David Byrne but am not wild about anything I've heard by Eno other than his production work. Parts of "A Secret Life" reminded me of Bowie's Blackstar album. I liked how funky "Defiant" was. This is a little more avant-garde than I am into. Some interesting sounds and songs on here though. And reading up on it, I see that it was considered pioneering in the art of sampling, so kudos to them for that. This is not something I can see myself putting on to listen for pleasure though.

Alright, look. I love David Byrne... and I respect Brian Eno. These are two very eccentric and talented dudes. For the casual listener, however, this just doesn't land. Interesting and impactful I'm sure, but for me, not so much.

Another sonic warfare on my eardrums. It's not that it's not listenable, it's that it actively resists listening. It's like the album was raised by wolves. It's just... sounds. Lots of them. One star for effort, one for execution. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Regiment - The Jezebel Spirit

not my kinda thang

the whole album like someone gave him a soundboard to play with over a completed album and weird streams of consciousness. Its fucked, but its still pretty fun to listen to at least once.

Oh well! Yes, I understand, these two guys tried something new. It's just, that I don't dig the result much.

🤨

המצאת הטכנו וההאוס בלי קיק ומשהו מייחד, היה לי די קשה לשמיעה, יותר מכל האלבומים של צארלס ריי ששמעתי בלל הדבר הזה

conceptually and historically interesting but not something I need to listen to it's fine

Nope.

Bunch of random sounds & samples strung together. There-I saved you some time. Not “innovative” or “cool ambient”. Just random sounds strung together

This is an album that shines best for those who listen with good-quality headphones (the intricate depth of sound I got on headphones compared to my car speakers is dramatic). For the actual review itself, the album is well-produced and shows interesting sampling work by these two that would have been influential in the development of electronic music. However, I'm really not a fan of this sound, especially in the more experimental second half, where it becomes a lot more nonsensical. I'd rather listen to Remaining in Light (which I got four days after this album and just listened to before writing this very review (I still need to review that album)).

ok . seemed to be making a lot of random noises for the sake of it

No.

5/10

The music on the album—which I’m listening to for the first time—sounds interesting. But it’s definitely not my cup of tea! I do listen to world music, but this particular style relies far too heavily on sampling and electronics for my taste. It might sound interesting at first, but the longer the record plays, the more annoying it becomes.

Not super easy to listen to. Not gonna lie, but I couldn't make it through this album. Probably listened to 3/4 of it. While the sounds and vibes were inventative, the lack of coherence made it too hard to listen to.

It started strong, especially the first and third tracks, but quickly devolved into something that was not fun to listen to.

This album is interesting, but I don't particularly like it. 2.5 stars

Brian Eno is a great bunch of lads but David Byrne is a massive twat so I can’t give this one any higher than two stars. The opening track is the most irritating by far and overall this is still patchier than the patchiest of Apaches. There’s the odd few bits of decent ambient and afrobeat chase music but overall Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack offers similar stuff but of higher quality. Or maybe not but would recommend that over this any day.

I see Brian Eno come up for my daily album, and I just sigh because I know it's going to be boring.

David Byrne i know you’re the goat but i just cant get into this 💔

They were ahead of the tech on this one

Un sonido muy ambiental y tropical, no es lo mio

America is waiting - 2 Mea culpa - 2 Regiment - 4 Help me somebody - 2 The jezebel spirit - 2 Qu'ran - 3 Moonlight in glory - 2 The carrier - 2 A secret life - 2 Come with us - 2 Mountain of needles - 3

If you were to make a list of music artists who have collaborated with Brian Eno, you’d end up with a who's who list of relevant musicians of the last 40+ years. And so it’s cool to hear one of these early collaborations with David Byrne. And while it was cool to hear this and some of the interesting ideas they generated, I can't help feeling like I’m hearing something incomplete. Many of these 'songs' if you can call them that would benefit from a singer or lead instrument. Rather we have these experimental soundscapes that don't seem to go anywhere.

Expectation: -> No idea what to expect here…genre, decade, nothing. After listening: -> Not really my thing. Some ineresting sounds for sure. Some sounds I do not care for. An overall mish-mash that I won't go looking for. After a more intented second listen and at the 11th hour, I nudged this up to two. Track ranking: Regiment Solo Mountain Come America Moonlight Pitch 8 Help Two Defiant Hungry Secret Jezebel Mea Carrier New Vocal