Re: Soundscapes/Frippertronics debate

["Scott McGregor Moore" <scott@dreamstate.to>]

> "Ambient music" wasn't an original concept with Eno, either. He just 
> followed through on the idea and made it famous, and in fact Eno 
> credits Erik Satie as the inspiration for "Discreet Music."  Satie 
> articulated the idea of what he termed "Furniture Music" (Musique 
> d'ameublement) in 1920.

Yes - Here's the Eno reference Richard is mentioning:
http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/discreet-txt.html

And thanks Richard for the link you "discreetly" posted the other day:
http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/Histories/SoundscapeComposition.htm
It's a useful look into the history "soundscapes" from the academic 
viewpoint.

Cheers,
Scott M2

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