I cant duplicate my own successes, because part of the creation of that effect is making something happen that you didn't expect
Brian EnoI wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice.
Brian EnoAlso something that you don't have to listen to from beginning to end - you can enter at any point and leave at any point.
Brian EnoWhat people call unemotional just doesnt have a single overriding emotion to it. The things that I like best are the ones that ambiguous on the emotional level.
Brian EnoThe seven white notes on the piano - each section of the piece (there are 12 sections) is five of those seven white notes. If you calculate it, there are 21 groups of five notes in any group of seven notes. And although there are 12 sections, this piece actually uses nine of those groups because some of the sections repeat earlier ones. So that's the formula. It's very simple as a way of generating something. It's my inner minimalist.
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