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Brian Eno and the Ambient Contradiction 

Source: The Ringer.

The lights inside Royal Festival Hall in London dim and a bass drone fills the 2,700-capacity theater as musicians begin to walk onstage. First come the flutes pacing in from both flanks, then French horns, trombones, and nine violinists. An arsenal of percussion instruments is perched on an elevated riser: timpanis rumble and woodblocks clonk above the sea of building harmonies.

In the center, a single spotlight illuminates Brian Eno, 75 years old, wearing a bright pink suit, playing the “first tour” of his five-decade career.


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