HOLY FUCKING F RIFF CENTRAL INTERVIEWS BRAIN ENO EXCLUSIVE world's greatest ambient pioneer
Brian Eno is a famous techno musician from United Kingdom. He hasmade several techno records including Music For Airports, AnotherGreen World, Roxy Music's For Your pleasure, and several other technorecords for Talkking Heads, David Bowie and maxwell demon. In addition, he worked with the band U2, who wrote the rock song "Vertigo" but who are most famous for the famous black U2 iPod. (This is an iPod that is regular except it has red buttons and I think it is black. It costs more money than the regular iPod but less money than other iPods like the Iriver. The shuffle is the new ipod and that is cheap and white but doesn't have a screen.) Today Riff Central talks to Brain Eno about what it is like to work with famous bands and invent new music.
RIFF CENTRAL: YOU ARE AN AMBIENT PIONEER BUT BEFORE THAT YOU MADE AN ALBUM CALLED HERE COME WARM JETS
BRIAN ENO: YES
RIFF CENTRAL: THEN YOU MADE AN ALBUM CALLED MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS
RIFF CENTRAL: AND THEN YOU MADE THE ALBUM CALLED TAKING TIGER MOUNTIAN BYSTRATEGY.
RIFF CENTRAL: I'M ASSUMING THAT STRATEGY INVOLVED SOME SORT OF JET?
BRIAN ENO: I DONT REMEMBER. MAYBE. NO.
RIFF CENTRAL: YOU ARE MOST FAMOUS FOR WORKING WITH THE BAND U2 ON ROCK ALBUMS LIKE THE JOSHUA TREE AND ACTION BABY. WERE YOU HONORED TO WORK WITH SUCH A FAMOUS BAND
BRIAN ENO: CERTAINLY BUT THEY WERENT REALLY FAMOUS WHEN I WORKED WITH THEM
RIFF CENTRAL: ARE YOU SAYING YOU MADE U2 FAMOUS
BRIAN ENO: NO OF COURSE NOT! BUT JUST LIKE ANY NEW BAND THEY WERE UNKNOWN AT FIRST
RIFF CNETRAL: BUT THEY'R ENOT UNKNOWN NOW
BRIAN ENO: NO THEY ARE A VERY POPULAR BAND
RIFF CENTRAL: MORE POPULAR THAN YOU?
RIFF CENTRAL: MOVING ON, THE BAND U2 RECENTLY WORKED WITH APPLE IPODS TO MAKE THEIR OWN U2 IPOD. IT HAS RED BUTTONS AND IS BLACK, BUT COSTS MORE THAN REGULAR IPODS
BRIAN ENO: I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION
RIFF CENTRAL: ARE YOU UPSET WITH THE PRICES OF THE IPOD U2 EDITION?
BRIAN ENO: NO
RIFF CENTRAL: ON THE BACK OF THE U2 IPOD THERE ARE SIGNATURES, BUTNONE OF THEM ARE YOURS. TELL ME HOW YOU FELT WHEN YOU FIRST FOUND OUT U2 HAD KICKED YOU OUT OF YOUR OWN BAND
BRIAN ENO: I WAS NEVER IN THE BAND U2, I ONLY PRODUCED THEIR ALBUM
RIFF CENTRAL: YOU PRODUCED THE ALBUM YOURSELF?
BRIAN ENO: NO WITH ANOTHER PERSON
RIFF CENTRAL: ARE YOU WILLING TO GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT YOU GHOSTWROTE THE JOSHUA TREE AND ACTIONG BABY
BRIAN ENO: NO I AM NOT WILLING TO DO THAT
RIFF CENTRAL: OK. YOU ALSO MADE MUSIC THAT SOUNDS LIKE STUFF HAPPENING AROUND US.
BRIAN ENO: YES AMBIENT MUSIC. I MADE AMBIENT MUSIC WHEN I REALIZED MUSIC COULD BE LIKE WALLPAPER-- IT SURROUNDS YOU AND YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BRING ATTENTION TO ITSELF, BUT IF YOU GET REALLY CLOSE UP TO IT, YOU SEE ITS INTRICACIES, YOU SEE HOW IT'S STRUCTURED AND BEAUTIFUL
RIFF CENTRAL: WHY SHOULD PEOPLE BUY RECORDS THAT SOUND LIKE STUFF OUTSIDE. SHOULDN'T THEY JUST GO OUTSIDE?
BRIAN ENO: SURE, BUT SOME OF MY RECORDS SOUND INSIDE TOO. FOR INSTANCE, I TRIED TO MAKE MUSIC THAT COULD SOOTHE PEOPLE'S ANXIETIES ABOUT GETTING ON PLANES
RIFF CENTRAL: WAIT A SECOND. WHAT KIND OF PLANE DOESN'T FLY OUTSIDE?
BRIAN ENO: NO IT'S
RIFF CENTRAL: I'M SORRY, CALL ME OLDFASHIONED OR WHATEVER, BUT I ONLY GET ON PLANES THAT FLY OUTSIDE
BRIAN ENO: WELL OF COURSE
RIFF CENTRAL: YOU SEEM REALLY DOWN ON PLANES, EVEN THE OUTSIDE KIND. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING MUSIC FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE FLYING PLANES (OUTSIDE)
BRIAN ENO: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD INVOLVE, SO NO
RIFF CENTRAL: IT WOULD SOUND A LOT LIKE RAP. LISTEN ENO WHAT ARE SOME OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE YOU'VE CREATED AMBIENT MUSIC
BRIAN ENO: I'VE MADE A RECORD ABOUT SOUNDS ON LAND, AND I ALSO WROTE SOUNDTRACKS FOR WHAT I LIKE TO CALL UNREALIZED FILMS
RIFF CENTRAL: HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERING MAKING AN ALBUM CALLED AMBIENT 22: MUSIC ON DANCING
BRIAN ENO: ?
RIFF CENTRAL: IT WOULD SOOTHE PEOPLE'S ANXIETIES ABOUT DANCING.
BRIAN ENO: BUT THAT'S JUST
RIFF CENTRAL: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO DANCE
BRIAN ENO: I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
RIFF CENTRAL: HOW ABOUT AMBIENT 36: MUSIC ON BUTTS
BRIAN ENO: I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD GO ABOUT MAKING THAT
RIFF CENTRAL: WELL IT'S NOT PHYSICALLY ON THE BUTTS, JUST ABOUT THEM
BRIAN ENO: OH OK
RIFF CENTRAL: AND SOMETIMES ON THE BUTTS. ENO LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE. DO YOU THINK M83 IS AMBIENT OR JUST REALLY BORING
BRIAN ENO: I DON'T KNOW
RIFF CENTRAL: WHAT ABOUT KEITH FULLERTRON WHITMAN
BRIAN ENO: WHO?
RIFF CENTRAL: WHAT ABOUT THE STROKES. BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, YOU CAN PLAY THEIR RECORD AND NOT REALLY PAY ATTENTION, AND THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY LISTEN AND BE LIKE WHOA, SOUNDS LIKE WALLPAPER
BRIAN ENO: I SUPPOSE
RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU THINK THE STROKES DESERVE AN IPOD
BRIAN ENO: WHAT IS AN IPOD
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RIFF CENTRAL: WERE YOU SCARED TO WORK WITH SUCH A LEGEND AS VISHNU BUNYAN
PANDAEBEAR: VERY SCARED! VASHTI'S HAD SUCH AN INFLUENCE ON OUR WORK. RECORDING WITH HER HAS EASILY BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR CAREER
RIFF CENTRAL: EVEN MORE THAN YOUR COLLABORATION WITH DEACON
PANDA BEAR: WELL, DEACON'S
RIFF CENTRAL: IT'S OK I UNDERSTAND
PANDA BEAR: NO IT'S JUST DEACON'S
RIFF CENTRAL: FINE, JUST SAY IT
PANDA BEAR: SAY WHAT?
RIFF CENTRAL: LISTEN IT'S FINE
PANDA BEAR: I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT DEACON AND I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK OF OUR WORK TOGETHER AS COLLABORATIVE, BECAUSE WE'RE A BAND
RIFF CENTRAL: YOU'RE KICKING DEACON OUT OF THE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE AREN'T YOU
PANDA BEAR: OF COURSE NOT! NO! ONCE A MEMBER OF THE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, ALWAYS A MEMBER OF THE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
RIFF CENTRAL: SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING DEACON WOULD SAY
PANDA BEAR:
RIFF CENTRAL: WHATEVER IT'S NOT IMPORTANT, LET'S JUST KEEP GOING HERE
PANDAR BEAR: OK GOOD
RIFF CENTRAL: YOUR WORST ALBUM IS CALLED DANSE MANATEE.
PANDA BEAR: THAT IS WIDELY REGARDED AS OUR WORST ALBUM, YES
RIFF CENTRAL: IS IT TRUE THAT DEACON PLAYED ON THIS RECORD, THEREBY MAKING IT YOUR WORST RECORD
PANDA BEAR: DEACON PLAYED ON THE RECORD, BUT HONESTLY HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECORD BEING AS UNFOCUSED AS IT WAS.
RIFF CENTRAL: HOW ANGRY WERE YOU WHEN DEACON FUCKED UP DANSE MANATEE
PANDA BEAR: AS I SAID, IF DANSE MANATEE FAILED, IT'S NOT ANYBODY'S FAULT, JUST OURS COLLECTIVELY
RIFF CENTRAL: BUT DIDN'T YOU SAY DEACON'S PART OF THE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
PANDA BEAR: YES
RIFF CENTRAL: SO COLLECTIVELY, WE KNOW WHO'S AT FAULT HERE
PANDA BEAR: I DIDN'T SAY THAT
RIFF CENTRAL: I'M SORRY WE ONLY HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST QUESTION
PANDA BEAR: COOL
RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN PEOPLE THINK ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, THEY THINK OK, THIS IS EITHER PEOPLE MAKING ANIMAL SONGS, ANIMALS MAKING PEOPLE SONGS, OR IT'S SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN, LIKE TRUST FUND KIDS WITH LOTS OF TIME.
PANDA BEAR: OK
RIFF CENTRAL: MY QUESTION IS THIS: HOW DOES DEACON FIT INTO THIS: CLUMSY RETARD, OR JUST REGULAR RETARD?
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RIFF CENTRAL: YOU ARE A FAMOUS PRODOUCER WHO HAS WORKED WITH THE M.I.A.
DIPLO: YES
RIFF CENTRAL: WAS M.I.A. THE REASON YOU GOT INTERESTED IN MUSIC
DIPLO: NO I HAD BEEN SPINNING RECORDS AND MAKING BEATS LONG BEFORE I MET MAYA ARULPRAGARASMAMAS
RIFF CENTRAL: I SEE YOU STLL HAVE TROUBLE PRONOUNCING HER LAST NAME. DOES THAT CAUSE TENSION IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER
DIPLO: ARE YOU ASKING ME IF I'M DATING MAYA
RIFF CENTRAL: NO I KNOW YOU FUCK MAYA, I WAS TALKING FROM A MUSICAL PERSPECTIVE
DIPLO: OH, WELL THEN I MEAN
RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU FUCK MAYA
RIFF CENTRAL: JUST CHECKING
DIPLO: OK
RIFF CENTRAL: LET'S GET BACK ON TOPIC. WHO ARE SOME OF THE FAVORITE ARTISTS OF YOURS
DIPLO: I'M STILL BIG ON MY BAILE FUNK TRIP, AND I HAVE ALSO REALLY GOTTEN BACK TO THE 80S PUNKFUNK STUFF
RIFF CENTRAL: INCREDIBLE
DIPLO: YES, A LOT OF THAT STUFF IS INCREDIBLE
RIFF CENTRAL: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC GUY WHO RECORDED AN ALBUM USING SOUNDS OF HIM AND HIS GIRLFRIEND HAVING SEX
DIPLO: I DON'T HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON HIM
RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU THINK HE'S COOL?
DIPLO: I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIS RECORD BEFORE
RIFF CENTRAL: TELL ME ABOUT HOLLERTRONIX. IS THAT A THING?
DIPLO: YES IT IS A PARTY I THROW WITH LOW BUDGET IN PHILADELPHIA FOR KIDS TO COME DANCE
RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THROWING THE HOLLERTRONIX DID YOU KNOW YOU'D EVENTUALLY MEET A FAMOUS POP STAR LIKE M.I.A.
DIPLO: NO LOW BURDGET AND I STARTED HOLLERTRONIX AS A WAY TO HAVE PARTIES FOR PEOPLE IN PHILLY SINCE THE SCEENW AS SORTA DRY
RIFF CENTRAL: BUT THEN M.I.A. CAME
DIPLO: YES M.I.A. HAS BEEN TO HOLLERTRONIX PARTIES
RIFF CENTRAL: I'M JUST SAYING
DIPLO: ?
RIFF CENTRAL: YOUR NAME IS WES, WHEREAS YOUR MUSICIAN'S NAME IS DIPLO. IS THAT A REFERENCE TO THE M.I.A.?
DIPLO: NO THE DIPLO IS A REFERENCE TO DIPLODOCUS WHICH IS A FAMOUS DINOSAUR.
RIFF CENTRAL: M.I.A. IS NOT A DINOSAUR
DIPLO: I KNOW
RIFF CENTRAL: LISTEN THIS INTERVIEW'S NOT ABOUT M.I.A., LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU
RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU MET THE M.I.A.
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WIFF CENTRAL: WHY ARE YOU SUCH A GOOD LAWYER
CUTTY: IT PROBABLY STARTED WITH MY PARENTS WHO ARE VERY SMART, AND RAISED ME TO QUESTION THE NATURE OF 'LAW'
WIFF CENTRAL: THATS GREAT TO HEAR. SO, DO YOU HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE CALL YOU THE PEURTO RICAN JEW?
CUTTY: NO OF COURSE NOT, I AM SO PROUD OF MY ANCESTORS. I HONOR THEM ON BOTH THE WEEKLY SADIRS AND ALSO PURTO RICAN DAY PARADE.
WIFF CENTRAL: WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO EMO-RAP? DIDNT YOU GET THAT BIG MEMO ON ILM THAT ITS OVER?
CUTTY: I STRONGLY DISAGREE AND AM CONSIDERING A LEGAL DISAGREEMTN AGAINST ILM AND ITS CONSTITUENTS. ANT AND SAGE AND DOSE ARE REALLY JUST MISUNDERSTOOD ARTISTS, WHO ARE ABLE TO TELL IT LIKE IT REALLY IS FOR DATE-RAPISTS THAT CRY ABOUT GIRLS THAT MAKE THEM CRY POSTE-DATE RAPE.
WIFF CENTRAL: MAYBE I WILL GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE. HEY I'VE NOTICED YOU POST A LOT OF SUGGESTIVE IMAGES THAT MIGHT GIVE PEOPLE THE THOUGHT YOU YOURSELF ARE NOT INTERSTED IN WOMEN. IS THERE ANY LEGAL TRUTH TO THAT
CUTTY: I DO OF COURSE LOVE WOMEN BUT THERE IS A DARKNESS THAT LIES DEEP IN MY BOWELS THAT SOMTIMES I CAN NOT HELP COMING OUT.
WIFF CENTRAL: THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO THIS I KNOW YOU ARE VERY BUSY GIVING LEGAL ADVICE. PERHAPS SOMEDAY YOU WILL HAVE YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL DURING A TELEVISIN SHOW LIKE MAURY POVICH OREVEN JUDGE JOE BROWN.
CUTTY: WOW THANK YOU FOR SAYING SO, ITS A REAL 'HONOR'. THE HONORABLE BROWN AND I SHARE THE SAME TYPE OF HISTORY SO I CAN ONLY DREAM OF THAT HONOR.
WIFF CENTRAL: YES I WILL DREAM OF THAT ALSO
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