ENO, BRIAN / CALE, JOHN - WRONG WAY UP

Brian Peter George Eno (born 15 May 1948) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, sound designer, author, and political activist. He is known for his contributions to ambient music and electronica, as well as for his work in rock and pop music as a producer, composer, and collaborator. Eno has described himself as a "non-musician", reflecting his emphasis on conceptual and experimental approaches to music-making. He has been regarded as an influential figure in popular music. In 2019, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the band "Roxy Music". Eno was born in Suffolk and studied painting and experimental music at Ipswich Civic College in the mid-1960s before continuing his education at Winchester School of Art. In 1971, he joined the glam rock group "Roxy Music" as a synthesiser player, contributing to two albums before leaving the band in 1973. He subsequently began a solo career with the release of the rock-oriented album "Here Come the Warm Jets" (1974). He later explored minimalist and ambient approaches on recordings such as "Discreet Music" (1975) and "Ambient 1: Music for Airports" (1978), the latter of which introduced the term "ambient music". During the 1970s, Eno collaborated with a range of artists, including Robert Wyatt, Robert Fripp, Harmonia, Cluster, Harold Budd, David Bowie, John Cale, and David Byrne. He also became an established record producer, working on projects by Jon Hassell, Laraaji, "Talking Heads", Ultravox, and Devo, as well as producing the compilation album "No New York" (1978). In later decades, he continued to release solo material and produce recordings for artists such as "U2", "Coldplay", Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois, Laurie Anderson, Grace Jones, Slowdive, Karl Hyde of "Underworld", James, Kevin Shields, and Damon Albarn. In addition to his musical work, Eno has been active in other artistic fields since his student years, including sound installations, film, and writing. In the mid-1970s, he co-developed "Oblique Strategies", a set of cards designed to encourage creative thinking through prompts and aphorisms. His installation work has included projects involving the sails of the Sydney Opera House in 2009 and the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank in 2016. Eno has also been involved in political and humanitarian causes. He has written on a variety of topics and is a founding member of the Long Now Foundation. His activism has included advocacy related to environmental issues, opposition to Brexit and the Conservative Party, and support for Julian Assange. He has also expressed views on the situation in the Gaza Strip and participated in initiatives such as signing a 2025 pledge by Film Workers for Palestine regarding collaboration with certain Israeli film institutions. Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno Studio albums Here Come the Warm Jets (1974) Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974) Another Green World (1975) Discreet Music (1975) Before and After Science (1977) Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) Music for Films (1978) Ambient 4: On Land (1982) Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (1983) Thursday Afternoon (1985) Nerve Net (1992) The Shutov Assembly (1992) Neroli (1993) Headcandy (1994) The Drop (1997) Another Day on Earth (2005) Lux (2012) The Ship (2016) Reflection (2017) ForeverAndEverNoMore (2022) Aurum (2025) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

John Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground in early 1965. Though best known for his work in rock music, Cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical. Since departing from the Velvet Underground in 1968 he has released over thirty albums. Of his solo work, he is perhaps best known for his 1973 album 'Paris 1919' and the song of the same name, art rock works reminiscent of film scores and tuneful pop music being perhaps the most accessible of his pieces. Born on 9th March 1942 in Garnant, Wales, Cale spoke only Welsh until the age of seven, when he began to learn English at school. He went on to study viola at Goldsmiths College, University of London, where he became involved in avant garde music. He traveled to the U.S. to continue his studies, thanks to the help and influence of Aaron Copland, and met and worked with various avant-garde composers, including John Cage, while becoming fascinated with the new Anglo-American art movements. In 1965, he co-founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed. Though best known for his work with the band, Cale has produced a massive body of work that ranges from tastefully arranged strings and piano over Dylan Thomas poetry to barely-suppressed, nigh-psychotic aggression set to high-energy avant-garde rock. Cale's style is almost impossible to pin down, as almost every album contains new experiments and influences. He is also well known as the producer of such works as the debuts of The Stooges, The Modern Lovers, and Patti Smith (the critically acclaimed 'Horses'). He also played a major role in Nico's 'The Marble Index'. He's released some compilation works such as 'Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970-1990' that attempt to show the range and depth of his music. Cale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Velvet Underground in 1996, and he was also appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2010. As the years have gone by, he's had a wide variety of tours, additionally dealing with his own personal demons. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.