Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (15 May 1948), professionally known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music. He joined the band Roxy Music as synthesiser player in the early 1970s, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry.

Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice". He also introduced the concept of chance music to popular audiences, partially through collaborations with other musicians. Eno has also worked as an influential music and album producer. (Read more at Wikipedia)



Links to Peel
One way or another, Eno was feautred extensively on Peel's show. First when in the early 70s, Peel was a fan of Roxy Music, then when Eno went solo. He also played music by some of his collaborations with other musicians, and music produced by him. Even after Peel lost his interest towards Roxy Music retrained lots of respect for Eno's music.

Peel, famously, also accidentally played backwards a session by Fripp & Eno, an incident which was refeered to a lot during the years of his broadcasting carreer.

Eno on John Peel
Years after Peel's passing, Eno stated: "when I first started making music, it was John Peel's shows that inspired me. And then when I did make music, it was John Peel who played it first on the radio. So I have to thank him for my career. I also have to thank him for playing a whole album of mine backwards on the air once ... it was pretty abstract music, but all the same, John, I can't understand how anybody could make that kind of mistake ! Anyway it's all forgiven now and we still love you and we still miss you."

Sessions
One session, backed by The Winkies. No known commercial release. 1. Recording date: 1974-02-26. First broadcast: 05 March 1974
 * The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch / Baby's On Fire / Totalled / Fever

Eno did also five session as a member of Roxy Music and one as a member of Fripp & Eno.

Other Shows Played
(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add further information if known.)


 * April/May 1976: Sky Saw (LP - Another Green World) Island (available as part of John Peel Around The World)
 * 29 December 1977: Through Hollow Lands (For Harold Budd) (LP-Before And After Science) (Polydor)
 * 25 January 1978: unknown
 * 31 August 1978: M386 (album - Music For Films ) Editions EG EGED 5
 * 12 September 1978: Aragon (LP – Music For Films) Editions EG
 * 22 February 1979:  'Oil (LP - Eno, Moebius, Roedelius - After The Heat)' (Sky)
 * 05 May 1980: The Great Pretender (LP – Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)) Island
 * 01 September 1980: Seven Deadly Finns (japanese pressing)
 * 16 February 1981: Help Me Somebody (LP - David Byrne & Brian Eno - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts)
 * 17 March 1981: 'Come With Us (LP - David Byrne & Brian Eno - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts)' (E'G)
 * 06 August 1990: A Secret Life (LP - David Byrne & Brian Eno - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts)
 * 07 August 1990: The Jezebel Spirit (LP - David Byrne & Brian Eno - 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts') Sire
 * 26 June 2002: Seven Deadly Finns (7") (Island)
 * 19 October 2004: And Then So Clear (CD - Another Day in Paradise) (Rick Smith and Karl Hyde)
 * 20 October 2004: Third Uncle (LP - Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy) Virgin (Siouxsie Sioux)