I’m very excited to hear that two colossal talents of modern music, David Byrne and Brian Eno, are working together again, using the web to collaborate and distribute their latest project.
The pair last co-wrote the groundbreaking My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, released in 1981 and often regarded as “inventing” sampling.
Their new project, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, started with a chance meeting in New York after which Eno and Byrne shared ideas online. The result is released on August 18 only at the eponymous website, either for free streaming or paid download.
I’ve always loved watching how these two creative gurus reinvent musical genres, or get the best from the musicians they work with. So it’s no surprise that they’re taking control of their means of distribution too in yet another example of how the music industry continues to fragment in the digital era.
