{"product_id":"harold-budd-pavilion-of-dreams-lp","title":"Harold Budd - Pavilion of Dreams LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an awesome testament to the genius of Harold Budd.  How genius?  We won't make a joke about the second D being for a double dose of his pimpin'.  He delivered some amazing soundtracks and as you can see, this was one of the best works he did, working alongside Brian Eno.  Grab this reissue that comes to us from the team at Superior Viaduct. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor five decades, Harold Budd stood on the forefront of the West Coast avant-garde. Born in Los Angeles, he studied with Schoenberg-pupil Gerald Strang and began teaching at CalArts in 1970. While searching for his own voice, he was influenced as much by abstract expressionist painters as by John Cage and Morton Feldman. In his work, Budd brought delicate, slowing-moving melodies to the foreground -- creating a new musical language based on 'eternally pretty music' and smooth surfaces. In the early '70s, Budd started an extended cycle of compositions that would comprise \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pavilion Of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. For Budd, the album was a signpost for a new direction in thinking about music: '\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pavilion Of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e erased my past. I consider that to be the birth of myself as a serious artist. It was like my Magna Carta.' Produced by Brian Eno in 1978, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pavilion Of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e stands toe-to-toe with another minimalist masterpiece also released that year, Steve Reich's \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusic For 18 Musicians\u003c\/i\u003e. Budd's gorgeous pieces reveal a lightness of touch that draws the listener in, while sublime voices float in and out as if in a recurring dream. Featuring saxophonist Marion Brown and multi-instrumentalists Gavin Bryars and Michael Nyman, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pavilion Of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e remains a master class in exquisite timbre and shimmering texture. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pavilion Of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e was both the final release on Eno's Obscure imprint and a transition point towards his seminal ambient series. This first-time reissue is recommended for fans of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jon Hassell and Mark Hollis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/a36FbaLb90w\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Superior Viaduct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41724338405554,"sku":"SV 162LP","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/5507\/3714\/products\/SV162LP_CU.jpg?v=1646847918","url":"https:\/\/cromulentrecords.com\/products\/harold-budd-pavilion-of-dreams-lp","provider":"Cromulent Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}