1998

Brian Eno		Future Light Lounge Proposal

Kunsthalle		Bonn, Germany


Disc 1  -  70.37
1	Future Light Lounge Proposal	70.37



A Brian Eno audio recording of the 'Future Light Lounge Proposal' 
installation (Germany, Bonn Kunsthalle 1998). 


Notes that came with this recording:

Record source: Audio Tape > Trade CD > WAV > FLAC

The music itself is very minimal, the installation was placed in  
a small basement room, barely lid by few glowing objects (slowly 
changing colours) and a trapeze screen on which slides were 
projected from the back (on the recording you can sometimes hear 
the clicking sound of the slide projectors). 

The music came from different CD players (each one containing 
different tracks and permanently shuffling), creating permanently 
different music and a different atmosphere. 

I have to admit that I choose this recording for sentimental 
reasons. I visited this installation 3 times, each time there was 
a totally different vibe and I knew for sure, this very music and 
very vibe will only be there for THIS VERY MOMENT. I remember 
sitting there for hours, time seemed to move slower in there and 
I felt so relaxed and cozy. It was very intense and I saw many 
people entering and leaving very fast (I was under the impression 
that many people are unable to stand this minimal surrounding for 
awhile). It's interesting, I have been at 3 ENO installations and 
each time I feel the same. It's like being kept in a perfect 
moment/space you never want to leave again. 

Another reason why I chose this recording is to cover as many facets 
in ENO's work as possible, and his installations are indeed an 
important part. Of course an audio recording cannot capture the full 
impact since the visuals are missing. But I hope you like this. 


This text is from the promotional flyer handed out at the museum: 

Brian explains: 

"I want to make places that feel like music. I want to make things 
which are like music for the eyes. I want to extend music out into 
space, into the 3 dimensions of space, and into colour. 

I want to make the kind of art that would be found in the kind of 
world I would like to live in. 

Can you create a world by suggesting the objects and experiences that 
would belong in it? Is this the way we move into our futures, casting 
little hooks forward and then pulling ourselves along by them?"