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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Electronic · 1980 · 12 tracks · 44m

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Brian Eno

A landmark of 'sampledelia' blending found radio voices with polyrhythmic funk. Dense, mysterious, and rhythmically hypnotic, it sounds like a broadcast from a lost city.

1980 · Sire

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A restless, intellectually curious exploration of global sounds filtered through urban anxiety.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m
01
Mea Culpa
5:04
02
[untitled]
6:19
03
Regiment
4:27
04
[untitled]
2:05
05
America Is Waiting
3:48
06
The Carrier
4:28
07
Very Very Hungry
3:28
08
[untitled]
2:47
09
[untitled]
3:39
10
A Secret Life
2:30
11
Come With Us
2:44
12
Mountain of Needles
2:45
Moments Worth Listening For
The aggressive, stuttering vocal samples on America Is Waiting that transform a political rant into a rhythmic hook
Regiment's hypnotic bassline locking in with a haunting Arabic vocal performance to create a seamless cross-cultural trance
The sudden, eerie stillness of Mountain of Needles closing the album with a shimmering, wordless ambient wash
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does My Life in the Bush of Ghosts sound next to the rest of Brian Eno's catalogue?

Sampler+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds sampler far more than the catalogue usually does.

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