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Ambient 3: Day of Radiance | |||
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Released | 1980 | ||
Genre | Ambient, world, new age | ||
Length | 49:00 | ||
Label | Editions EG | ||
Producer | Brian Eno | ||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Louder than War | 8/10[2] |
Record Collector | [3] |
Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance (1980) is an album by the Americanambient musician Laraaji (alias Edward Larry Gordon), which was produced by Brian Eno.
Overview[edit]This album is the third entry of Eno’s Ambient series, which began in 1978 with Music for Airports, and was preceded by The Plateaux of Mirror. The series ended with On Land.
Compared to the rest of the series, Day of Radiance features very little in the way of electronics. Laraaji uses a variety of acoustic stringed instruments such as a hammered dulcimer and 36-stringed open-tuned zither.
Track listing[edit]All tracks by Laraaji
- ”The Dance #1” – 9:06
- ”The Dance #2” – 9:39
- ”The Dance #3” – 3:15
- ”Meditation #1” – 18:42
- ”Meditation #2” – 7:50
The first three tracks are variations on a theme named 'The Dance', and are delivered in a fast, hypnotic, Gamelan-like, rhythmic pace on a hammered dulcimer. Eno's input is not only in the role of producer; he also adds many creative touches to the natural instrument-sounds. In particular, he 'layers' the tracks, after which he applies various effects to the point at which the dulcimer almost sounds like other instruments.
These processes are particularly noticeable on the last of the 'Dance' pieces. The simple practice of slowing the tape down creates resonances that are deep, and distorted in places.
The final two tracks ('Meditation 1 & 2') are different; more in keeping with the 'ambient' style featured on the rest of the series. These are slow, meandering beatless compositions performed on the zither, with the dulcimer adding the odd highlight. Eno's tactic in these two pieces is mainly to electronically highlight the zither's naturally long decay-rate, creating a highly ethereal sound.
Brian Eno Ambient Albums Personnel and instruments[edit]- Cover art and production – Brian Eno
- Music – Laraaji
- Instruments – treated and amplified zither; hammered dulcimer
Country | Label | Cat. No. | Media | Release Date |
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UK | Ambient/EG Records | EGAMB 003 | LP | 1980 |
US | EG Records | EGS 203 | LP | 1980 |
US | Caroline | 1573 | CD | ? |
US | EG Records | EGED/EEGCD-19 | LP & CD | 1987 & 1995 |
- ^Brian Olewnick. 'Laraaji Ambient 3: Day of Radiance'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^Paul Scott-Bates (November 6, 2015). 'Laraaji: Ambient 3 Day Of Radiance – album review'. Louder Than War. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^Paul Bowler. 'LARAAJI - AMBIENT 3: DAY OF RADIANCE (PRODUCED BY BRIAN ENO)'. Record Collector. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^Kuettel, Benjamin. 'Laraaji - Ambient 3: Day of Radiance'. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Japanese ambient dub quartet Audio Active have remixed a selection of the material for their album The Way Out Is The Way In, Gyroscope/Caroline GYR 6615-2, 1995 (Discogs.com)
Following a series of quarantine livestreams featuring covers by request and studio versions of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed” and Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” James Blake has officially announced a new covers EP out 12/11. “It wasn’t planned, but it materialised through requests from you guys,” Blake wrote on Twitter. “Thank you cause I’ve loved making this thing.”
And that’s not the only new music Blake’s been working on. In an appearance on Radio.com’s New Arrivals With Bryce Segall, Blake reveals that he’s made an ambient album with some guidance from ambient god Brian Eno. “I’ve basically made an ambient album, but I just don’t really know when to put it out, so we’ll see,” he says. “It’s at that point where you go ‘oh this is an album!’”
Blake says that the music was born out of a period of particular anxiety. “The only thing that would make me calm was either Brian Eno or Ryuichi Sakamoto, and so I decided to just make a bunch of ambient music … I got sick of beats,” he says. “I need a beat holiday, so I made all this ambient music and I have to say, I love it.”
Compared to the rest of the series, Day of Radiance features very little in the way of electronics. Laraaji uses a variety of acoustic stringed instruments such as a hammered dulcimer and 36-stringed open-tuned zither.
Track listing[edit]All tracks by Laraaji
- ”The Dance #1” – 9:06
- ”The Dance #2” – 9:39
- ”The Dance #3” – 3:15
- ”Meditation #1” – 18:42
- ”Meditation #2” – 7:50
The first three tracks are variations on a theme named 'The Dance', and are delivered in a fast, hypnotic, Gamelan-like, rhythmic pace on a hammered dulcimer. Eno's input is not only in the role of producer; he also adds many creative touches to the natural instrument-sounds. In particular, he 'layers' the tracks, after which he applies various effects to the point at which the dulcimer almost sounds like other instruments.
These processes are particularly noticeable on the last of the 'Dance' pieces. The simple practice of slowing the tape down creates resonances that are deep, and distorted in places.
The final two tracks ('Meditation 1 & 2') are different; more in keeping with the 'ambient' style featured on the rest of the series. These are slow, meandering beatless compositions performed on the zither, with the dulcimer adding the odd highlight. Eno's tactic in these two pieces is mainly to electronically highlight the zither's naturally long decay-rate, creating a highly ethereal sound.
Brian Eno Ambient Albums Personnel and instruments[edit]- Cover art and production – Brian Eno
- Music – Laraaji
- Instruments – treated and amplified zither; hammered dulcimer
Country | Label | Cat. No. | Media | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | Ambient/EG Records | EGAMB 003 | LP | 1980 |
US | EG Records | EGS 203 | LP | 1980 |
US | Caroline | 1573 | CD | ? |
US | EG Records | EGED/EEGCD-19 | LP & CD | 1987 & 1995 |
- ^Brian Olewnick. 'Laraaji Ambient 3: Day of Radiance'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^Paul Scott-Bates (November 6, 2015). 'Laraaji: Ambient 3 Day Of Radiance – album review'. Louder Than War. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^Paul Bowler. 'LARAAJI - AMBIENT 3: DAY OF RADIANCE (PRODUCED BY BRIAN ENO)'. Record Collector. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^Kuettel, Benjamin. 'Laraaji - Ambient 3: Day of Radiance'. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Japanese ambient dub quartet Audio Active have remixed a selection of the material for their album The Way Out Is The Way In, Gyroscope/Caroline GYR 6615-2, 1995 (Discogs.com)
Following a series of quarantine livestreams featuring covers by request and studio versions of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed” and Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” James Blake has officially announced a new covers EP out 12/11. “It wasn’t planned, but it materialised through requests from you guys,” Blake wrote on Twitter. “Thank you cause I’ve loved making this thing.”
And that’s not the only new music Blake’s been working on. In an appearance on Radio.com’s New Arrivals With Bryce Segall, Blake reveals that he’s made an ambient album with some guidance from ambient god Brian Eno. “I’ve basically made an ambient album, but I just don’t really know when to put it out, so we’ll see,” he says. “It’s at that point where you go ‘oh this is an album!’”
Blake says that the music was born out of a period of particular anxiety. “The only thing that would make me calm was either Brian Eno or Ryuichi Sakamoto, and so I decided to just make a bunch of ambient music … I got sick of beats,” he says. “I need a beat holiday, so I made all this ambient music and I have to say, I love it.”
Blake sent the record over to “guiding light” Brian Eno “to see what he thought and when his feedback was positive, that’s when I decided I would put it out one day … He gave some constructive criticism and was just very encouraging because you know it’s a different genre and you’re stepping into something that you can’t necessarily just nail. Ambient music can be delicate, just taking beats away from music, drum beats I mean, does not an ambient album make.”
Blake also has something in the works with inveterate collaborator Ty Dolla $ign. “What I will say is that Ty Dolla $ign is a fucking pleasure to work with and be around,” he says. “I don’t know what it is yet. We made music … who knows … I feel like we’re really at the start of a burgeoning thing and it’s exciting to see where that goes, again it’s a privilege to work with him.”
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