Sir Mustapha
Group: Musicians
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Posted: Oct. 10 2003, 07:10 |
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I think "Ambient" applies to some of Brian Eno's experiments, a la Music For Airports and Thursday Afternoon: not exactly music, more like a sound to set up a mood, an athmosphere. Most times, Ambient does not rely in actual melodies - alas, Mike's music relies A LOT on melodies. But I think he did Ambient sometimes: "Woodhenge", for example, is very close to the philosophy of Eno, "Another Green World" era.
Now, Mike's music, I'd call it Exploratory Rock music. Y'know, not exactly "Progressive" rock (like Yes), not exactly "experimental" (like The Residents), much less "Avant-garde" (like Capt. Beefheart! ), but certainly beyond any kind of tradition or cliché, and promoting innovations (kinda like Pink Floyd).
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