(Vocals, b. 1961) Born Eithne Patricia Brennan in County Donegal, into the Clannad musical dynasty, Enya trained as a classical pianist, and remains a major innovator in ambient music. Her first solo endeavour was a 1986 BBC soundtrack, The Celts. Her trademark luxuriant soundscapes and melodic mysticism are present and correct. These elements washed through her follow-up, Watermark (1988) – which produced the UK No. 1 ‘Orinoco Flow’ – and all ...
(Composer, b. 1948) Frenchman Jarre is best known for his 1977 hit ‘Oxygene’ taken from the album of the same name, which reached No. 2 in the UK. He was one of the first rock musicians to employ synthesizers. A series of instrumental albums in the 1970s and 1980s repeated the pattern, including Equinoxe (1978), Magnetic Fields (1981) and the 1982 Concerts In China live album. His gigs, such as his ...
One of the most admired guitarists in music today, fingerstyle master Phil Keaggy (b. 1951) has recorded over 50 solo albums, plus eight with his band Glass Harp, in a career spanning more than 35 years. With material ranging from hard-edged progressive rock to tender ballads, Keaggy is one of only a few guitarists who have been recognized as a master of both acoustic and electric guitar. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, ...
New age music has become the most popular form of contemporary electronic music. Unlike the other variants, new age has become popular with a global mainstream audience, even more so than the most commercial strains of contemporary chill out. Although similarities do exist between new age and ambient music – both styles were influenced by the same pioneers, and ambient, like new age, is often composed to evoke a sense of ...
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