First Light
The opening track of The Plateaux of Mirror.
Brian Eno & Harold Budd, from Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror (1980)
Eno and Budd are the credited writers, and it opens side one at 6:59 by Wikipedia's count; a review says 6:58, and one tracklist about 7:08. It was recorded in 1979 at Grant Avenue Studio with Eno producing, Budd on piano and Eno on treatments and other instruments. Progrography's review says it introduces suspended beauty and that Eno's synthesizers join Budd's piano in mid-flight toward the end of the piece, recalling Discreet Music. We found no statement from either musician on what the piece means, no chart history, video, covers or samples, and no evidence the duo performed it live.
Sources
- Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror, Wikipedia
- Harold Budd and Brian Eno, Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror, Progrography (2020-06-03)
- The sound-painted world of Harold Budd, Sound On Sound (1986-12)