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THE REVIEW
Brian Eno and Harold Budd are great excellent musicians of ambient music.
"The Pearl" represents the total cycle as well as the mindset of life.
The birth "carefreeness" - Youth "immaturity" - Growth "evolution" - Aging "wisdom" - Senility "a return to puberty" - Death "rest" - Incarnation "rebirth"
When you listen to "The Pearl" time completely stops, there is no longer the perception of earthly things, at that moment nothing else matters but understanding oneself, a full immersion in an impeccable refuge. All the sound movements draw parallel lines with the cardinal points of the sky and earth, of life and death.
"Late October"-"A Stream With Bright Fish"-"The Silver Ball"-"Against The Sky"-"Lost In The Humming Air"-"Dark-Eyed Sister"-"Their Memories"-"The Pearl"-"Foreshadowed"-"An Echo Of Night"-"Still Return"
Piano and synthesizer are the only instruments performed on the whole album, coloring an expressionistic white canvas where everyone is free and encouraged to represent themselves, expressing and retracing the journey of their own life in joys and sorrows, memories and visions, it just takes a temporary isolation, opening the mind, letting oneself go and as if by magic and spell, everything comes to itself, we will be permeated by a magical gratifying journey, a concentration of the self, being oneself in total integrity in the admission of sins and the values of life, of strengths and weaknesses, of everything that was right or wrong. A rarefied and difficult task, but very effective and instructive. An experience that once tried, will lead you to seek it again and so on to infinity with repetitive need, it will become your best friend, the friend who will never betray you. In that final canvas, there will be only you and your life and it will be a unique piece, not reproducible, not duplicable.
In listening to these eleven tracks, not once will a hint of a smile transpire on your face, because only pain will be the object of salvation and it will be the final judgment for all.
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The Pearl by Brian Eno and Harold Budd is a deeply emotional ambient album that explores the cycle of life through minimalist piano and synthesizer. The music invites listeners to suspend time and embark on an introspective journey of self-understanding and acceptance. Each track contributes to a cohesive meditation on birth, growth, aging, and rebirth. The album's unique, contemplative atmosphere makes it a rewarding experience for repeated listening.Tracklist
Harold Budd
Harold Budd was an American composer and pianist associated with ambient and minimalism. He collaborated with Brian Eno on Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror and The Pearl, and with members of Cocteau Twins. His work emphasized silence, restrained piano, and luminous atmospheres. He died in December 2020.09 Reviews
