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11. Paul Horn - Inside the Taj Mahal (1968)

A pioneering figure in world music since the '60s, Horn's repertoire ranges from contemporary jazz to ambient. On the flutist's ground-breaking 1969 recording Inside the Taj Mahal, Horn performs his meditative flute in the natural acoustic space of the building's central dome. It's an interesting twist on the ambient concept that the unique character of this recording is based on the specific aural environment of the location, rather than the music alone creating the ambience. It was recorded unconventionally, with one microphone close to the flute and another placed at a distance, deeper in the structure. This resulted in an exaggerated stereo image,one that didn't give an "accurate" picture of the space, but an evocative one. Horn later made recordings inside other sonically unique buildings, such as the Great Pryamid, cathedrals, temples and canyons.


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