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Best of All Possible Musics: Michael Brook and Loop Guru mess with Eno

Nicholas Jennings, Eye Weekly, 26 July 1996

IN THE WORLD of ambient music, Brian Eno is god, the all-knowing, all-powerful genius of the recording studio. So omnipotent is Eno that his disciples can be found on pop, new age, nouveau classical and indie charts on both sides of the Atlantic. His pioneering role in world music dates back to 1979, when he recorded ethno-ambient classics like Possible Musics with Jon Hassell and My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts with David Byrne.

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