The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1975-1978 captures a transformative era in avant-garde and classical music, uniting groundbreaking works produced by Brian Eno for the influential Obscure Records label. Showcasing visionary artists such as Harold Budd, Michael Nyman, John Cage, and Simon Jeffes, this collection traces the development of experimental sounds that bridged the UK and American West Coast scenes and expanded the minimal and experimental genres beyond their New York roots.
This anthology brings together the entire original run of Obscure Records, from the hypnotic textures of “Discreet Music” to the striking beauty of “The Pavilion of Dreams.” Carefully curated, these albums document rare collaborations and singular compositions that have inspired generations of composers and listeners, making The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1975-1978 an essential experience for fans of innovative contemporary music.
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TRACKS
1. Gavin Bryars - the Sinkink of the Titanic
2. Gavin Bryars - the Sinking of the Titanic
3. Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
4. Christopher Hobbs - Aran
5. John Adams - (A2I) American Standard - John Philip Sousa
6. John Adams - (A2Ii)American Standard - Christian Zeal and Activity
7. John Adams - (A2Iii)American Standard - Sentimentals
8. Christopher Hobbs - McCrimmon Will Never Return
9. Gavin Bryars - 1, 2, 1-2-3-4
10. Brian Eno - Discreet Music
11. Brian Eno - Fullness of Wind (Variation on 'The Canon in D Major' By Johann Pachelbel
12. Brian Eno - French Catalogues (Variation on 'The Canon in D Major' By Johann Pachelbel
13. Brian Eno - Brutal Ardour (Variation on 'The Canon in D Major' By Johann Pachelbel
14. Max Eastley - Hydrophone
15. Max Eastley - Metallophone
16. Max Eastley - the Centriphone
17. Max Eastley - Elastic Aerophone / Centriphone
18. David Toop - Do the Bathosphere
19. David Toop - the Divination of the Bowhead Whale
20. David Toop - the Chairs Story
21. Jan Steele - All Day
22. Jan Steele - Distant Saxophones
23. Jan Steele - Rhapsody Spaniel
24. John Cage - Experiences No.1
25. John Cage - Experiences No.2
26. John Cage - the Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
27. John Cage - Forever and Sunsmel
28. John Cage - in a Landscape
29. Michael Nyman - 1-100
30. Michael Nyman - Bell Set No. 1
31. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - 1 Penguin Café Single
32. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - 2 Zopf
33. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - a) Zopf: From the Colonies (For N.R
34. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - B) Zopf: In a Sidney Motel
35. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - C) Zopf: Surface Tension (Where the Trees Meet the Sky
36. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - D) Zopf: Milk
37. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - E) Zopf: Coronation
38. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - F) Zopf: Giles Farnaby's Dream
39. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - G) Zopf: Pigtail
40. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - 3 the Sound of Someone You Love Who's Going Away and It Doesn't Matter
41. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - 4 Hugebaby
42. Penguin Cafè Orchestra - 5 Chartered Flight
43. John White - Autumn Countdown Machine
44. John White - Son of Gothic Chord
45. John White - Jew's Harp Machine
46. John White - Drinking and Hooting Machine
47. Gavin Bryars - the Squirrel and the Ricketty Racketty Bridge
48. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - Introduction
49. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - Overture and Aria: "I Tell You That's Irma Herself"
50. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - First Interlude
51. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - Aria: "Irma You Will Be Mine"
52. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - Second Interlude
53. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - Chorus: "Love Is Help Mate"
54. Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton - Postlude ^1
55. Harold Budd - Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim ^1
56. Harold Budd - Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord/Butterfly Sunday ^1
57. Harold Budd - Rossetti Noise/The Crystal Garden and a Coda ^1
58. Harold Budd - Juno
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