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Harold Budd (born May 24, 1936) is an American ambient/avant-garde composer. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires.
His career as a composer began in 1962. In the following years he gained a notable reputation in the local avant-garde community. In 1966 he graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in musical composition.
As his career progressed, his compositions became increasingly minimal. Among his more experimental works were two drone pieces, “Coeur d’Orr” and “The Oak of the Golden Dreams”. “The Oak of the Golden Dreams” was based on the Balinese “Slendro” scale. After composing a long-form gong solo titled “Lirio”, he felt he had reached the limits of his experiments in minimalism and the avant-garde. He retired temporally from composition in 1970 and began a teaching career at the California Institute of the Arts.
Two years later, while still retaining his teaching career, he resurfaced as a composer. Spanning from 1972-1975 he created four individual works under the collective title The Pavilion of Dreams. The style of these works was an unusual blend of popular jazz and the avant-garde. In 1976 he resigned from the institute and began recording his new compositions, produced by British ambient pioneer Brian Eno. Two years later Harold Budd’s debut album The Pavilion of Dreams was released.
His career as a composer began in 1962. In the following years he gained a notable reputation in the local avant-garde community. In 1966 he graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in musical composition.
As his career progressed, his compositions became increasingly minimal. Among his more experimental works were two drone pieces, “Coeur d’Orr” and “The Oak of the Golden Dreams”. “The Oak of the Golden Dreams” was based on the Balinese “Slendro” scale. After composing a long-form gong solo titled “Lirio”, he felt he had reached the limits of his experiments in minimalism and the avant-garde. He retired temporally from composition in 1970 and began a teaching career at the California Institute of the Arts.
Two years later, while still retaining his teaching career, he resurfaced as a composer. Spanning from 1972-1975 he created four individual works under the collective title The Pavilion of Dreams. The style of these works was an unusual blend of popular jazz and the avant-garde. In 1976 he resigned from the institute and began recording his new compositions, produced by British ambient pioneer Brian Eno. Two years later Harold Budd’s debut album The Pavilion of Dreams was released.
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doctorjmo wrote:
i hear that he is.....................
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Frostie1 wrote:
Genius.
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MicaelRain wrote:
о, что за чудесная музыка!
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kgullholmen wrote:
thanks, will listen asap :D
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qdes wrote:
My suggestions: Harold Budd & Clive Wright - Song for Lost Blossoms, Harold Budd & Clive Wright - Candylion, Harold Budd - Perhaps, Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - After the Night Falls, Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Before the Day Breaks and Harold Budd - Bella Vista
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blwbllashes wrote:
@kgullholmen bella vista
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zzzoneDOTnet wrote:
Harold Budd is one of the best ambient and/or minimal composers. http://zzzone.net
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kgullholmen wrote:
can anybody recommend me an album please? I have and love Avalon Sutra and The Pearl (and the Plateaux of Mirrors). I didn't like White Arcades ... at all. so, are there any more albums in the vein of The Pearl and Plateaux?
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gertietheduck wrote:
Yes, and it was released by Eno's Obscure label...
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SixShooterSam wrote:
Did Brian Eno help produce The Pavilion of Dreams or am I thinking that up? I dunno.
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apollinaris wrote:
1.000.000 scrobbles! yu-hoo! ;)
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patman2769 wrote:
Avalon Sutra makes me think of Japan. Not the David Sylvian band, that is—I mean the country. Like, a Japanese countryside or something. Is this weird?
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mankymusic wrote:
for your listening pleasure http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~oss403/mankymusic/downloads.html
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Pewp wrote:
Avalon Sutra is one of the best albums I've heard in a long time.
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xkaradactyl wrote:
Boy About 10......... <3
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OCVfan wrote:
givea listen to my favourite-band! www.myspace.com/ourceasingvoice
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bcullimore wrote:
"La Bella Vista" is such a fantastic album. So damn beautiful.
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stwoor_suri wrote:
thanks a lot! you're my hero :)
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qdes wrote:
It's the first song on Translucence, an album by John Foxx & Harold Budd.
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stwoor_suri wrote:
hey, does anyone have the song "Subtext"? written by Harold Budd and John Foxx, it is in "Inside I'm dancing" (2004) soundtrack, but i can't find it in net. please help me, it's a great song!
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