Buddha Machine
Follow the link to learn what it is. I ordered one, I couldn't resist. I love ambient music as fixtures. I remember reading an interview with ENO in Cream magazine back in 1980, wrapping my 12 yr old head around the concept of "music for airports".
Weidenbaum: Were you surprised that people have bought multiple Buddha Machines, or did you sort of have that in mind?
Virant: Very surprised. Our original "pressing" was 300 machines. And we though those would last us a year or more. But from the very beginning, people bought multiple copies. My very first customer was Brian Eno, who ordered six based on a prototype that I showed him at a dinner in Beijing. Then when I went to deliver the finished product, he actually took a few more than planned. Then my second customer was Thomas Fehlmann in Berlin, who bought nearly a dozen.
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
1 Comments:
Well Ian, I certainly am getting my fair share of entertainment out of your Blog. I didn't notice the Buddha in the drawing, so it was a nice little surprise when I ran across a comment about it on one of the review sites. I hope I get a chance to hear yours. As I type this I am listening to Eno's Discreet Music. It was among the first vinyl I converted to MP3, but it has been a while since I listened. Thanks for the reminder.
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