Ambient 4: On Land

Ambient 4: On Land
Studio album by
Brian Eno
ReleasedMarch 1982
RecordedSeptember 1978–January 1982[1]
GenreDark ambient
Length44:35
LabelEG
ProducerBrian Eno
Brian Eno chronology
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
(1981) 		Ambient 4: On Land
(1982) 		Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Pitchfork9.7/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[6]
Tom Hull – on the WebB[7]
Uncut8/10[8]
The Village VoiceB+[9]

Ambient 4: On Land is the eighth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released in March 1982 by EG Records. It was the final edition in Eno's Ambient series, which began in 1978 with Ambient 1: Music for Airports. The album was released to critical acclaim, and is recognised along with its predecessors as a landmark album in the history of the ambient genre.

  1. ^ Brian Eno (March 1982). Ambient 4: On Land (liner notes). E.G. Records.
  2. ^ Olewnick, Brian. "Ambient 4: On Land – Brian Eno". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ Chamy, Michael (17 December 2004). "Brian Eno and Harold Budd: Gift guide". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ Singer, Liam (7 October 2004). "Brian Eno / Harold Budd: Discreet Music / Ambient 1: Music for Airports / Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror / Ambient 4: On Land". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Brian Eno". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. ^ Weisbard & Marks 1995, p. 129.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom (12 November 2023). "Grade List: Brian Eno". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ Pinnock, Tom (January 2019). "Brian Eno: Discreet Music / Ambient 1: Music for Airports / Music for Films / Ambient 4: On Land". Uncut (260): 38.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (31 August 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 3 February 2018.