Harold Budd, composer acclaimed as the godfather of ambient music – obituary
Harold Budd, composer acclaimed as the godfather of ambient music – obituary His career took off when he began working with Brian Eno, and he became a prophet of minimalism, later collaborating with the Cocteau Twins Harold Budd Credit: Steve Thorne/Redferns Harold Budd, who has died of Covid-19 aged 84, was an American composer, poet and pianist known for his spacious and meditative music based around delicate piano improvisations; he was sometimes called the godfather of ambient music, a description he rejected saying he felt “kidnapped” by the label. Budd’s career took off in the 1...
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