Music for Airports

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Music for Airports is a pioneering ambient album by Brian Eno that helped define the genre with its serene, minimalist soundscapes designed to subtly shape the atmosphere of public spaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brian Eno album ⓘ
ambient music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Brian Eno ⓘ
composer Brian Eno ⓘ
concept music designed to shape the atmosphere of an environment ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception highly acclaimed ⓘ
followedBy Music for Films ⓘ
format LP record ⓘ
genre ambient ⓘ
experimental ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ
hasInstrumentation piano ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
tape loops ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasTrack 1/1 ⓘ
1/2 ⓘ
2/1 ⓘ
2/2 ⓘ
influencedGenre ambient ⓘ
downtempo ⓘ
new age ⓘ
intendedUse background music ⓘ
music for airports ⓘ
music for public spaces ⓘ
label Editions EG ⓘ
Polydor Records ⓘ
length about 48 minutes ⓘ
notableFor helping define the ambient music genre ⓘ
serene minimalist soundscapes ⓘ
use of tape loops and phase patterns ⓘ
partOfSeries Ambient series ⓘ
precededBy Discreet Music ⓘ
producer Brian Eno ⓘ
recordedIn 1976 ⓘ
1977 ⓘ
releaseDate 1978-03 ⓘ
releaseYear 1978 ⓘ
seriesNumber 1 ⓘ
shortTitle Music for Airports ⓘ
sideCount 2 ⓘ
title Ambient 1: Music for Airports ⓘ
trackCount 4 ⓘ
trackTitle 1/1 ⓘ
1/2 ⓘ
2/1 ⓘ
2/2 ⓘ

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Brian Eno → notableWork → Music for Airports ⓘ
Bang on a Can All-Stars → notableWork → Music for Airports (arrangements of Brian Eno) ⓘ
linked to: Music for Airports
Brian Eno → notableWork → Music for Airports ⓘ
subject linked to: Eno