Album · 1978

Ambient 1: Music for Airports
by
Brian Eno

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Ambient 1: Music for Airports is the sixth studio album by Brian Eno, released in 1978 by Polydor Records. It is the first of Eno's albums released under the label of ambient music, a genre of music intended to "induce calm and a space to think" while remaining "as ignorable as it is interesting". While not Eno's earliest entry in the style, it is credited with coining the term.

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Release details

Released
1978
Type
Album
Genres
ElectronicAmbient
Labels
E’G
 PVC Records
 Polydor

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  • 5/5 stars

    needs no introduction, brian eno is a legend. amazing ambient musings, background music for any occassion. especially wallowing in your own depression which is perfect for me.

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AllMusic (Linda Kohanov)
5/5 stars
Pitchfork 9.2/10 {{small|(2004)}}
Slant Magazine (Sal Cinquemani – 2 November 2002)
4/5 stars
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Last updated: May 24th, 2009

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