For the purposes of this essay, my hypothesis is: Eno had a Sweet Spot. And in addition to his appearance of unvarying confidence, his track record, his ability to pick collaborators well, his knack for understanding what might happen next, he had history on his side in those early years. This is the ineffable quality of the Sweet Spot.
I like Iggy Pop, Harry Belafonte and Johnny Cash,” Jimi ventures, by way of explanation. He also collected the early electronic blurtings of The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Heaven 17. It’s a brew of sophisticated easy listening, country and wester n and home-made electronics which blends beautifully, albeit mutated, on Intervision.
