If
The Shutov Assembly is reminiscent of
Brian Eno's earlier "ambient" music projects dating back to
Discreet Music (1975), it shouldn't be surprising. Recorded between 1985 and 1990, the atmospheric, slow-moving sound patterns are more, the artist contends, like paintings than music.
The Shutov Assembly, dedicated to Russian painter
Sergei Shutov, is, like the similar works in his catalog (he cites
Music for Films,
On Land,
Music for Airports,
Thursday Afternoon, and
Nerve Net, as well as
Discreet Music), as much a concept as a record. ~ William Ruhlmann