Coffee Break: Music produced by Brian Eno for his 75th birthday

Brian Eno gives a lecture entitled: "At the Crossroads of Art and Science" during the Starmus Festival on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on June 29, 2016.Desiree Martin / AFP / Getty Images

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May 15, 2023

Legendary British musician Brian Eno is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music. He’s also a visionary ambient musician and has had one of the most successful collaborative careers in popular music. He has had several creative voyages with David Byrne, David Bowie, Devo, Coldplay, and co-produced several of U2’s most-celebrated albums of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Also, Microsoft hired him to make the Windows 95 startup sound.

With a big birthday today, let’s cover as much sonic ground as we can.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what music produced by Brian Eno — who is 75 today — should we play?

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