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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean it may not be his biggest accomplishment but it may be the most relevant.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ugh, no. I've known Brian Eno and his music and the influence he had on other musicians* for decades before I learnt about this little factoid, just a few years ago.

* (U2, Devo, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Grace Jones, Sinéad O'Connor, Robert Wyatt, Ultravox, Coldplay...)

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess trying to make generative music hasn't been among your interests. Brian Eno is a huge part of all modern interesting music.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

LOL this has nothing to do with my personal interests, it's relevant to the content of the article.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's such a thing as cultural context. Beethoven is not known as the EU anthem composer, and Eno is not known as the Windows 95 sound composer. It's weird to refer to them this way.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, you're absolutely correct, context is important. In this context, the most relevant achievement of Eno is in the title of the article.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The order of the words in the title implies Windows 95 is more culturally important than Brian Eno.

Anyway, Infected Mushroom's one is better.

Tired of arguing in the interwebs.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

The order of the words in the title implies Windows 95 is more culturally important than Brian Eno.

It doesn't