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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

“Windows 95 chime composter” is a fucking wild way to refer to Brian Eno.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yeah Brian Eno has done other things lmfao

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My first reaction was "Brian Eno did the chime?!". Weirdly. Yesterday I learned that Trent Reznor was the sound designer for the original DOOM games. When you think about it, it makes sense. These people are experts. It's just weird to see rockstars branching out in anything other than gin/vodka brands we don't really care about.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Trent Reznor did Quake’s music.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Rob Zombie did Quake II

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

This is such an absurd way to describe one of the most influential music theorists of the modern age.

I get that the headline wanted to tie him to Microsoft but this is like introducing Tony Hawk as a guy who started a successful clothing company.

Edit: glad to see I'm in good company here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Brian Eno... Thank you Brian Eno. I love you. Can I hug you?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

This is how he should always be introduced.

Electronic music legend Brian Eno. You might remember him as the composer of the Windows 95 chime.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Reminds me of this meme about modern title inflation:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

AOL digital prophet lol that's amazing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I think this is originally from the 00s (notice in the undertitle the news about Pres. Obama)

It was already a silly job title back then and time was not kind to it...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

But this gets more clicks!

Bu-rah, Brrrrrrring... pling pling, pling pling, pling, pling....

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

Brian Eno has always been based and continues to be. He signed a letter calling for an Israeli boycott because of the apartheid in 2006. Plus he makes great music.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Wow I had no idea Brian Eno composed that. Insane. It makes so much sense

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wait... Brian Eno made the sounds for Windows 95? Holy shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He made the boot up sound.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Also, he composed the sound of a 14.4BAUD modem along with minimalist artist Phillip Glass.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've listened to Glass's organ pieces and their repetitiveness always reminds me of mechanical machines. Watching cogs spin and the like.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I laughed out loud at that one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I can't tell how many people are eating the proverbial onion, but I'm enjoying it, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Wow Really? I enjoy Phillip Glass but I had no idea. What can I search for to learn more? "14.4baud phillip glass" is giving me nothing 😔

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Windows Vista chime composer Robert Fripp has yet to comment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yet another Bowie contributer (as @Snot [email protected] pointed out about Eno) - Heroes comes to mind first.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I know it's relevant cause it's about Microsoft but it's still funny to see a headline refer to him as just "Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno"

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

It's both hilarious and insulting. I love it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Some of the best ambient music of our time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

“Ambient 1: Music for Airports” basically invented the genre of specifically-designed ambient music. Before that, it was all background noise and Muzak.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Roxy Music as well as creating a ton of soundtracks and being on the cutting edge of music tech for decades. He’s an incredibly interesting and influential artist.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

He's a culturally significant musician who has released numerous albums and worked with a wide variety of artists, probably most notably David Byrne of Talking Heads.

For example David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans" that he worked on with Trent Reznor originally started as a collaboration between Bowie and Eno. Reznor cleaned it up and made it radio friendly whereas Eno's cut was highly experimental as he is wont to do.

Brian Eno on "scenius":

https://youtu.be/77mbz2HbY5Y

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Boring. Windows chime was his peak imo

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Denouncing Microsoft.

Oh, and coining the term Ambient Music, and being an electronic music pioneer. ...Nothing as historic as composing a chime sound for windows, once, however.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Which to be clear is an album