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LUX

Brian EnoMP3 Music
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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  • Original Release Date: November 12, 2012
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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another lovely ambient journey from Mr. Eno November 13, 2012
Format:Audio CD
When the mood is right, there are few greater pleasures for me than traveling along with Brian Eno and submerging into one of his sparklingly beautiful ambient mindscapes. His newest, Lux, was designed to accompany an art installation in Turin, Italy, themed around "the play of light." The album is a series of four long pieces totaling about 1.2 hours. The structure is alternating and overlapping synth tones which seem to shimmer and hang in the air like the play of light that inspired the music. The music sounds fairly harmonious on its surface, but there is subtle tension lurking below, slightly more noticeable within "LUX 2" & "3." This would seem to be perfect music for experiencing an art installation, but it's also excellent as background music for working on the computer, reading a magazine, drinking a glass of wine, etc. Maybe for meditation, too, although I wonder if the subtle shifts in feeling might prove too distracting for that purpose.
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Music for Cemeteries (And Other Quiet Spaces.) November 15, 2012
By Starr
Format:MP3 Music
I LOVE this album and have been waiting with baited breath for a return to form.

"Lux" falls in with "Neroli" and "Thursday Afternoon," is autumnal in tone and would work nicely in headphones while sitting in and/or strolling through a sunlit cemetery that's bursting with foliage in the very early afternoon hours of a day off from work.

Though past outings such as "Drums Between the Bells" and "Small Craft on A Milk Sea" explore DIFFERENT sides of his muse, it's always been his more ambient efforts which have afforded me the opportunity to actually "listen" to myself.

I'm a hospital switchboard operator, so you can only imagine how my ears THIRST for THIS KIND of ear candy after an 8-hour shift of marathon-speaking, thinking, processing and typing. Thank you, Brian! :-)
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Measuring the intensity of light November 14, 2012
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As much as I enjoy the recent diversity of Eno's output, he is back to his bread and butter with "Lux." For well over a decade - as both "Most Played" and threadbare disc surface will attest- Eno's ambient "Thursday Afternoon" masterpiece has been a source of inspiration for me, a sort of soundtrack to my life. After giving Lux a turn, I can tell instantly that this work is bound to cast a similar spell. These 4, technically seperate tracks, actually comprise a whole. Deeply layered, subtle and at times haunting, There seems to be endless possibilities to explore here. I havent read any of the album credits (downloaded only the mp3 version so far), but it sounds as if Harold Budd or Harold Budd-esque piano work meanders through the work. Along with "Thursday Afternoon," my other favorite ambient album is the beautiful Budd & Eno, "The Pearl"; A haunting piece that uses heavy doses of acoustic piano, blending perfectly over Eno's meandering sonic scapes. Equally so here on "Lux" While written for a specific art installation, (as have so many of Eno's recent compositions) This work would seem to transcend a soundscape for a singular, particular piece of art. It has the quality-like all truly brilliant ambient pieces- to provide living music, useful in just about any and all situations throught the day. Sorry for rambling, but I just gave the album another spin and couldn't be happier with my purchase. Thank you Brian.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Eno - at its most boring
I am a big fan of Brian Eno, and love many of his albums... But Lux is to me extremely boring...I've been listening to it several times but find nothing interesting. Sorry.. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mario Villalobos
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderfully serene
I agree with other reviewers that Lux is a masterpiece reminiscent of Neroli and Thursday Afternoon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Don S. Asper
5.0 out of 5 stars Another ambient masterpiece!
Brian Eno continues to mine the sonic landscapes of ambient music - a field he more or less singlehandedly created back in the 1970s. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Craig Peterson
4.0 out of 5 stars Lux Life
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Published 1 month ago by Scott O. Harrell
4.0 out of 5 stars I've been listening to Mr. Eno's work on Echos hosted by John...
Time slows and mind clutter evaporates. I am soothed to the pulses, drones, syncopations and resonance of sound he produces by what ever device he endeavors to manifest them into... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Douglas E Lamb
4.0 out of 5 stars Great come back.
The best Eno's ambient recording since "Neroli". I really loved the gentle, subtle atmospheres and the sense of melancholy but luminous spaces this music creates.
Published 1 month ago by J. M. H. Valdez
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth The Wait
Soft and luxurious; whimsical, cerebral and emotional. ENO. (I am adding this sentence only because Amazon says I have too few words. How appropriate for this review.)
Published 2 months ago by CTH
5.0 out of 5 stars Music for Fans (of Eno's Classic Ambient and Obscure Series)
I just had to get that "Music for" line in the title. The sounds on "Lux" really do recall Eno's "Music for Airports" (Ambient 1, 1978) and his "Discreet Music" (Obscure no. Read more
Published 2 months ago by clearvinylsounds
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to Form
He never fails to surprise. On this set, Eno is back to form with seemingly simple sounds that form such complex melodies. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Brandon Carson
5.0 out of 5 stars could listen to this forever
So beautifully nuanced -- Brian Eno's Lux is the kind of music that forms the perfect background for an enjoyable experience!
Everyone who hears it asks whose music it is! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Eileen Nephin Bish
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