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I can still open the app from the App Store on Apple TV but the icon is gone from my Apple TV home page. Why?

I want to love this but there’s a super shrill (12,000+hz tone- like someone standing next to you screaming Eeeeeeeeeeee) that has been introduced into the generative mix. It is ear splitting and so painful and really destroys the joy of what could be. I’m hoping it’s something that’s just part of summer, if it’s sticking around in the fall, I guess it’s time to delete this. Really sad. Show more

I enjoy falling asleep to white noise, music, etc., And I have tried a lot of apps with good success on quite a few. I balked at the price for this one at first, but it has become the one that never gets old for me. I really hope that they Will make it available as an Apple Watch app so I can use it even when my phone isn’t nearby. Show more

It’s a fantastic ambient music composition, and ranks among Eno’s best ambient work. But for the price, at the very least we should be able to choose between the seasons. I got it recently and therefore have “Autumn”. I would very much like to hear or see the differences in the other seasons, but they appear to be previous versions, no longer available in the app. Would the developer consider allowing the old seasons to still be chosen within the app? (If/when that happens, I’ll update to five stars!) Show more

I never buy apps, but have enjoyed Brian Eno for years from Music for Airports, Discreet Music and more recent work. The app does not loop but explores similar sounds and themes in a relaxing and gentle way. I use this almost daily for meditation listening on bose headphones and find it the perfect way to escape and recharge. From the number of times (hours) listened it’s cost me less than a penny or two. My only regret is that it won’t play over my Sonos set, though the intimacy of the experience would be diminished. Show more

While I appreciate that this was suppose to be an artistic expression, and I usually blame myself for being duped into spending too money on something with little value, I feel a little blindsided by this app. Judging by the interactive experiences provided by previously released apps, I was expecting much the same here and was left completely wanting. The listener has no control whatsoever of the listening experience. Art, yes, I get it, but I could have easily put this piece on loop for free in Apple Music and not known the difference. My ear is apparently not discerning enough to care if there are subtle changes in the composition. Also, the “space frequencies” are absolute nails on a chalk board. I’m likely going to delete this app because I can’t stand them. UPDATE: While I’m still going to caution all comers about the price and warn them about the lack of interactivity, I’m here to admit that I have NOT deleted the app from my phone after all and have spent the last two weeks listening to it for most of my work day. It really is oddly addictive and very comforting. I’ve also found that paired with a nature sound such as rain or wind it makes an excellent study/focus tool that also blocks out background noise. I’ve even gotten accustomed to the “space frequency” sounds that have actually served to draw my attention back to the music and refocus me when I start to drift. Show more

I am enjoying this app quite a bit, but unsure of when the seasons switch. It is, after all, not summer where I am.

This app is a work of art I will not deny that. I am running it on Apple TV 4K. Audio was a little tricky for had to tweak it from only running through TV speakers and not my Apple Homepods. I run my Homepods pairing 2 speakers for stereo playback and sound is only coming out 1. It’s a spacious playback but not as dimensional as hoped, as say playback via headphones. Be nice to upgrade app to have more control of audio stereo output. If anyone knows a fix, please feel free to share. Show more

I have been going back and forth for the longest time whether to buy this since I have the CD. So today I decided to buy this, and after 3 hours, I have no regrets. I agree with the other reviewers - I would not call this an app. Between the music and visuals it’s more like sonic architecture. I really hope Eno and Chilvers do more of these. Show more

After playing trope and reflection, I end up using them more than I do my music subscription services. With the ever changing generative reflection, I don’t even have to press a button and I always have some new ambient going. Occasionally I hear a sample repeat from time to time, but never the same music and the moods are always changing. With trope I have to start over the track because it isn’t ever-changing. With reflection you can hear it’s always bringing in new sounds. I have a large ambient collection in my iTunes library but I always end up back to this app. Thank you Brian eno for pushing the boundaries of iPhone Show more

This “thing” (i.e. I shan’t call it a mere App) returns one to one’s quiet center. If there’s anything more important than that, I haven’t yet discovered it in my 62 years here. Is it worth the $’s? Is there anything else one values more than slipping away from the perceptual world? When one recognizes these two questions are the same, one will have reached a decision on whether or not to purchase. Show more

There are other Eno apps; this is by far the best one for simply listening to. This one is not interactive like the others, but it is the one that is actually worth listening to. There is also an “album” version of this available on iTunes. It’s essentially a CD’s length recording of this app playing. You can buy the album at a lower cost than the app. If you have an Apple Music subscription, you can just listen to the album for free. The difference is the recording is the same every time, while the app is more organic and never the same, though the vibe is pretty much the same as the album version. If you want the organic experience, get the app. If you just want an hour of the same ambient song every time you listen to it, get the album. Bottom line, this is really great meditative and relaxing ambient music. I find it very fitting for before bedtime stretching and chill out. The only negative thing I have to say about this app is the visuals displayed during the music are pretty bad. But, thankfully, it lets you continue play in the background so you can look at whatever you like. Here’s what’s very cool about this app (and album): you can play it on multiple devices at the same time throughout your home, or even in the same room, and regardless of when you start the app on each device, it blends in perfectly with with the sounds coming from the other device. Try it. Simply amazing. I’ll have it on the Apple TV in the living room, my Bluetooth speaker in the bedroom, and even right from the speakers on my phone in the bathroom, and they are all playing totally independently, with totally different variations of the music generated by the app, but yet they all completely blend together musically from room to room. And even in the same room, every instance you have of the app running, say on your iPad and on your phone at the same time, the sounds from one device layer perfectly upon the other to add to the overall song. Lastly, if you’re looking for other good ambient music apps, try Moodscaper (as well as Pianoscaper and Guitarscaper from the same developer), and the album-app from the group Loscil called “Adrift”. The ‘scaper apps can be more interactive than Eno’s Reflection, but also good, organic passive listening. The Loscil app is more like the Eno app in that it’s just an endless, organic form of one of their albums. Though their app has multiple tracks instead of just the one this Eno app has. Show more

Simply fantastic. This app is an art piece, generating random musical composition that defies category. Is it ambient music? Certainly not “New Age“ due to the depth of sonic expression and genuine creativity engaged. Great for a bath with candles, a massage therapy session, just taking some time to space out, sleep aid… Virtually unlimited possibilities with this and all of Brian‘s apps. Splendid work, thank you. Worth the expense, not least of all because you can use it for years and years, just as I have with Bloom. Show more

After seeing this wonderful app I eagerly look forward to Mr. Eno venturing into virtual reality! Looking forward to the future of music! -Steve Kilpatrick

It would be much better if Reflection paused playback when a headphone or Bluetooth playback device is disconnected. This is a feature that works on virtually every other audio app. It’s annoying having this be a two-step process. Aside from that the music is quite enjoyable. Show more

It’s a brilliant app - but really to call it an app is to miss the point, it is an experience of a rare kind, delivered on an iOS device. A contemplative audio visual experience on demand. I rely on the audio during my NYC commute - a pool of calm in a sea of utter chaos. Some evenings l will stream it on my Apple TV- I have a quality screen and sound system so the image / sound becomes a beautiful live artwork- I actually like to keep the volume rather low (if your sound system is up to it) not just below audible, wink wink nudge nudge but low, it’s beautiful. Really. Show more

I use Costa's Levels to delineate what tasks require what amounts of concentration. While at the third level (synthesis), this app distracts the part of my brain that creates judgments enough to create. Thank you! Show more

Some of the music played is so beautiful, yet it’s also ephemeral. It comes in, grabs me, then is gone forever. On the practical side they added a sleep timer.

Reflection is all wind chimes and bells and birdsong and whistles and humming and rising and falling and reverberation. The autumn release (v1.3) has moments of tension and discord that make it a little “darker” than were the spring and summer releases. In time, I hope we’ll be able to choose the season of our Reflection. Show more

So glad I purchased this. It just keeps generating interesting variations on itself, each one unique in tone, pace, mood, but belonging to the same composition or family of music. All around the world, this app is generating a unique set of variations every day. This is the first album I've ever heard of that goes on indefinitely, is different every time you play it, and even changes with the seasons and time of day. Ha. Coolest thing ever. Show more