posted 05-13-2019 01:22 PM               

Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
by Brian Eno

Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks was written, produced and performed by Brian Eno together with his brother Roger and Daniel Lanois. The music was originally recorded in 1983 for a landmark feature-length documentary, "For All Mankind," directed by American journalist, film director and screenwriter, Al Reinert.

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this remastered, extended edition of the album is available. This very special anniversary edition - Apollo: Soundtracks & Atmospheres Extended Edition features the original album remastered by Abbey Road's Miles Showell as well as an accompanying album comprising of 11 new instrumental compositions reimagining the soundtrack to "For All Mankind."

• Audio CD (July 19, 2019)
  
• Number of Discs: 2
  
• Label: Capitol
  
• ASIN: B07RG2XJNM

posted 01-05-2020 11:01 AM            

AA&S is arguably the best ambient music CD ever made. If you have the original CD/vinyl which includes excellent "An Ending (Ascent)" "Weightless" and "Signals", the new For All Mankind CD is a worthy addition. Standouts for me are "The End of a Thin Cord", "At the Foot of the Ladder", "Waking Up" and "Like I Was a Spectator". The booklet is very well done with images from the Apollo missions: the cover photo with the strange lunar surface features is from Apollo 14, according to the liner notes.