Brian Eno

"Discreet Music" is an ambient album by Brian Eno, released in 1975. It is the first album to be credited solely to Brian Eno.

The album was created using a process called "Frippertronics", developed by Robert Fripp, in which two reel-to-reel tape decks are used to create a delay loop. Eno would play a chord on the guitar and it would be recorded on one tape deck, and then played back on the other tape deck with a delay, creating an infinite loop of sound. Eno would then play another chord, which would be recorded on top of the previous loop, creating a multi-layered sound.

"Discreet Music" consists of three long pieces of music, all of which were composed using the Frippertronics process. The first track, "Discreet Music", is a 30-minute piece consisting of three sections. The second track, "French Catalogues", is a 20-minute piece consisting of two sections. The third track, "The Pontiac", is a 10-minute piece consisting of a single section.

The album is considered to be an important and influential work in the ambient music genre, and is often cited as one of Brian Eno's best works. It is characterized by its slow, minimalistic and atmospheric sound, and has been described as "music to do nothing to".

The album was inspired by Brian Eno's hospitalization in 1975, during which he was bedridden and unable to do much else but listen to music. He became interested in the idea of creating music that was suitable for this type of passive listening, and began experimenting with the Frippertronics process.