On Some Faraway Beach
- 作者
- 出版社 Orion Paperbacks
- 出版时间 2009年7月
- ISBN 9780752884639
- 定价 200.00
内容简介
Forsomeapretentiousart-schooltypewhoproduces'instrumentaldoodles'or'jazzthatnobodyaskedfor';forothersalightningrodortouchstonefordirectionsinpopularmusicandcultureoverthelastfourdecades.Whichever,what'scertainisthatBrianEno'saddressbookisawho'swhoofrockandpopofthelastthirtyyears.FromanidiosyncraticSuffolkchildhoodtothesharpendoftheinternationalpopcharts,Eno'slifehasbeeninequalmeasurecolourfulandfascinating.AfoundermemberofRoxyMusic,he'sworkedwitheveryonefromTalkingHeadsandU2toPavarottiandDavidBowieandisoftenbilledasthefoundingfatherofambientmusic.Hecontinuestoreleasehisownrecords,frequentlyappearsasaculturalcommentatorandstillproduces.ONSOMEFARAWAYBEACHisthecompellingbiographyofafascinatingcharacter.
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