A listener familiar with the pedigree of the albums of Brian Eno might assume that Virgin/Astralwerks' release More Music for Films is merely a re-packaging of Music for Films II, a bonus album included within the LP boxed set Working Backwards. Such an assumption would be incorrect, as More Music for Films represents a new spin on a variety of soundtrack material made by Eno in the years 1976-1983, including some tracks drawn from Music for Films II, others from Eno Box I: Instrumentals, and at least six selections never made public before. According to Virgin, these are taken from the limited-edition promo LP of Music for Films, a two album set pre-dating the familiar EG release by two years and only circulated to filmmakers and journalists.
These show notes are written by long-standing Frippertronics expert and unofficial archivist, Allan Okada, whose help in the restoration of this concert has been invaluable. This historic recording documents an extremely rare and classic performance of a mysterious collaborative tour from two of the most creative and fascinating figures in rock. It is one of the most rewarding live recordings this writer has ever heard. For any fan of ‘No Pussyfooting’ or ‘Evening Star’, this live recording is of epic significance and thanks to the efforts of Alex Mundy, is now also comparable in audio quality, by synchronizing the most complete and best (by a mile) available live bootleg recording with Eno's stage tapes recently discovered.
| “ | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Both Brian Eno and David Byrne had, for a number of years, been interested in non- Western music styles, particularly those of sub-Saharan African of the Arabic cultural sphere; In the Talking Heads /Eno records, such influences function implicitly, but on the album 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts' they became explicit. Over Rhythmic and harmonic backing tracks, played by Eno, Byrne and eleven other musicians, Eno and Byrne superimposed taped voices from a variety of sources. 'It's almost collage music, like grafting a piece of one culture onto a piece of another onto a piece of another, and trying to make them work as a coherent musical idea, and also trying to make something you can dance to' mentioned Eno." The title of the album is inspired by Amos Tutuola's novel with the same title. Track listing 1. America is Waiting (3:36) 2. Mea Culpa (3.35) 3. Regiment (3:56) 4. Help Me Somebody (4:18) 5. The Jezebel Spirt (4:55) 6. Very, Very Hungry (3:20) 7. Moonlight in Glory (4:19) 8. The Carrier (3:30) 9. A Secret Life (2:30) 10. Come With Us (2:38) 11. Mountain of Needles (2:35) Total Time: 39:41 All songs written by Brian Eno/David Byrne, excpet 1.(Brian Eno/David Byrne, arr. by Brian Eno/David Byrne/Bill Laswell/Tim Wright/David van Tieghem) 3.(Brian Eno/David Byrne/Busta Jones, arr. by Brian Eno/David Byrne/Busta Jones/Chris Frantz/Robert Fripp) **** Line-up Brian Eno & David Byrne / guitars, basses, synthesizers, drums, percussion and "found objects" Guest musicians: - John Cooksey / drums (4) - Chris Frantz / drums, additional arranging (3) - Robert Fripp / additional arranging (3) - Busta Jones / bass, additional writing and arranging (3) - Dennis Keeley / Bodhran (2) - Bill Laswell / bass and additional arranging (1) - Mingo Lewis / Bata, sticks (5, 8) - Prairie Prince / can, bass drum (5, 8) - Jose Rossy / congas, agong-gong (7) - Steve Scales / congas, metals (4) - David van Tieghem / drums, percussion (1, 3), additional arranging (1) - Tim Wright / click bass (1) *** VOICES: (1) Unidentified indignant radio show host, San Fransisco, April 1980; (2) Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call- in show, New York, July 1979; (3) Dunya Yusin, Lebanese mountain singer; (4) Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980; (5) Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980; (7) The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia; (8) Dunya Yusin; (9) Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer; (10)Unidentified radio evangelist, San Fransisco, April 1980. Releases information (Some older editions apparently contain a track called "Qur'an" instead of "Very Very Hungry" , but it was not on this one.) Recorded at RPM, Blue Rock, Sigma, New York, Eldorado, Los Angeles and Different Fur, San Fransisco, August 1979 to October 1980 Engineer at RMP : Neal Teeman Assistant : Hugh Dwyer Engineer at Blue Rock : Eddie Korvin Assistant : Michael Ewasko Engineer at Eldorado : Dave Jerden Assistant : Georg Sloan Engineer at Different Fur : Stacy Baird Assistants : Don Mack and Howard Johnston Engineer at Sigma : John Potoker Produced by Brain Eno and David Byrne Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound | ” |
An extended edition of Brian Eno’s landmark album, Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks will be released through UMC on 19 July in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Available in a variety of formats including 2LP 180g vinyl, standard 2CD and a limited numbered 2CD with 24-page hardcover book, this special anniversary release features the original album remastered by Abbey Road’s Miles Showell, as well as an accompanying album of 11 new instrumental compositions that reimagine the soundtrack to For All Mankind.
A listener familiar with the pedigree of the albums of Brian Eno might assume that the Virgin/Astralwerks release More Music for Films is merely a repackaging of Music for Films, Vol. 2, a bonus album included within the LP boxed set Working Backwards. Such an assumption would be incorrect, as More Music for Films represents a new spin on a variety of soundtrack material made by Eno in the years 1976-1983, including some tracks drawn from Music for Films, Vol. 2, others from Eno Box I: Instrumentals, and at least six selections never made public before. According to Virgin, these are taken from the limited-edition promo LP of Music for Films, a two-album set predating the familiar EG release by two years and only circulated to filmmakers and journalists…