So when I was a little tyke with dreams of radio stardom in my eyes I took my high school internship at a local college station in Mississauga. Under the watchful eye of various staff members there I was taught about the origins of music I liked. You know how it goes Nirvana came from Pixies and Meat Puppets, everything British came from the Beatles ( I kid).
But while there I was exposed to Brian Eno - a masterful producer who can make the hits with the best of them radio friendly Scandinavians and tinker on music for decades a la Brian Wilson 1968. Either way the result is pretty rewarding.
Well today, at 60, and with the help of his friend David Bryne, they have released a pretty cool record. The coolest thing is that this record is available in various formats through their website, including the FLAC format. Which one can only assume is like listening to music with your ears in 20,000$ headphones in Eno's studio I'm sure - but it's recommend for people with experience as it requires some extra work (attention: if you have a kid over 6 get them to help you here).
The cool thing to me is that after bands like Radiohead, Stars, NIN, and the such have released their albums online independently (some with success, some with notoriety) it is now looking more and more like a model to replicate. So good on Eno/Bryne for giving it a go - arguably bankable artists trying it on their own terms. (Remind me to tell you some hilarious stories I've discovered of big label excess from the 80/90s era - so funny)
Does it make the music matter more? Who knows. That for you to decide - because it all matters differently to all of us.
The album is called: EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN TODAY
Check it out.
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