An Ending | We meet again

I know I’ve posted about this song before, but I feel the need to go more in-depth into what I think is the greatest piece of music ever created, because so many people ask me about it, and I’ve never really come up with a proper argument other than stating the fact that it sounds out of this world. 

When I say this is ‘the greatest piece of music ever created’, I technically mean ‘the greatest piece of music I’ve ever heard’; after all, I haven’t heard every piece of music ever created. I genuinely believe there is nothing out there that sounds this moving or beautiful. This blog post actually breaks down the song very well, and makes the point that it’s the smoothness in transition between each note that makes it sound so good. Due to that, An Ending tends to induce a trance-like state, which (for me, at least) gives the opportunity to divulge the darkest and deepest parts of one’s mind. 

There are many things that I associate this piece with, both topics of thought in my mind, as well as various different situations that I’ve been in. I find it very difficult to pinpoint exactly why this piece makes me feel the way I do; I feel that I’m in a state of bliss, oblivious to everything around me and focusing only on the things that really matter to me in life at that particular moment in time. If you read my previous blog post, you’ll know that I felt like shit earlier, but having listened to An Ending and contemplated things, I feel on top of the world in my own way. 

One of its major ‘powers’ is the uplifting element; when I’m feeling down I tend to try a few different things such as talking to people, but the easiest way to get myself out of depression is to spend a good hour with An Ending on repeat. The effects of this song when you’re sad are simply mind-blowing. For me, it’s the almost nostalgic feel to it; it’s a piece that actually makes you happy to be sad. You are made aware of your situation, but also made aware of everything good in your life at certain points of the piece, so it acts as a sort of ‘gentle push’ to get you out of that feeling of sadness. 

I just can’t describe the exact state of mind that this song puts me in. Perhaps that’s why I’ve blogged about it three times, in a desperate attempt to put my finger on what it really does to me. Maybe, though, I should leave it at that; maybe I shouldn’t over-analyse it - that may detract from the magic. An Ending is like a drug for me; I save it for those times when I really need it, and I never listen to it as a mere background track. It’s music like this, rather than sex and alcohol, that makes me happy to be on the planet and alive. Hell, I would love to meet Brian Eno Himself and just tell him how much of an influence his four minutes and twenty-six seconds have had on my life recently. 

In conclusion then, this piece does amazing things to your head. I take solace in this song, and if the whole world did that then it would be a much better place. If you’re still not convinced, before you go to bed, put your feet up, relax, put this song on, let your mind go blank and amazing stuff will happen in your mind, I guarantee you that.