Discreet Music

E543015

Discreet Music is a 1975 ambient album by Brian Eno that helped pioneer the genre’s minimalist, generative soundscapes.

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Discreet Music canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
studio album
basedOn Pachelbel's Canon in D (for Side B arrangements)
linked to: Pachelbel’s Canon
catalogNumber Obscure 3
composer Brian Eno
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Brian Eno
followedBy Before and After Science
format compact disc
digital download
vinyl LP
genre ambient
experimental
minimalism
hasCriticalReception acclaimed as foundational ambient work
hasPart Brutal Ardour
Discreet Music (title track)
French Catalogues
Fullness of Wind
hasType generative music experiment
minimalist composition
influenced ambient music genre
generative music practices
language instrumental
length approximately 54 minutes
lengthOfTitleTrack approximately 30 minutes
notableFor minimalist soundscapes
pioneering ambient music
use of generative composition techniques
partOfSeries Obscure Records series
performer Brian Eno
precededBy Another Green World
producer Brian Eno
publicationDate 1975
publisher Obscure Records
recordedIn 1975
recordLabel Editions EG
Obscure Records
releaseRegion United Kingdom
United States
side Side A
Side B
trackNumberOfTitleTrack 1
usesInstrument synthesizer
tape delay system
woodwind ensemble (on Side B)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brian Eno notableWork Discreet Music
Brian Eno notableWork Discreet Music
subject linked to: Eno
Music for Airports precededBy Discreet Music
Ambient 1: Music for Airports follows Discreet Music
Before and After Science follows Discreet Music
Before and After Science precededBy Discreet Music