Apollo Audio CD – Audiobook, October 1, 2013

It is. And that is a good thing - when you are in the mood for it - and for ambient music, you have to be. Had a bad day at work? Traffic almost causes a popped blood vessel? People are on your last nerve? Here is the cure: Get into your house. Lock the door. Don't even turn any light on. Turn off your phone. Put this in your CD player. Hit play! Lose yourself for a while.You will fell better when you are done. Cheaper than going to a doctor.

If you are looking for music for meditation or as a calming but not syrupy background atmosphere than I would see this is one of the best, possibly only matched by Eno's On Land disc. It does take a departure from ambient music with Deep Blue Day and Weightless which have sort of a laconic country western guitar thing but those grew on me on their own. I dont put them in my trance/meditation playlist but rather in my chill music collection. The song called An Ending (Ascent) sounds both beautiful and sad that sometimes I cant listen to it -though if that is a flaw on this one its a very good flaw . I wouldnt recommend this disc for long drives in the car but for everything else it works for me particularly in dealing with stress , frustration, anger etc. Robert Rich and Peter Namlook have some equally good meditation music .

"Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" is exceptionally beautiful, truly one of Eno's crowning achievements. While more accessible than some of his other ambient work, it is still quite eerie in places. The music seems to glow with a strange otherworldly luminescence."Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" explores the outer reaches of ambiance during the first four tracks; "Under Stars", "The Secret Place", "Matta" and "Signals". Then it begins to evolve into a suite of gorgeous instrumentals. "Drift" is a haunting keyboard piece that evokes exactly what the title suggests; one can easily imagine planets drifting by under a blanket of stars. The following track "Silver Morning" takes the music to another place entirely; guitars chime in rich harmonics and we can imagine a glorious silver moon rise just overhead. "Deep Blue Day" picks up where "Silver Morning" leaves off. Guitars pluck a whimsical chord progression under a soaring pedal steel melody as synthesizers swirl all around us. It is quite unusual and very refreshing to hear guitars on Eno's ambient work. At points the music is a little reminiscent of Pink Floyd. "Always Returning" and "Stars" bring "Apollo" to an uplifting and heavenly conclusion.If I could only bring two Brian Eno CDs to a desert Island they would be "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" and "Music for Airports". IMHO they are his two ambient masterpieces.

The genius of Ambient does it again. Included is what I consider one of the best songs ever written: An Ending (Ascent). The rest of the album doesn't disappoint. A few songs approach (but never touch) the brilliance of An Ending (Ascent). The rest is pretty good filler, but remember: Brian Eno's filler is everyone else's best effort.This album is great of winding down the day with a book or a simple labor of love, easing you into a deep and contemplative rest. Also: it's great while looking at videos of space, as was originally intended for the album.

Out of all his work, it's "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" that still resonates the most with me. I'm not sure why but I think it's because this album is the most spaced out and perhaps the most distinctive of the Eno works I've heard and I've heard quite a bit. I enjoy ambient space music immensely, it's not the right music for every mood but it sure feels perfect at 3 o'clock in the morning, doesn't it? Drifting blissfully through these electronic textures is what it's all about with Eno but whereas in earlier works like "Music for Airports", Eno can reach a severe aura of banality, in "Apollo" the banality is kept at bay and you are very much transported into space.Several of the tracks seem out of place like some country rock mixed with ambient, but the final few selections redeem "Apollo" and bring it up to the finest in Eno's vast discography. Great album, don't miss it if you love ambient.

Here's a mesmerizing sound experience for Eno fans. You'd probably also like it if you're a fan of Robert Fripp or even Peter Gabriel. Great ambient soundscapes to sit back and flow with. I "discovered" this CD when Pandora played "An Ending (Ascent)" on my Vangelis "station" and it just swept me away. This is a very good CD for fans of such electronica musical adventures.

I have not set out to write reviews of the music content as “beauty is in the ears of the listener”. These reviews are about the quality (or not) of the recorded sound. To read about how the reviews are done please see my profile.This is an “original master series” recording and it shows from the outset that real care has been taken over the sound quality.There is good dynamic range with no trace of compression. The sound stage is expansive with good channel separation.The timbre of the bass sound rumbles and resonates creating a marvelous spacious atmosphere. The high notes are clearly spaced adding to the atmosphere and sense of tension.The sound quality is so evocative that it is easy to imagine that there is a gamelan orchestra in the wings waiting to play.The guitars are clear and sharp to the extent that the strings may be occasionally be heard “squeaking”. Yet again simplicity seems to be the sound theme of this recording. Yet it is one which works creating a truly evocative simple but rich sound.

Brian Eno. you could pigeon-hole him under ambient if you want, but for me this guy comes under uncategorisable. I bought this album as it came out in 1983 and remains my favourite of all his releases, although 'Before and after science' would be a close second! I seem to recall The old grey whistle test showed some rough stock footage of the space documentary 'For all mankind', which this album was made to accompany. It was an epiphany for me to see this enormous four thousand tonne rocket taking off from it's moorings at Cape Canaveral. There was no sound of rocket engines roaring into the sky, no narration explaining boring details of fuel consumption or how dangerous this mission was going to be. Nothing, apart from the most angelic, heavenly, beautiful music i had ever heard in my eighteen year old ears. I found out very soon after that the music i'd heard was called 'An ending [ascent]', and it was by an artist called Brian Eno. And the rest is history, he's an amazing artist as well as a much sort-after producer for artists such as Talking heads, U2 and Coldplay. I cannot big this album up enough, i love having it on if i'm in the bath or in bed relaxing, however it does also contain moments of creeping unease in places, and really does leave you with the feeling you are in an uninhabitable place and that you are somhow detached from reality.Beautiful darkness!

I seem to remember the editor of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy's being unavailable as he was on an intergalactic cruise - in his own office. Maybe he was listening to Brian Eno's music! Like his other work, you're either ready for this or you're not. I introduced myself with Apollo and Another Green World at the same time, and haven't looked back since. There is a strong space exploration theme here which channels your imagination in a more focused way than his other albums. Every time I hear the first track I imagine looking out the rear view screen watching Earth gradually receding. Some of the tracks will sink deep into your mind if you allow them to. Signals, Drift, Stars/Under Stars, it's hard to choose between them all. I appreciated the western themed homages to the astronauts, though I find I don't listen to them very often.Apollo will make a great addition to your Brian Eno collection, and also has the potential to introduce you to his work if you're ready for it.

This album needs no introduction, it's one of Eno's masterpieces that will live on for many years to come, it's a shame that it's virtually impossible to get on Vinyl, but the CD format does suit the pristine style of the music, which is less cold and cerebral than many other of Eno's works. It is an Epic album, inspired by an Epic event, one could say the Epic event of humanities history to date, to land on another world. The music elaborates on this theme, and also the journey from the atmosphere of Earth to the vaccum of space and the lunar surface.

This is the original 1983 12 track listing, not the extra 2019 tracks as advertised and printed on the cover sheet. Do not buy.

Very atmospheric electronic music. Easy to listen to many times - continue to find something new each time.

This is like pure ambient up to Deep Blue Day (spacey, bit sinister instrumentals etc.) then it takes on a weird country vibe for a couple of tracks before returning for an ambient finale. It's a slightly odd mixture but more characterful for the combination. I like it.

Bought it years ago when it came out - just revising my ambient collection again - still as good as when it was released

The 2012 cancer research advert was the reason I bought this cd!If you know this advert the soundtrack is fantastic and dramatic!However this cd has many more wonderful sounds on it and if you have issues with a stressful life this is a very relaxing cd which makes you fell wonder fall and makes you sleepy.This is a wonderfull cd to own, I would not of known that this album existed if it was not for that advert.

Simply I like Brian Enos ambient mood creation music. This is an early example and maybe not my favourite, except for stars which always makes me think of a warm night and those wonderful stars

no we don't its a great album grows and grows very atmospheric

Track for a compilation playlist.

Another very good piece of music by Brian

To relax with

The first Brian Eno disc I ever bought and has never failed to please me each time I have played it. It is sometimes said that your first is sometimes your most memorable. In the case of this album, for me, it's true.