a wizard who likes decibels, who has won grammies, who writes a good book or two. a wizard called brian eno. the former member of the band, roxy music, has added his unique production sound to the biggest acts in the world groups like u2 and coldplay, and some chap called david. and it is his love of random, so called generative art, that has brought us here. eno, whose sonar music is very atmospheric and ethereal, is regarded as ‘the godfather‘ of ambient music and his new work, reflection, is also rather unpredictable. it is a generative music app which follows rules defined and refined by eno but which plays differently every time you listen. so 14% of these notes, a random 14%, are going to be pitched down by three semitones. the second is a1% of them are going to go an octave down 12 semi tones. can i just say. . .scientist. i would go further, quantum scientist. all about probabilities here. yeah, it is probabilities. brian eno has spent weeks, even months, twea
control its sovereignty. it singles out travolta. it is unfair and unnecessary and is committed to. i am grateful spain has been foolish enough to play this card early in this process and not at five minutes to midnight with an agreement in place, bar the issue of gibraltar. the british government has been quick to affirm its commitment to the territory. foreign secretary as johnson tweeted that the uk remains implacable and rocklike in our support for gibraltar. but these are d raft support for gibraltar. but these are draft proposals, due to be finalised by the eu at the end of the month. theresa may has until then to try to persuade them to drop this controversial clause. later this morning we ll be speaking to gilbratar‘s chief minister fabian picardo to find out more. that s just after 9. two million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national living wage goes up t7.50 pounds an hour. the change, which means over 25s are paid at least 7.50 an hour, has been br
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its territorial aims. research says that nearly half the people who used the government help to buy scheme to buy a house did not need it. bbc news learns that only 5% of prison staff in england and wales will get new pay allowances of up to £5,000. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week: adventures in sound with posh cams, invisible speakers and cloning brian eno‘s brain. today i m in the lair of a wizard who likes glitterballs, who has won the order and me, who has won the odd grammy and who likes to write a book or two, a wizard called brian eno. don t know if i should show you how this works. let s just find the. these are just not bits of speakers, they are working speakers? yes. on my gosh. and it is sound that this man is best known for. big sound. the former member of roxy music has added production sounds to the biggest acts in the world u2, coldplay and some chap called bowie. he is a self proclaimed non musician who uses technology to make his art. th
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar during the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to regain sovereignty of the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won t cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. here s our political correspondent, matt cole. the imposing rock at the mouth of the mediterranean has been in british hands since 1713. its fortified location, ten miles from north africa s coast, has made it a key strategic base for britain s military, as well as home to 30,000 british subjects. the outpost shares a border with spain which has long sought to reclaim it, but this week, theresa may made it clear that would not happen as part of brexit. gibraltar is not a separate member of the eu nor is it a part of the uk for the purposes of eu law. but we re very clear that it is covered by our exit negotiations. we