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Discreet Music is a Ambient act. Their sound grew out of Robert Fripp, Johann Pachelbel, Erik Satie and Philip Glass. Those roots explain a lot about how Discreet Music arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into David Bowie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Discreet Music, reaching back through Robert Fripp and forward to David Bowie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Discreet Music is the fourth studio album by Brian Eno, and the first released under his full name. The album is a minimalist work, with the titular A-side consisting of one 30-minute piece featuring synthesizer and tape delay. The B-side features three variations on Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel, performed by the Cockpit Ensemble and conducted by Gavin Bryars.
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Discreet Music grew out of Robert Fripp, Johann Pachelbel, Erik Satie and Philip Glass, went on to shape David Bowie. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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