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McCartney’s got beef with @brianeno 😂
McCartney’s got beef with @brianeno 😂
La historia de Brian Eno y Windows 95 es uno de los cruces más interesantes entre música electrónica, diseño sonoro y cultura tecnológica de los años noventa. En 1995, Microsoft le encargó al músico y productor británico que compusiera el sonido de inicio de Windows 95. El resultado fue una pieza brevísima que terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los sonidos más reconocibles de la historia de la informática. #brianeno #ambient #musicaelectronica
La historia de Brian Eno y Windows 95 es uno de los cruces más interesantes entre música electrónica, diseño sonoro y cultura tecnológica de los años noventa. En 1995, Microsoft le encargó al músico y productor británico que compusiera el sonido de inicio de Windows 95. El resultado fue una pieza brevísima que terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los sonidos más reconocibles de la historia de la informática. #brianeno #ambient #musicaelectronica
Inside Brian Eno’s studio, March 2025. #BrianEno #AppleMusic
Inside Brian Eno’s studio, March 2025. #BrianEno #AppleMusic
Roxy Music “Virginia Plain” Golden Rose Festival / Rose d’Or Festival
Maison des Congrès, Montreux, Switzerland, April 29, 1973 At the Golden Rose Festival in Montreux, Roxy Music looked slightly misplaced in the best possible way. The stage was bright, orderly European television, not a club built for friction, and the audience had the polite distance of people still deciding what had entered the room. The band was on the For Your Pleasure tour, between Italian dates in late April and German dates in early May, carrying the last major stretch of its Eno-era lineup. “Virginia Plain” had already done its first piece of damage. Released by Island Records on August 4, 1972, after Roxy Music’s debut album was out, it was not included on the original UK LP because it had not yet been recorded. Written by Bryan Ferry and produced by Peter Sinfield, the song came from Ferry’s own visual world: a painting that played on a brand of American cigarettes, a girl’s image, and the idea of the plain itself. Ferry later recalled the song as something unfinished that Island needed quickly after the album’s surprise success. They even tried to capture the sound of a roadie’s motorbike passing outside Command Studios, one more piece of machine noise folded into Roxy’s strange grammar of glamour and speed. The Montreux set included “Re-Make/Re-Model,” “2HB,” “If There Is Something,” “Ladytron,” “Editions of You,” and “Virginia Plain,” which makes the footage less a stray clip than a useful document of the band before its later elegance began rewriting the memory. Ferry stands at the center as if already negotiating with the future, but the performance keeps refusing polish. Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, Brian Eno, and John Porter pull the song toward competing forms: art school, glam, rock, electronics, and television spectacle. Eno’s microphone reportedly failed for much of the set, though he can be seen working the EMS Synthi during “Editions of You,” a small production flaw that feels almost appropriate.
Roxy Music “Virginia Plain” Golden Rose Festival / Rose d’Or Festival
Maison des Congrès, Montreux, Switzerland, April 29, 1973 At the Golden Rose Festival in Montreux, Roxy Music looked slightly misplaced in the best possible way. The stage was bright, orderly European television, not a club built for friction, and the audience had the polite distance of people still deciding what had entered the room. The band was on the For Your Pleasure tour, between Italian dates in late April and German dates in early May, carrying the last major stretch of its Eno-era lineup. “Virginia Plain” had already done its first piece of damage. Released by Island Records on August 4, 1972, after Roxy Music’s debut album was out, it was not included on the original UK LP because it had not yet been recorded. Written by Bryan Ferry and produced by Peter Sinfield, the song came from Ferry’s own visual world: a painting that played on a brand of American cigarettes, a girl’s image, and the idea of the plain itself. Ferry later recalled the song as something unfinished that Island needed quickly after the album’s surprise success. They even tried to capture the sound of a roadie’s motorbike passing outside Command Studios, one more piece of machine noise folded into Roxy’s strange grammar of glamour and speed. The Montreux set included “Re-Make/Re-Model,” “2HB,” “If There Is Something,” “Ladytron,” “Editions of You,” and “Virginia Plain,” which makes the footage less a stray clip than a useful document of the band before its later elegance began rewriting the memory. Ferry stands at the center as if already negotiating with the future, but the performance keeps refusing polish. Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, Brian Eno, and John Porter pull the song toward competing forms: art school, glam, rock, electronics, and television spectacle. Eno’s microphone reportedly failed for much of the set, though he can be seen working the EMS Synthi during “Editions of You,” a small production flaw that feels almost appropriate.
Celebrating one year of Luminal and Lateral by Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe. Luminal is Dream music. Lateral is Space music. Order on CD and eco-friendly biovinyl at the link in bio.
Celebrating one year of Luminal and Lateral by Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe. Luminal is Dream music. Lateral is Space music. Order on CD and eco-friendly biovinyl at the link in bio.
U2 — The Joshua Tree: From Studio Magic to Desert Legend ✨🌵 The Birth of an Iconic Album 1986. Two worlds collide to create one of rock’s greatest masterpieces. Inside the studio, U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. — pour heart and soul into every note. Rehearsals stretch late into the night, analog tapes roll, and producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois sculpt the atmospheric sound that would define a generation. Then the story moves to the vast American desert. With legendary photographer Anton Corbijn behind the lens, the band steps into the open landscape — black silhouettes against endless skies, wind-swept Joshua trees, and raw emotion captured in black and white. The music becomes visual. “Where the Streets Have No Name” transforms from studio idea into timeless legend. This is more than an album — it’s the journey from creative intensity to cinematic immortality. The sound. The image. The feeling that still echoes today. Which moment from The Joshua Tree hits you hardest — the studio sessions or the desert shots? Drop it below + tag your U2 crew 👇 Compliments of RetroStar — tracing the making of rock masterpieces! #U2 #TheJoshuaTree #WhereTheStreetsHaveNoName #Bono #TheEdge #AdamClayton #LarryMullenJr #BrianEno #DanielLanois #AntonCorbijn #1986 #ClassicRock #80sRock #RockHistory #JoshuaTreeAlbum #U2JoshuaTree #DesertVibes #MusicPhotography #VintageRock #LetsRewind
U2 — The Joshua Tree: From Studio Magic to Desert Legend ✨🌵 The Birth of an Iconic Album 1986. Two worlds collide to create one of rock’s greatest masterpieces. Inside the studio, U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. — pour heart and soul into every note. Rehearsals stretch late into the night, analog tapes roll, and producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois sculpt the atmospheric sound that would define a generation. Then the story moves to the vast American desert. With legendary photographer Anton Corbijn behind the lens, the band steps into the open landscape — black silhouettes against endless skies, wind-swept Joshua trees, and raw emotion captured in black and white. The music becomes visual. “Where the Streets Have No Name” transforms from studio idea into timeless legend. This is more than an album — it’s the journey from creative intensity to cinematic immortality. The sound. The image. The feeling that still echoes today. Which moment from The Joshua Tree hits you hardest — the studio sessions or the desert shots? Drop it below + tag your U2 crew 👇 Compliments of RetroStar — tracing the making of rock masterpieces! #U2 #TheJoshuaTree #WhereTheStreetsHaveNoName #Bono #TheEdge #AdamClayton #LarryMullenJr #BrianEno #DanielLanois #AntonCorbijn #1986 #ClassicRock #80sRock #RockHistory #JoshuaTreeAlbum #U2JoshuaTree #DesertVibes #MusicPhotography #VintageRock #LetsRewind
Brian Eno doesn’t just question the necessity of jobs—he actively warns against them. To him, the need to earn a living is the greatest barrier to creativity, forcing people into rigid roles that drain their time and potential. He tells art students to avoid getting a job—not to be idle, but to design a life where their work is driven by passion, not survival. The goal, he argues, is to maximize your unique talents instead of fitting into a system that limits them. While he admits to knowing little about economics, he sees universal basic income as the closest thing to a solution: a future where people create not because they have to, but because they want to.
Brian Eno doesn’t just question the necessity of jobs—he actively warns against them. To him, the need to earn a living is the greatest barrier to creativity, forcing people into rigid roles that drain their time and potential. He tells art students to avoid getting a job—not to be idle, but to design a life where their work is driven by passion, not survival. The goal, he argues, is to maximize your unique talents instead of fitting into a system that limits them. While he admits to knowing little about economics, he sees universal basic income as the closest thing to a solution: a future where people create not because they have to, but because they want to.
Make beats at our drum machine station with #JimmyJam! 🎶 Now open at the #GRAMMYMuseum, expand your music creativity at our newest interactive exhibit ‘Sonic Playground’ with guidance from virtual hosts like the GRAMMY-winning producer. Immerse yourself in this innovative space by getting admission tickets at the link in bio — now FREE for ages 17 and under. ‘Sonic Playground’ is dedicated to the legacy of Jim Long and made possible by a gift from The Long Family Trust.
Make beats at our drum machine station with #JimmyJam! 🎶 Now open at the #GRAMMYMuseum, expand your music creativity at our newest interactive exhibit ‘Sonic Playground’ with guidance from virtual hosts like the GRAMMY-winning producer. Immerse yourself in this innovative space by getting admission tickets at the link in bio — now FREE for ages 17 and under. ‘Sonic Playground’ is dedicated to the legacy of Jim Long and made possible by a gift from The Long Family Trust.
U2 `Where the Streets Have No Name` explained: the Edge created a powerful home demo around keyboards and a chiming delay pattern, but the full band struggled to reproduce it during `The Joshua Tree` sessions. Daniel Lanois called the recording a science project. After weeks of overdubs, Brian Eno prepared to erase the multitrack and force a clean restart; U2's official history says tape operator Pat McCarthy stopped him. The song survived, opened the album, and became a defining live performance. This is U2 history, the Edge guitar-delay history, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois production, `The Joshua Tree` recording history, studio conflict, and classic-rock music history. #u2 #wherethestreetshavenoname #thejoshuatree #theedge #bono #brianeno #daniellanois #patmccarthy #guitardelay #studiorecording #musicproduction #studiohistory #recordinghistory #classicrock #80srock #rockhistory #musichistory #behindthesong #songexplained
U2 `Where the Streets Have No Name` explained: the Edge created a powerful home demo around keyboards and a chiming delay pattern, but the full band struggled to reproduce it during `The Joshua Tree` sessions. Daniel Lanois called the recording a science project. After weeks of overdubs, Brian Eno prepared to erase the multitrack and force a clean restart; U2's official history says tape operator Pat McCarthy stopped him. The song survived, opened the album, and became a defining live performance. This is U2 history, the Edge guitar-delay history, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois production, `The Joshua Tree` recording history, studio conflict, and classic-rock music history. #u2 #wherethestreetshavenoname #thejoshuatree #theedge #bono #brianeno #daniellanois #patmccarthy #guitardelay #studiorecording #musicproduction #studiohistory #recordinghistory #classicrock #80srock #rockhistory #musichistory #behindthesong #songexplained
MGMT performing “Brian Eno” on David Letterman in 2010 💛 #MGMT #brianeno #davidletterman
MGMT performing “Brian Eno” on David Letterman in 2010 💛 #MGMT #brianeno #davidletterman
@suedehq back at @glastofest after all these years? Yes or no? 🤔 Brett Anderson is closer than you think ... he lives ’10 minutes away’ from the farm 😁 ‘I can always hear it from mine and my wife’s bedroom,’ When asked who their ideal headliner would be, Simon Gilbert, joked Brett would like ‘something quiet’. Brett then added ‘Yeah, @brianeno doing 'Music for Airports' would be nice. Falling asleep listening to 1/1' 😂 📽️ Metro UK #TheMildOnes MOs #SUEDE #Glastonbury #brianeno
@suedehq back at @glastofest after all these years? Yes or no? 🤔 Brett Anderson is closer than you think ... he lives ’10 minutes away’ from the farm 😁 ‘I can always hear it from mine and my wife’s bedroom,’ When asked who their ideal headliner would be, Simon Gilbert, joked Brett would like ‘something quiet’. Brett then added ‘Yeah, @brianeno doing 'Music for Airports' would be nice. Falling asleep listening to 1/1' 😂 📽️ Metro UK #TheMildOnes MOs #SUEDE #Glastonbury #brianeno
Daniel Lanois for the win… “There would be no Achtung Baby or Joshua Tree without Danny (or Brian Eno for that matter)” #Bono #DanielLanois #TheEdge #AdamClayton
Daniel Lanois for the win… “There would be no Achtung Baby or Joshua Tree without Danny (or Brian Eno for that matter)” #Bono #DanielLanois #TheEdge #AdamClayton
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