Brian Eno—David Byrne

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

First released1981

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was recorded primarily at Conny Plank's studio in Cologne, Germany, between 1979 and 1980, with additional sessions at other locations. Brian Eno and David Byrne co-produced the album alongside engineer Conny Plank, whose expertise in synthesizers and electronic production was instrumental to the record's sound. The album was notable for its extensive use of found sounds, field recordings, and looped vocal samples from various sources, which Eno and Byrne manipulated and layered to create the album's distinctive texture. The production represented a significant departure from Talking Heads' post-punk rock approach, instead embracing an experimental electronic and world music-influenced aesthetic that reflected late 1970s/early 1980s avant-garde approaches to production. Released in 1981, the album became influential in establishing techniques of sampling and electronic manipulation that would become central to popular music production in subsequent decades.