Brian Eno, born in Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1948, left Roxy Music to reshape art rock and invent ambient music as a category, producing Bowie's Berlin trilogy, Talking Heads, and U2 along the way. Another Green World is the song-based gateway; Ambient 1: Music for Airports is the other doorway entirely. Explore Brian Eno vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk on May 15, 1948. He was a founding member of Roxy Music (1971-1973), departing to begin a solo career that quickly moved from art rock (Here Come the Warm Jets, 1974) into the invention of ambient music (Ambient 1: Music for Airports, 1978). His parallel career as a producer began with the Bowie Berlin trilogy (Low, Heroes, Lodger, 1977-1979) and continued through landmark albums for U2 (with Daniel Lanois), Talking Heads (Remain in Light), Devo, and many others. He coined the term ambient music and has continued releasing solo and collaborative work across more than five decades.
Eno's solo work spans art pop and proto-new wave (1970s), the invention of ambient music as a formal category (the four Ambient series albums), generative music, and conceptual sound design. His instrumentation typically centers on synthesizers, treated tapes, and electronics, with vocal work appearing intermittently. His production work has shaped multiple eras of art rock, post-punk, and stadium rock.
Original EG pressings of the Ambient series are particularly sought after. Multiple anniversary reissues, audiophile pressings, and box sets covering specific eras of Eno's catalog have been released across Astralwerks, Warp, UMC/Virgin, and others.
Listeners new to Brian Eno typically start with Another Green World (1975) for his song-based art pop, or Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) for his ambient work.
