Brian Eno’s favourite music genre is getting cool again, as a number of events dedicate new areas to the art of the chillout. But why now? Unless you’re from the new breed of permanently hydrated ...

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Made this uplifting chillout track as light started to brighten my dark music dungeon again. Summer is here! Inspired by the ...

Thought ambient music had been drowned in a sea of new age nonsense and chill out? Think again! Artists such as Sun O))) and the Orb are giving the genre new hope For a good five or six decades, you ...

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Lawrence English is the director of Room40. Brian Eno’s Music For Airports celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. This record is widely regarded as formalising ambient music as we know it today.