Brian Eno - (1982) Ambient 4 - On Land

On Land represented a significant move away from the strategies Brian Eno had employed in earlier ambient releases such as Discreet Music and Music for Airports. Instead of using a specific process to generate music with minimal interference from the composer, he here opts for a more gestural and intuitive approach, creating dreamy pictures of some specific geographical points or evocative memories of them. It's quite easy to imagine these works as soundtracks to mysterious footage of imprecisely glimpsed landscapes. On Land is an album that would become highly influential with the rising tide of new age composers, though few if any would capture the chilly beauty or latent romanticism that is part and parcel of Eno.

Studio Album, released in 1982

Track Listings

1. Lizard Point (4:34)
2. The Lost Day (9:12)
3. Tal Coat (5:27)
4. Shadow (3:00)
5. Lantern Marsh (5:31)
6. Unfamiliar Wind (Leeks Hills) (5:26)
7. A Clearing (4:07)
8. Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 (7:10)

Total Time: 44:27
Line-up/Musicians

- Brian Eno / synthesizer, bass, keyboards, vocals, electronics
- Michael Beinhorn / synthesizer
- Michael Brook / guitar
- Axel Gros / guitar
- Jon Hassell / trumpet
- Bill Laswell / bass