About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 43. Chapters: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, In the Court of the Crimson King, In the Wake of Poseidon, Lizard, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, Exposure, Islands, On Land, Ambient 1: Music for Airports, Red, Starless and Bible Black, Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics, Music for Films, Manifesto, Killing Joke, Boys and Girls, Geschenk des Augenblicks - Gift of the Moment, Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two, The Plateaux of Mirror, Discipline, Night Time, Discreet Music, Outside the Gate, Flesh and Blood, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, What's THIS For...!, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Day of Radiance, Siren, Evening Star, In Your Mind, Fire Dances, In Search of Eddie Riff, God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners, The Pearl, Revelations, U.K., Danger Money, Feels Good to Me, Earthworks, The Bride Stripped Bare, Desire, Open Letter, All Heaven Broke Loose, Prostitute, Dig?, The Pavilion of Dreams, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Broadcasting from Home, Ophelia's Shadow, More Music for Films, Cashin' In, Lounge Lizards, Hybrid, Lovely Thunder, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album, Balloon Man, Signs of Life, Basic. Excerpt: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a 1981 album by Brian Eno and David Byrne, titled after Amos Tutuola's 1954 novel of the same name. The album was re-released in expanded form in 2006. Receiving strong reviews upon its release, My Life is now regarded as a high point in the discographies of Eno and Byrne. In a 1985 interview, singer Kate Bush remarked that the album "left a very big mark on popular music," while critic John Bush describes it as a "pioneering work for countless styles connected to electronics, ambience, and Third World music." The extensive use of sampling on My Life is widely considered ground-breaking-it was one o...