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Q&A: Brian Eno on Relaunching Opal Records, 'Music for Airports,' AI and Palestine
The label’s return will bring back two long out-of-print albums and could expand into a 12-album set, Eno said.
- On Friday, multi-hyphenate artist and ambient music pioneer Brian Eno will relaunch his transformative label, Opal Records. Founded in 1988 and placed on hiatus in 1991, the label returns to reissue works by experimental figures including Jon Hassell and John Cale.
- Two records "had disappeared," prompting Eno to revive Opal, he told The Associated Press. Collectors have struggled to locate 2001's "Drawn From Life" and 2005's "Another Day on Earth" outside of Japan.
- Eno noted that his 48-year-old album "Music For Airports" remains current, while proposing a new 12-album set of utilitarian music. He described the album as "such a stripped-down piece," suggesting it could have been created today.
- Criticizing the cancellation of a "Together for Palestine" concert involving Sheeran and Macklemore, Eno argued that artists should have made some kind of reaction. He noted the situation presented a "very hard decision" for the performers.
- Eno argues that agentic AIs represent a "real failure of regulation," warning they are "far too powerful for any of us to understand." He insists the public must engage in technology evolution to ensure societal benefits.
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LONDON (AP) — Brian Eno, the multi-hyphenate artist, producer and political activist best known for pioneering ambient music, will relaunch his transformative Opal Records on Friday. Founded in 1988 and put on hiatus in 1991, the label released works by formative names in experimental music: Jon Hassell, John Cale and Eno among them. But why...
Q&A: Brian Eno on relaunching Opal Records, 'Music for Airpor
LONDON (AP) — Brian Eno, the multi-hyphenate artist, producer and political activist best known for pioneering ambient music, will relaunch his transformative Opal Records on Friday. Founded in 1988 and put on hiatus in 1991, the label
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