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Number 139 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th Century

Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks

Brian Eno

1983 · ambient

EG · EGLP 53

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Why it's here

An Ending (Ascent) is the most borrowed cue in electronic music

'An Ending (Ascent)' has become ambient shorthand for wonder, but Apollo earns that track by surrounding it with quieter variations on weightlessness, distance and suspension. The famous cue feels inevitable only after the rest of the album has changed the scale of the room. On a rave list it sits at honest altitude, but 'An Ending' is one of the most beautiful things anyone here made.

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Tracklist

  1. A1Under Stars4:24
  2. A2The Secret Place3:33
  3. A3Matta4:15
  4. A4Signals2:42
  5. A5An Ending (Ascent)4:22
  6. A6Under Stars II3:16
  7. A7Drift3:04
  8. B1Silver Morning2:40
  9. B2Deep Blue Day3:57
  10. B3Weightless4:32
  11. B4Always Returning3:52
  12. B5Stars7:30