Unspun Heroes - Brian Eno and David Byrne, 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts'

John Doran restarts our Unspun Heroes series with a look at Eno and Byrne's seminal album, 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts' - a huge influence on artists like Gold Panda, Rainbow Arabia, Burial and Salem. 'My Life In The Book Of Ghosts' was originally a novel by Nigerian author Amos Tutuola, which told the story of a young boy abandoned in an impenetrable stretch of jungle inhabited by the undead. The story is a metaphor of sorts for the cataclysmic effects of slavery and colonialism and was cho...

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