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Second Helpings: Neil Arthur Of Blancmange's Favourite Albums
Mic Wright , January 21st, 2014 06:02

Following his revisit to the synth pop duo's debut album Happy Families last year, Neil Arthur looks back over 13 other top albums from his past

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Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Eno told this story about being ill and he wanted someone to bring some music round for him. Someone had put the record on too quiet and it just mixed with the ambient sound coming in through the window. It got me through the last year at college. It was something I could just put on and it did work ambiently for me.