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Inane Orb Strikes AgainA natural extension into the portable computing realm of Eno's experiments with generative music and the technologies associated...remains to be seen (in light?) if additional soundsets or formulas will make it into free updates, or if we'll be shelling out more $$$ for additional aesthetics..Version: 0

Pretty good, but...This app is pretty good. It's relaxing, and it allows for creativity with music. I've got 2 issues with it, though: 1) The music pretty much dies if I turn my screen off (background sound continues), and suddenly compensates when I turn the screen back on. 2) Sometimes when I'm trying to relax it seems like the notes come in a little strong. An option to have the notes crecsendo in would be nice. Different instruments, instrument sets, even random chords instead of notes would also be a welcome bonus. I'd be willing to pay for a premium version with that on it..Version: 0

Amazing ExperienceAn outstanding achievement and a sign of things to come - developers take heed of this app! I had a great time walking through the Art Gallery of Ontario, "composing" a unique piece of music for each room "on the fly" as it were. 3 hours of great fun. On the downside, you're basically just playing variations of the same tune - playing within some scales predefined by Brian Eno. So you can't really compose your own stuff here, but it's still a really great, intuitive way to sequence loops. Still, you can't go wrong with this, whether you're a musician or not. It's so easy to use your grandmother can be creating haunting ambient tunes instantly..Version: 0

Excellent Music App!I've been waiting for a generative music app to come to the iPhone and this one not only delivers, but it goes above and beyond by allowing you to perform with the application. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that it does not have enough tones built in so every time you use it, it has the same general feel to it. More sounds or the ability to change the sound it generates would take this app to the next level (which I'm hoping the developer will do in future updates). It's an over all great app and definitely worth checking out..Version: 0

Good appI'll tell everyone to try it if it can be a little bit cheaper.Version: 0

WonderfulWhen you see Brian Eno's name attached to something ambient, you know something good's going to happen. When you add Peter Chilvers to it, then it suddenly becomes something even more special. This is such a simple idea, but with hidden complexities that are made easy to access by the fantastically intuitive interface. Tap on the screen - higher up gives higher notes. I'd like it if tapping to the left or right affected the stereo position, or perhaps the timbre or volume. Maybe in a future release. Even if this is it - the finished product - it's wonderful. I love it, and I hope there'll be more....Version: 0

MagicalThis is an incredible application. If you like ambient music and want some pretty drops of colours to dazzle your screen, then jump into Bloom. The sounds are full and beautiful, the visual representation is simple and elegant, and the places that you can escape to have no limits..Version: 0

Mesmerising music generatorThis was one of my first apps on the first iPod touch. It remains one of my favourites. Incredibly simply but completely captivating..Version: 3.0.1

Beautiful app!Incorporating Eno's minimalist ambient music into an application such as this was worth the 3.99. This was the first app I bought and it has been enjoyed on a daily basis. I've been a fan of Brian Eno since Ambient 1 and this app fits the music perfectly. My 2 year old loves it as well with the colors and gentle sounds. Waiting for what comes next! Just downloaded the update and it just made this app better than ever! More sounds and moods are an addition and not a replacement which is great. Going to try out the other apps from Opal in the near future..Version: 0

Very very neatI love this, Eno to go, or try and emulate the master. Just so cool. Maybe for a future update, a timer to turn itself off after a certain time would be nice. Nice for bed time and drifting off to sleep. Thank you guys Richard.Version: 0

A few suggestions :-)Well, let me start by saying that I think Bloom is great. Listened to it on my way into the City yesterday and it was amazing to hear how a few minutes of set-up could just keep on evolving :-) Having said that, I agree with many who have said that it would really help if one could save his/her own compositions for future listening or tweaking. Then there is the question of HIFI sound. I just started Bloom while tethered to my Mac and (may be naive of me) expected to be able to hear the sounds it generated (and maybe see the visual scape, as well) through the Mac and was really disappointed not to. Also, visually, I think it would be better if the edges of the growing circles were blurred, maybe as a controllable option (that might even affect the music that is being generated). I do hope that some thought will be given to include these features that would make the app truly superb. Thank you Controcorrente.Version: 0

Love it, BUTExport? Esprcially for the price, should be able to export "compositions". You lose a couple of stars for that. :-(.Version: 2.1.1

Give me my bass back !A good item, used it a lot. However since last update bottom 1/3 of the screen - the bass - does not produce sound. Rebooted, took it off, put it on ... no bass ! Give me back my bass !!! I am not buying your other two until this is fixed. I want my BLOOM back !.Version: 0

My socks are well and truly blown off!This has to be the best app I have ever brought it's just so simple yet works so well, easy to create simple minimalist ambient music, it's just perfect, very good for meditation purposes ( I really find that just playing with it for 5 mins a day really tends to chill me out) defo worth a lot more than the £2.30 I payed for it..Version: 0

Amazing appI really enjoy this app, you can come up with an infinite amount of melodies that are nice to relax to. It would be great if you could slide between notes or even hold a note for longer to give the note more sustain. I would have also liked to be able to play around with backround ambience, but that's the thing about this app its really fun and it leaves you wanting more features to play with..Version: 0

As Generative Music Apps go this is one of the bestI purchased this over a week ago and it has been on every day since, with Enos name attached I just had to have this (as well as his other touch app - oblique strategies) this is a superb relaxing application well thought through and you'll find yourselves within a few tries making yourself sound like Eno as on the seminal Ambient 1 : Music for airports - already I have started recording my own works via my laptop and have them playing on my Ipod every chance I get - excellent hope more additions to come soon..Version: 0

WhoaWas disappointed for a minute, then realized Im an impatient idiot. This is an amazing app..Version: 2.1.1

FantasticGreat for ambient sound and for creative music exploration too!.Version: 2.1.1

BrilliantQuite possibly the best app ever..Version: 0

Tune Out EVERYONE At Work!I work in an office that has all kinds of talkative women (not to be sexist, they just love to process out loud far more than men). Anyhow, I pair this app with Bose noise eliminating headphones and I've had the best concentration that I've had EVER! There's a meditative quality to this which makes the mind go into a trance state and makes focus outstanding. I used to listen to music at work, but I don't think music always matches the brain's natural waves...the way this generates sounds doesn't let you concentrate on the app, but it lets you concentrate on work. BIZ-NIZZ! Goodbye talkative chicks!.Version: 0

WOWOHHHHHH this app makes my soul explode with joyfulness! ITS THE best app out there for relaxing. Just some ideas for possible updates - being able to hold the notes longer by holding your finger down and maybe a wider range of low notes. This is going to keep me busy for years to come!.Version: 0

Very relaxingAhh....Version: 0

Fascinating!I'm new to all this so I didn't know what to expect realy...but let me tell you this is hypnotic! Absolutely love it, the colours and the patterns and the sounds! It's like watching a lava lamp but you make the patterns and it kind of follows you...and the sleep timer works brilliantly. It's my new favourite thing!!!.Version: 0

Incredible!After downloading this, I just spent over an hour playing with it, totally loosing track of time. Unlike after my usual time-wasting activities on the iPhone - racing cars, blasting aliens, etc - I'm not suffering from an adrenaline overdose but feel like I'm in a gently endorphined trance... This is brilliant! Not for everybody, I guess, but brilliant nonetheless..Version: 0

It's like having the soundtrack to Spore in your pocket!This application is a must-have for anyone who enjoys the work of Brian Eno. When I first started playing Spore I could not believe how amazingly beautiful the music in the game was. But when I found out that Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers, the creators of the music for Spore, decided to release a new program entitled Bloom, I immediately made the purchase and was not disappointed. This program is great for both creating your own soundscapes or to just listen to it generate it's own soundtrack. If you need to concentrate on something such as work, there is nothing better. If you're trying to relax/meditate, this program is for you..Version: 0

Beauty!Beautiful! Feels like being inside the next “ambient music for airports” Brian Eno album.Version: 3.1

BloomVery cool!.Version: 2.1.1

A beautiful twist on composition.All I can say is this is amazing. The interface is easy to use and I'd recommend it for anyone who needs some meditation music or for anyone looking for am interesting new way to make music..Version: 0

Great app for drifting away to..,Great app for drifting away to. Can self generate ambient loops but I love using the create section and drifting off..Version: 3.1

GreatThe latest update makes a great app even better - just the best generative music app I've found..Version: 3.0.1

Almost RelaxingI didn't use this app as much as I hoped to due to the extremely high pitched notes that Bloom sometimes produces. Still decent tho if you select the right mood. However, these developers made an even better app called Air. Be sure to check that one out first..Version: 0

Benchmark appGroovy and trippy. I can play with this for hours layering sound and rhythm. Simple but mesmerizing..Version: 0

BloomQuirky, beautiful and strangely addictive. Great sounds, interesting patterns - and random as you are!. With Brian Eno at the helm, expect the unexpected - and enjoy..Version: 0

Classic EnoThis app reminds me of my favorite period of Brian Eno '77-'81. I think he did his best work in that time. This app has the feel of those long slow waves of sound that just seem to ebb and flow. I actually will just be walking listening to it and without looking at the screen just tap in a series of notes to add to the soundtrack. I didn't expect anything more that a simple sound pad and that's what this is. Great for driving in the car to zen out the stress of traffic and lame Muni drivers..Great that they have the multitasking feature now so you can do other things on the phone while this keeps on playing. The only thing that I'm curious about is why so many apps don't have any tutorials or instructions on how to use them...? There's nothing on the app itself and no notes on the page if you go to their website..Version: 2.1.1

SpeechlessAt first I thought this app was kinda cool, but more of a curiosity when I was bored and bought/installed it while laid over in the airport. I played around with it for a bit... and got this very strange feeling I was "playing" with something completely new. I've never interacted with anything quite like this before. Thus far, this has to be the most innovative... creative... relaxing... inspirational.... app I've downloaded to date. Would buy it again in an abstract heart beat. For the next version, I'd like to see a way to either select a different base sound, or a way to alter it's freqs. And, it'd be nice is the basic artwork created varied more than just circles. Still, the genius of this app in part is it's simplicity and intuitive use. Makes me wonder why I was always so enthralled with ambient, minimal music compositions when it's soooo easy to make your own. ;-) (warning: after awhile... I thought the app wasn't working right. I could no longer hear the lower tone sounds from the iphone. I tried everything to try and fix it, ie. reinstalling, rebooting, and even restoring. Then, I realized when I was first playing with it in the airport I was using my headphones. Some of the lower pitch tones aren't quite audible with the little iphone's speakers. But with headphones, or hooked up to a stereo.. the audio quality is very good at all pitches.).Version: 0

Definitely my favorite music app so far.Finally someone is starting to actually use a unique interface like the iPhone for something new, and not just rehashing older ideas again and again. Great sound and interface, really unique to be honest. I could easily see wasting too much time with this. My only wish is that there was some way to save what I've created when I close the app, would make it easier to make sounds on the go, and then record them when I get back to the studio..Version: 0

Short-Lived FunThis is quite a unique app for simple composition and it offers cheap musical entertainment for a short amount of time. The idea behind it is great: easily compose moody soundscapes on the go, even if you're not a musician. The game's design basically makes it impossible to fail. For the money, Bloom delivers a good number of different variables to work within, and it is fairly enjoyable. However, I quickly lost interest in it and moved on to other, non-musical applications, saving music creation for my desktop computer. Others might find it more interesting than myself, but I found the musical confines the app provides to be a bit too limiting to mess around with for long..Version: 0

Yes!Buy this if you love ambient, medidative sounds and colors..Version: 2.1.1

Good to GreatI just recently downloaded this app, and it deserves much of the hype it is receiving. I look to rate apps on three levels: execution, creativity and practicality. This gets a 4, 5 and 4 using those criteria in my view. I dropped it to a 4 on execution as there are some improvements the developers can make - some have been expressed by other reviewers more knowledgeable than I on this kind of app. Creativity is a full 5 because I haven't seen anything like it - kids from 2 to 100 can enjoy this application on many levels. On practicality, my one beef is at the same time a veiled compliment. I find value in using this app to relax, but without a 'time to run' setting, I find I can fall asleep at night while playing Bloom and find my Touch drained in the morning. Being able to set this to run for a set time, either manually entered or for presets (15 minute intervals?) would be a big plus for this enthusiastic user. Get this added, and I nudge my overall rating to a 5. To those reading this review who haven't yet taken the plunge, I strongly encourage you to purchase this app..Version: 0

PerfectTruly something new and amazing. Whole new twist on the Music for Airports and similar environmental music pieces. The best so far at making something from nothing. Don't have to learn anything to make beautiful listening experiences. I can save a lot of space on my iPhone since I won't be needing the majority of my playlists. This kind of music experience could be a real challenge to the music industry. Hopefully a peek at future trends. Love to be able to save compositions to recordings for exporting to my computer and others..Version: 0

AwsomeThis is a great little music app - I am a pro musician and have had a lot of fun with it and love seeing how excited others are (non musicians especially) are when they try playing it - great job - thanks. WOuld be terrific if we could change the instrument from the piano, could send out MIDI wirelessly from the app and could record the pieces that are generated.Version: 0

Very impressedThis app is magic. I had no idea what it did when I bought it, but it had such good reviews that curiosity overcame me. And I'm very delighted to say that it is the most beautiful, relaxing and intriguing invention ever..Version: 0

My Favourite AppThis app is a true gem (an opal to be exact) My kids gravitated to it like magnets. They now insist on going to sleep with opal generating on the bedside table between them. I love it too and can listen and fiddle for hours. I look forward to enrichments to the software, but is very cool indeed, just as it is..Version: 0

Elegant & EnjoyableMy girlfriend is rarely impressed with an app but when she used this one, she said that she might buy an iPhone Touch just to use it. While I wouldn't go that far, I certainly recommend it..Version: 0

Very cool....Great app, I bust it out when I got five minutes of quiet time, calms you down. Also, great for kids my daughter plays it and gets into it, she's three!!! Thx..Version: 0

Could be betterVery good at what it does, but I have 2 suggestions. A bar showing time until repeat and a use for the 2nd dimension (like fade speed or amplitude)..Version: 0

Bloom AppGreat creative application that is wonderful therapy after a hard day..Version: 0

YesMine crackles too but my speaker is broken so that could be your problem!! Eno has a habit of being involved in new technologies (or platforms) with usually good results. I really love this one. Peaceful and simple musical experience. Small children love it if you'll let em near your beloved iPhone!!! I recommend chucking this through you hifi and dimming the lights..Version: 0

Relaxing and fun for all age groupsAs a long-time Eno fan, I picked this little ditty up as soon as I found out about it. I've spent tons of time playing with it or just listening. Last night, our sick, cranky 14 month old wouldn't go to sleep. We'd tried everything to get her to relax. In desperation, I pulled out my iPhone and started Bloom. She giggled when she realized that her fingers were causing the sound. I think she even realized that her patterns were repeating, but I'm not sure. She played with Bloom for the better part of a half hour—a long time for a toddler. Then, as I noticed her start to relax, I put it on play, and we lay down on the couch together. She was asleep in minutes. Today, when she saw my iPhone, she started reaching for it and pointing towards the screen. Consider that a pre-verbal endorsement..Version: 0

Genius.Eno does it again. This simple app has lifted the bar so high regarding iPhone apps. Art meets music for the masses. Yay..Version: 0

Brilliant application!I can think of a number of new features that would be fun and useful - the ability to control decay length as well as delay, for example - but I'd hate to see such a beautiful, elegantly simple application clogged up with needless doodads. It's wonderful as it is; if Eno and Chilvers do add features (and I assume they will) I hope they include the option to run Bloom in original mode. In just a few days this has become my absolute favorite iPhone app. It's not for everyone, but if you're a fan of drone or ambient music, and like to tinker with sound, you'll dig it..Version: 0

Best iPhone App!Mr Eno has done it again. This is a beautiful app! Hopefully it doesn't end here and they continue to update 'bloom' with more features. Extra moods, instruments, more ambient background tracks. Thanks for now Eno!.Version: 0

Great. Inpiring. Musically-intriguing. Interactive art.This is sort of a musical instrument and sort of a piece of interactive art. It's inspiring and relaxing. Don't buy this if you don't like ambient music. But if you do like ambient music definitely get it. Basically the program generates two sounds at once. One is a piano sample. This is triggered by the user. You tap the screen and depending on where you hit it the note changes. Then, as with a delay pedal, it repeats after a while. The other noise is a distant pad that sort of surfaces and morphs depending on what notes and chords you play with the piano. Also if you leave the instrument alone it just sort of regurgitates old patterns they you played indefintely. Very cool..Version: 0

A musical zen gardenInstantly calming, mesmerizing chill, & a lovely app if you're in to ambient sounds. I asked my kids to each touch screen & we created a beautiful soundtrack for a lazy Sunday morning. Would like to see a sleeptimer added as this would be a great lullaby for grownups, I could definitely fall asleep to this. I'd also like to be able to have this run in background while doing other things on iPhone. All in all I'm enjoying very much. Adding a few other options for underlying tones and a choice of something other than a synth piano "ping" would be a plus, but without cluttering up the intended atmosphere..Version: 0

If you like ambient music, you will like thisThis is a beautiful, relaxing and well designed app. If you like Brian Eno's ambient music and the likes of Stars of the Lid, Boards of Canada, White Rainbow then you'll probably love this. You can get lost for ages just tapping the screen now and again or just letting it do its thing. Its the perfect app to really chill out to..Version: 0

Here come the warm jetsI want this application full screen on my iMac. Supercharge it with an update? If you do that I'll never quit. Transcendental..Version: 0

Released 10 Years AgoAnd still au courant... Brian Eno blended sound and movement to create this breakthrough app. Sublime ambient music in connected loops, circling, swirling and forever changing. I was one of the first to buy this 10 years ago and I gave it a glowing review, I still love it. If anything, I appreciate it more now than I did 10 years ago. A must-have for ambient lovers..Version: 3.0.2

An elegantly designed app that hides what's really going on behind the scenesAs a musician, computer programmer now working primarily on designing user interfaces, I'm deeply appreciative of the elegant design that hides what's really going on behind the lovely hypnotic bubbles. A nice nod to the world of scent and perfumery in the choices of "mood" names. A couple of possible improvements: 1) ability to load/save compositions 2) a more immediate way to access "delay" as a composing mechanism--I'm using "delay" to create loops of varying length. All the other features under "control" don't affect the composing process and apply when you're done with a loop. Would love to be able to vary the "evolve" factor so different sequences have different half lives :) But over all, very, very awesome. I'm hooked!.Version: 0

Excellent! - Sublime and lots of funI have to confess that this app was one of the reasons I bought the iPhone and I'm not disappointed. It appears some people have bought it expecting to be able to 'play' it like a musical instrument. They've missed the point of ambient music and will probably never find any pleasure in it, but I've been a long-term admirer of the works of ‘the bald one’ and I was grinning broadly within minutes of downloading this charming and delightful app. Crafted with subtlety and detail, it's easy to use with or without user input and can produce beautiful results that evolve slowly and gently to produce a hypnotic, relaxing ambience..Version: 0

Blooming MarvellousUsed this on film work. Absolutely recommend this for all forms of musical and spiritual creation. Thoughtful, fulfilling realisation and sometimes poignant. Thank you Brian for your imaginings..Version: 3.1

Sleep So WellThis is not a game. It does not say it's a game anywhere. So stop complaining that it's not a fun game. That being said, this is a nice, and nicely designed, app. The "music making" aspect of this app is fun, but I have to admit I almost never use it. It's fun the first few times, but you can only tap the screen to make a plinkly noise so many times. I do love to let the app just do its thing and play me to sleep. It's like a more modern and musical windchime. I've always been skeptical of those background noise things that are supposed to make you fall asleep, but every time I use this I fall asleep faster and sleep deeper..Version: 0

BeautifulI use this for background ambience, focus enhancing, creative work, relaxation and travelling. This is somewhat brighter and lighter than Trope. But together they provide wonderful atmospheres that go on forever. Have to say I was very disappointed that I couldn’t use the iPhone version of bloom on my iPad. (You can with Trope).Version: 3.0.2

AMAZING! One of the most unique iPhone music apps available.The concept is simple. You're presented with a subtle drone. You tap on areas of the screen to create sounds and make loops. You can tap different areas to create layers. The end result is a beautiful and somewhat relaxing. The presentation is also amazing with all the unique colors and shapes. You can clearly tell Brian Eno had a part in this. If you're a fan of ambient music or just enjoy making fun making sounds on your iPhone, this app is for you. I can't recommend it highly enough!.Version: 0

Best iPhone application yetAn amazing use of the iPhone. This is the kind of app I'd happily pay $10 for..Version: 0

Simply fantasticI love this app... fantastic to study to and fun to play with. Very mellow ambience to work to.Version: 0

SoothingThis app is strangely mesmerizing and relaxing. I've been listening to it for almost an hour since downloading it. Sorry, but I must return to Bloom now..... Cannot resist.Version: 0

Absolutely Fantastic...Absolutely fantastic, can play with this App for hours on end and never get bored..Version: 0

Superb app, could use more depthBloom is likely to gain many followers due to it's association with ambient music genius Brian Eno. However, this perhaps doing the app a small disservice as it's a fine piece of software in it's own right. First off, you can pick it up and start creating your own ambient masterpieces immediately, no music knowledge required! The only point that the app does belie it's simplicity is that you really can't tinker with any of the settings, the background audio and the main synth sound is set to a default. For proper audio heads, this might be considered a deal breaker, but for enthusiasts of ambient electronica who want to spend a little time composing their own tunes is a really superb way to do so. Visually, the app is very slick and also very intuative. Future additions to bloom would be great, such as a way to record your mini masterpieces or modify the instruments. For now though, it's perfect as is, definitely check it out!.Version: 0

MagicalThis magical app is a simple way to relax, go to sleep or get creative. I’ve had it for years and have never tired of it. Highly recommended for insomnia and stress. Set the timer and drift off. It has an interactive mode or you can set it to self play..Version: 3.1

MIND BENDING little app!Most incredible ambient textural creation machine! Touch the different parts of the screen and become part of the creative process. Experiment and learn expand your knowledge of this amazing little app and then let it take you away into worlds unknown. Sit back let it evolove and relax....forget about all the things that have been bothering you and clear your head. The words CALGON TAKE ME AWAY come to mind when I listen to this cool little exploratory application. I think that even Steven Wilson might not smash his iPod if he saw this application! Now that's what I'm talkin bout!.Version: 0

MoodsThe "moods" are various scents..Version: 2.1.1

The champion of music appsThis app engages the mind and heart, as tonal patterns converge and diverge under the user's touch. This is a beautifully conceived and implemented musical experience..Version: 0

Freakn AwesomeAmazing App.! Woul dlove to see in the next update: • Variable Sequencer Controls • More Tones/Sounds - Organ/Guitar/Kalimba • Record Function • Additional FX Please.....Version: 0

Nice and simplePeople are always asking for more features but I like the simplicity of this app. I don't have to make a tonne of choices and it's very relaxing. Keep it simple!.Version: 0

Most fun I've had with an iPhone appThis little app is a lot of fun. It takes a bit of time to work it out, but it's really quite intuitive. It would be great if the positioning of sounds in the stereo field relates to where you pressed the screen..Version: 0

ExcellentThis app is a continuation of the generative music that Eno pioneered to great effect in his 1975 album 'Discreet Music' - music that requires little intervention on the part of the composer but unfolds, shifts and evolves on its own. I bought this last night, set it going with a few notes and went to sleep; when I woke up it was still going and had evolved into something quite different. Creating infinite songs isn't half bad. Well worth the money..Version: 0

Truly AmazingThis app is incredible! I've had it for awhile, but did not realize it had a sleep timer until last night. I am a terrible sleeper, and have trouble falling asleep and waking often. Last night I set the sleep timer to 30 minutes, created a melody, and was asleep within minutes. I did not wake until morning. I don't know why it works so well at soothing the soul, and I don't really care. Just happy that it does. The price for this app is unbelievably low, and I have never had a problem with it. Buy it now, and enjoy....Version: 0

This is what the iPhone is all about!There are many apps for the iPhone, but few of them truly showcase what the device is all about. To me, Bloom is one of those apps. Bloom is a simple but very powerful and visually appealing musical song generator. The app meshes exactly with the iPhone brand the Apple brand of powerful elegance and excellent interactive design. Bloom is interesting enough for the adult music lover, but easy enough for my 5-year-old son to play and enjoy, and even to go to sleep listening to! As soon as I saw it was built by Brian Eno, I knew it would be a great app. If you like this app, you'll probably also enjoy Brian Eno's albums on iTunes. I'm hoping that a few enhancements are made to this application over time (ability to play a continuous tone run by dragging your finger, a way to add in more "instruments" other than the current tonal notes, and a way to freeze the generated song and then play other songs on top of it, amongst other things), but I still give it 5 stars. It opened my eyes to what the iPhone is truly capable of... and just wait 3-5 years from now when the device is 2-4 times faster and can handle tens or hundreds of simultaneous notes playing and displaying..Version: 0

EASY AND FUNSuper simple to use, instantly fun, you just turn it on and go, not much to learn, and it can even play itself if you want! relaxing. use it on your next flight!.Version: 0

Not quite generative, but wonderfulThis is more like a touch-screen Frippertronics, with the gradually fading loop of input sounds, which is its own type of wonderful. However, if anyone from Opal (authors included) are reading this, I'd suggest this to make it more similar to Eno's installation sounds: The vertical axis of the screen controls pitch - but let the horizontal axis control the individual note's delay. Then, like the Bell Studies, there would be a series of differently timed repeating tones, re-connecting as they loop back in various ways. Even without this modification, this is a nice implementation of the idea of generative tones with its visual component. Many thanks for this!.Version: 0

Beautiful appVery simple and elegant music machine. Worth purchasing!.Version: 2.1.1

Truely Awesome!!Thanks for creating this guys. I genuinely love the creative vibe you have unleashed upon us. You should work on linking the 3 apps together via wifi or Bluetooth, this way multiple iPhone uses can play together, almost like a futuristic orchestra. I thank you again! X.Version: 0

Still amazing.Thank you for the update. This is still one of the most enjoyable music apps for iOS..Version: 3.0.1

AwesomeThere should be tons of apps like that..Version: 2.1.1

Wonderful!A fantastic app from a wonderful pioneer in music. It isn't so much an "instrument" as it is a program which (with your help) generates "musical wallpaper". Anyone expecting an app with the level of control associated with a piano or synth should refrain from buying this app. Those interested in generative music and ambient sound textures should check it out. Bloom is simple and soft-spoken, a Zen koan embedded in color and sound. I use it in meditation, and I know I'll find a use for it in my live sets. Way to go, Opal. Bloom is everything it ought to be! Along the lines of improvements, perhaps the following would be nice- * A BPM marker of some kind * A simple, intuitive drum option, for those who wish to enable it. * More than one voice * Recordability These are mere suggestions to improve an already outstanding product. I can't wait to see what Bloom 2 looks like!.Version: 0

Everybody is right - FantasticI ummed and ahhhed over this. Finally weakened and bought it. You start out thinking this is good, then you realize it gets better as you develops and change themes. Great !!.Version: 0

Awesome for V1.0I really love this application. I'm not musically minded but it's simple interface allows me to experiment endlessly which is great. It's a fantastic introduction to making music, especially for children. I'd love to see some interface tweeks such as numeric display of delay time as I've been trying out duets with a friend. It would also be great if the sampling changed in some way based on the position in the width of the screen rather than just the height. Maybe tone bending based on phone shake. Variations when the circles touched and some more samples would also be a welcome addition. Beautifully executed, can't wait for V 2.0.Version: 0

BrilliantWhen it comes to Ambient music Brian Eno is right up there at the top of the tree. This little application is almost perfect. It's one of those things that you just cannot stop messing with when you get it. Tremendous fun and it definately makes people smile when they have a go. So why 4 stars? Well as others have mentioned there is an odd crackling noise. It doesnt matter if you have the headphones in or out its still crackly. I don't know if this is intentional - I personally don't think it is. Wonder if its a Ipod 2G thing and it works perfectly on the 1G and Iphone?.Version: 0

SuperbGreat app with excellent sound and graphics. Brian Eno is a bit like God - he works in mysterious ways, as does this app. In that way I can never get tired of it. However, I would say that Tonepad Pro does a similar thing, maybe with more tonal variation, for less money. But this is a very soothing app, and can be left to run on a timer to send you to sleep. If you like Discreet Music, you'll like this..Version: 0

Fascinating!As a composer/musician I can see the potential in this app. Love the concept guys and I hope you continue to develop this. Having the ability to change the backing to different chords would add a further dimension which could then be used in realtime compositions. I'd hook it up to my Korg and play along! Great fun and worth the asking price..Version: 0

Music therapy anyone?This is first rate, and complelled me to finally review an app. Bloom takes you back to Eno's "Neroli" recordings, but puts you in the drivers seat. I've had this for half a day and already see SO many ways to enjoy it: creating evolving backgrounds to improvise against (with a flute, clarinet, sax, voice, etc.), maybe even live! (can you hook the iPhone to an external monitor?). Young children (with clean hands!) can enjoy this and learn about hi-lo/fast-slow, etc. The drone makes it ideal for styles like Indian Classical. Then again, you can just sit back and enjoy the tranquility you will be creating all by yourself..Version: 0

HypnoticLooking at the reviews of this app. It is easy to see that many people are besotted by features. Even when extra features are usually the hallmark of an inferior main act. Sigh. Well this program gives you less, but what it gives you is beautiful and hypnotic. You can see a run down of what it does elsewhere but know that this is a wonderful little box of sounds. What I love about it is that it makes a musical arrangement completely visual, allowing you to see the phrases and motifs you have entered. This effect is quite emotional and entirely appropriate. It's interesting that almost a thousand years of musical notation has never tapped into this. I could see children learning to writ music with this app. If I could be developed to show pitch and a few other elements, it could also serve as an educational tool. Of course that is not what it is at this point. Right now, it is simply a transfixing ambient music generator. Well done on this..Version: 0

Worth itEven as someone who likes ambient music I hesitated at the price...but it turned out to be worth it. Simple but pleasing. ...Except when I let it play through the stereo it really creeped out the cat. He was not a fan at all--especially of the high note--he crawled off and hid..Version: 0

Very unique. Worth the money.Great app, I'm happy to see a usable instrument. I have some requests: Some sort of tempo indication so you can place notes more easily. Now it's a bit difficult to count the 'measure' until it's too late. Ability to move, change velocity, and delete specific notes. More tones and the ability to combine them. Ability to export as midi or aiff. I suppose line out would work. Ability to save and layer compositions. Ability to play nonrepeated notes over a frozen pattern. Please don't think these limitations are a reason not to purchase this app. I have over a hundred apps and this is a new favorite. Very relaxing, beautiful and easy to use. Highly recommended! 5 stars..Version: 0

BrilliantA transformative app! The power of the iphone is that a single app can be what it becomes; its default; its raison d'être; its one and only; its dedicated purpose; the thing that makes it worth it. The iPhone is a vessel; what it carries, what it becomes, can be different for everybody; and even that can change like some kind of shapeshifter depending on the time, the place, the mood, or the mission. Bloom is just one of these kinds of apps; it is worth it just for this! It is at once an instrument and a meditation tool/device! It is like a trampoline for the spirit; when you go there you enter an orb and leave everything else behind. Eno makes things possible. He gives permission. He opens the door with Bloom and says anyone can come on in; anyone can play. Anyone can be a musician. Anyone can be creative. Anyone can make art! Just Bloom!!! It is a beautiful thing!.Version: 0

Eno does it againEno's always been pushing the boundaries of what constitutes music and especially generative methods in music, probably first a major theme in his music for airports. Trope and Bloom (for "air" actually has nothing to do with him) are both absolutely fantastic, and I think that it's great that he's putting the music in the hands of the user, again an act of self-distancing from his creation.... something he seems to do a lot. Definitely buy these two apps..Version: 0

Relax everybody!I am a licensed massage therapist and whenever the satellite radio channel goes on the fritz, I turn on Bloom and in between effleuraging some muscles, a few taps and it's ambient live music for the guest as well as a completely zen soundtrack. At less than a pack of cigarettes, it's paid for itself. If one wants to record, plug a mini stereo cable to a recorder input and play it live into a portastudio, GarageBand or other source. I just wish the app was compatible with my iPod composite cable so I could watch it on my TV while I play! This is the best original app available. Even if you are not musically inclined, pick this app up and start jamming! ... To sleep! Lol..Version: 0

Years later, still enjoyableThis is such an underrated app. Bloom is lovely, peaceful, contemplative. A hidden gem. Do yourself the favor of downloading it..Version: 3.1

CoolexGreat for wasting hours with headphones on while tuning out real life. Turn up volume full and engross yourself while peripheral goings on become your concern no longer. I think that if it were more complex and had more options it would actually make it less beautiful and more of a chore..Version: 0

Pocket installationI give this 5 because I am aware of what Eno is trying to provide and because I have not had the sound difficulties that other reviewers have reported. I can understand lower ratings if one is not familiar with or does not enjoy Eno's recent ambient work and installations. I can also understand deep frustration with audio issues. I have found that by turning the volume down a bit, both in the preferences within the application itself, and of the master volume of the iphone, that I have not encountered any audio difficulties. What I enjoy most about this is that it is like a portable and interactive ambient Eno installation. That is fun for someone like me who goes for those kinds of things. But, of course, I am writing this review to encourage those who have similar musical and artistic taste to purchase this application, and to warn those who do not have such inclinations not to buy it, so that they are not disappointed (and thereby they will avoid writing another unnecessarily negative review). Enjoy!.Version: 0

Wonderful!This is a fantastic app! Buy it now! 2 requests for updates, option to change sounds and a timer so that it can play me to sleep and then switch off. Oh and the full screen iMac version would be awesome as well! Thanks for making a great app!!!!.Version: 0

Love it - but some suggestions.I love this app. I’ve had it for a few weeks now and I still use it all the time. It’s simplicity and depth makes it enduring. But there are some little additions that would make the user experience even better: -A lock mode that would prevent interruption of a “frozen” cycle if the screen were mistakenly touched. - The ability to turn off the screen in order to save power or not light up a darkened room. When the sleep button on the top of the iPod Touch is pressed the screen does go dark, but it seems to clear the current programming. I know one can turn down the brightness on the screen before starting to use the app, but that takes more foresight than I have. - It would be fantastic if Bloom could play in the background as other apps on the iPod are used. This request seems pretty unlikely, but it doesn't hurt to check. - It seems that for some reason, even when the evolve mode is turned off, tones will begin to speed up and glom together, or slow way down over time. This doesn't happen all the time, but often enough to make it a bit irritating. I would hope it’s a simple bug to fix. Thanks for a great and involving app..Version: 0

Very nice - but Needs workNice background music and cool ability to add notes but needs some enhancements: 1) add ability to record and save your compositions! 2) scale overlay - so you can see the range instead of guessing 3) remove a note placed by double tapping it or it will endless repeat; move notes around by dragging 4) some sort of sequencing ability so you can make compositions 5) add strings please! Piano is great and combined with strings would be surreal.Version: 0

Love itI bought this before the update and was very impressed, now after the update it's even better. With new modes and sounds you can play or just sit back and listen. Nice one!.Version: 0

Worth every pennyIf you're an Eno fan, this is definitely worth getting. Think of it more as an interactive Eno installation than a music making app. True Eno fans will know what I mean. I find Bloom very addictive..Version: 0

Beautiful!This is just stunning! A friend told me about this app, showed it to me at lunch time. I instantly loved it, so looked it up when I got home. No wonder... Brian Eno! Fantastic app, truly. I love just letting this play and soothe and just randomly add my own touch here and there. Thank you for creating such a beautiful, soothing app. To the users that want a "sleep" mode: your phone already has one. Just go into the timer functions, first one is "sleep iPhone". Set how long you want it to play for you (15 min, 30 min, 2 hours, whatever), start it, then go back to Bloom. Your phone will play soothing music for you, and turn itself off, conserving your battery. =).Version: 0

InspirationalDelightful, seductive and innovative..Version: 0

BeautifulThis app is really gorgeous.. you can easily get swept away while playing it. really relaxing, but also really moving and fun to play! i highly recommend it, money well spent! what brian eno said about this app being like a music box, made a lot more sense after playing with it.. it's gorgeous. really well done! i hope that future updates will bring a way to flip on and off the background drone whenever you wish, not that i don't love the drones, they're really gorgeous, it would just add some dynamic to be to create sections without it and bring it back in! and some sort of tempo light or measurement for the loops would be fun to be more precise with the looping.. BUT this app is beautiful and simple, which is exactly what makes it so charming..Version: 0

Bloom!Oh man, I love this app so much. The music is like pouring honey into my ears. I listen to this one all the time and I can't seem to get sick of the melody..Version: 0

Brilliant!!The BEST app on here by far! Just wish you could record your pieces and have a different instrument other than the piano sound but these are minor problems! Thanks heaps!.Version: 0

Great!This is a nice little app - will be cool to see how it evolves. Wish there were more creative apps like this one available..Version: 0

Cool appThis is fun. Took me a while to work out that the different moods change the musical scale. App works well, no problems. Perhaps the locationon screen of each note could affect the stereo image position? Overall sound is in stereo but individual note just seem to be in centre..Version: 0

Very impressed.I have to say, no other application has captured me over and over like Bloom has. It's replay value and rewarding results really make you want to play with it forever. Easily my favourite app out there..Version: 0

Relaxing and funI like this app, it's lots of fun while on the move ! calming and simple.Version: 3.0.2

Amazing!!Of the 30 or so apps I have downloaded from the store (free and paid for) this is the app I am enjoying the most! It's great to be able to create a piece, hit freeze and then leave it running in the background while I work or read - when I'm bored with it hit release, add a few more elements and then hit freeze again. Have not played with all the moods and parameters yet. Lovely interface, great design - very engaging! Well done to Peter the designer/realiser! Of course I love Eno's ambient work so this was bound to have some interest for me but it is just so well realised! Highly recommended!.Version: 0

One of the first apps you ever downloaded is still strongAfter watching games, music, entertainment, and social media come and go, it is encouraging and exciting to come back to this work again and again. Highly recommend this one..Version: 3.2

Still the bestBloom was my first App ever and it still fills me with joy and wonder. With regards to AirPlay support, why not just AirPlay your device via the multitasking bar? I'd love to see a recording facility in Bloom's next update. But for those with Macs, you can use Quicktime's recording facility with your iPhone to capture it i guess in Yosemite! Aweshum aweshum schtuff!!.Version: 3.0

Relaxing with your creativivityVery relaxing and definately worth the price, a must have for every iphone, ipod touch user ....Version: 0

Bloomin AWEsome... 5 Stars!This app is great, especially is you like ambient music. I work in tech support (a stressful environment). I've been playing with bloom all day in between calls, and when I get a call I just turn down the volume a bit and let it go random. It's non distracting to me or my customers. I'm going to fall asleep to it tonight. Two features I'd like to request though is a way to dial in exact BMP/Tempo, and a separate volume control for the evolving background tones (because sometimes I would like to bring those tones to the front more). Have you guys ever thought about making a Generative Percussion App? One that has lots of break beats and it picks single hits from the breaks and chops them up randomly, occasionally flipping a sample around backwards, timestretching it, or pitch shifting (also with a bpm dial). That would just be the most awesome app I could come up with..Version: 0

Gorgeous!My all time favourite app for my iPhone. Impossible to describe, but beautiful to explore for hours on end. Why 4 stars then? Because it doesn't have a record function, which is a pity as you can't save your work. That's a real shame as I'd like to record my first album with Eno! (wouldn't we all!) LOL!.Version: 0

Best Music App So FarThis, as far as I am aware, is the first application on the Ipod for creating music that is not a simulation of an existing instrument. What we have here is a totally new way to make music that really capitalises on the Ipods touch screen and display. That said I think a trick has been missed - as it stands you can only control the pitch of the note along the vertical axis, how much better if other parameters were altered as you went horizontally across the screen as well. For instance altering the balance to change the stereoscopic placement of each note or alternatively altering the timbre. It would also have been nice if the length of notes could be altered depending on how long you left your finger on the screen, which could be further enhanced if it was possible to slide a note up or down. Overall I think this is a brilliantly executed idea which is surprisingly engaging. I have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone..Version: 0

Still the bestI feel compeled to write that this rocks. Trust me, I have all three and bloom is the best. For it's pure plinky plonkoyness and driftyness and the one you feel most in control of go for bloom, or if your not a cheep skate buy all three they are all awesome, but bloom is with out a doubt the one, sorry off to conduct another Master 'peace'. M.Version: 0

My ThoughtsI personaly was hesitant to buy this app as it's one of the most expensive apps I've seen. BUT -- and thus is. Huge but -- it is worth EVERY penny. It's an absolutly brilliant app that has endless possibilities. Don't like classical music? (To be honest I'm hardly its biggest fan), no problem! It helps wonderfully to get you to sleep: it even has a timer that you can set for up to an hour so that it switches off once you're asleep! This is seriously amazing <3.Version: 0

FantasticI love this app, have used it for years, I still use it almost every day. The way I enjoy it is having my iPhone docked on a speaker next to my bed, set Bloom to listen & 60 min timer, then drift off to sleep before the timer runs out. Works every time. I never hear the end of it:).Version: 3.0

Inexplicably great!I don't actually know why this is so wonderful - at first glance it's just a load of swirly circles and plinky sounds, but once you use it for a while, it just gets into your brain! Lie down in a totally dark room, eyes closed with your headphones on and touch the screen occasionally. Fantastically relaxing!.Version: 0

So relaxingThis is a really amazing app. As a composer, I find this fascinating and inspirational. It would be really good to have an undo feature rather than having to start all over again. At the moment, this is giving me long stretches of fun as I create soundscapes that are very much in the style of Brian Eno. For me, this has been worth every penny..Version: 0

BeautifulAn excellent start - beautiful sounds. However I would love updates to include more options such as change in sound of the dots, and a range of background sounds. An option to have the background music silent would be fantastic and an in-app mixer, eq and general effects system would complete it - but maybe that's me wishing to strongly..Version: 0

Baby WonderIf you have a 6 month old child ( I don't) then this is the app for you, they absolutely love it, if you kid is not settling down then start this up and it will keep them quiet for hours, love it!!!.Version: 0

BeautifulI stumbled across this app and suddenly saw Brian Eno's name under the credits, that sold it to me straight away and I'm not dissapointed. After being a fan of Eno's work for a long time, it was amazing that he has created an app for the app store. If you love ambient music, then get this, you'll love it! Peace.Version: 0

Worth 5 even with the crackle.....Without it I probably would't be wasting time writing this review, so busy would I be playing with this remarkable app. I wrote the developers and Peter Chilvers said the crackle seems limited to the new Touches, and that they are working with Apple to solve the problem. Since Bloom was released about the same time as the new Touches it would be unfair to give it anything but the highest rating it deserves. For 4 bucks Eno's practically giving you the keys to the vault with this program. A reward, perhaps, for those of us who have supported his musical adventures all these years. Many, many thanks and I look forward to the crackle fix..Version: 0

[Update] Game works flawlessly after the update[Update] - 5 stars Initially this game was fun but had severe issues with crackle on the iPod Touch 2G. Now that those issues have been resolved, I highly recommend this music based app to anyone. It's fun and relaxing. [First thoughts] - 4 stars I love this app. I've been playing around with it for a day now and find it a great way to de-stress. There is one big problem with it though. The sound quality is awful. It constantly sounds like there is some static feedback while the app is on. It doesn't matter whether I use the app with or without headphones. Please fix this problem, otherwise this is a fantastic app..Version: 0

UniqueStrangest app I have, by far. Best app I have, by far. Every time I use bloom, I discover something new such as a different feature, or hear something new. I love to listen to all kinds of music and the music that you can create with this app falls into its own genre. The organic sounds created mesmerize me. The repetition almost forces you to pick out meaning and familiar music in the seemingly random notes. I was surprised the other day to hear the app begin to play a piece that I had composed and cleared long ago. I was pleasantly surprised to be brought back to something that had been forgotten. The music that I create with this app plays in my head even when I'm not listening. It is a very calming and worthwhile experience to purchase this. The sounds are like no other..Version: 2.1.1

Omggg :OThis is realy baad. I didnt know that it's for relax soo.. Baaaah, maybe thaat in the futur it gonna be a nice apps for me buut not now. Im not saying that this is a not good game.. But for the person like me, like the person who have 12 years old, this is very boring! But heheee dont forget this a good game if you have nothing to dooo and that your are nervouus LOLL.Version: 0

:) That moment ...That moment when you realize Bloom can make chords :).Version: 3.1

Ready for more optionsStunning app, use it to show off the capability of the iPhone. The second dimension definatelty needs to be utilized though. Time for an update..Version: 0

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!The sounds from this app are delicate and resonant through the speakers, (placing iPhone on a wooden table is even better, headphones are just as good). The interface is child-like (but not childish) and it's very tempting to tap the screen too often. I like the mood names but a little description would have helped and not worth taking away any of the 5 stars Bloom deserves..Version: 0

Music for Space PortsA lovely tool for creating ambient soundtracks on the fly and then drift off into deep lucid dreaming. The Music for Airports original still rocks but creating your own sequences is blissfully effortless. XLNT!.Version: 3.2

Oh The AwesomenessThis is a fantastic app. Totally unique way to create music. I would imagine I'm not alone when I beg the creators to get to work on a midi controller version of this (as in the iPhone being the controller). Excellent app..Version: 0

Huge dynamic range - plug this into a good hi-fi set-upI love to see artists using technology, sound and visuals. This application takes the function and control of the touch screen and produces a visually beautiful result with a hypnotic soundtrack to boot. You will most definitely enjoy this through a set of speakers or headphones, the experience will be very similar to the FM3 buddha machine if listened to on the handset speaker - this distortion though will no doubt provide interesting results..Version: 0

ExcellentSimilar to electroplankton on DS, but with only one mode. The iPhone/touch needs more apps like this..Version: 0

Thank you Brian!I can spend hours on this one! Simple, easy to use! It is a delightful app!.Version: 0

Ambient music pioneer is now an iPhone/iPod Touch pioneer too!As a fan of Brian Eno's ambient music for almost two decades I was thrilled with the idea that Brian Eno was undertaking a new medium for his atmospheres - and an interactive one at that! In the past Brian Eno has dabbled with alternate mediums with various sound installations and his 2006 computer interactive project/album 77 Million Paintings but none compare to the ease, simplicity, and effectiveness of Bloom. Endless original ambient textures both audible and visible are literally at your fingertips looping, layering, and floating continuously. If you don't like your creation no problem, just shake your iPhone/iPod Touch and start crafting your new ambient space. A few years ago there was a stand-alone ambient tone generator in a little transistor radio form factor called the Buddah Machine that, at the time, was a step forward in portable ambience. Bloom takes both portability and Brian Eno's musical brilliance to a new level. Think of it as your own 'Music For Airports' app. Highly recommended!.Version: 0

Very Very Good but.....but one thing would make the app. even better and nicer... Having the option for automatic shut down, after a set time, of the application or even better of the application or the iPhone itself! ;) Would be fantastic to fall a sleep with the application playing in the background! Thank you :) Gianluca.Version: 0

An outstanding applicationI am a fan of ambient music and love some of Eno's stuff ... and what he and Chilvers offer here is a visually and aurally stunning interactive ambient application. But if you don't interact then it generates its own 'random' sound and vision. Very relaxing and, for me, quickly sent me to that 'other place' which is not the hectic modern world. No problems with the sound on my I-pod Touch (32gb) by the way. Kind of like listening to 'On Land' but is goes on for ever ... and you can control where it goes if you like. By far the best application I have tried ... real value for money (and if you want to record your creations just Line Out to your computer and use Audacity).Version: 0

Awesome app!Well worth the money Nice to put on when you're trying to relax or do homework or something.Version: 0

A bit pricey, but still enjoyable.I really like this app. You can create pretty relaxing melodies that play on loop, while watching an artistic looking sort of bubble light show. They kind of remind me of ripples in a pond. There is even an option that you can set if you would like to use it as a sort of soundscape. You can set the timer on it to play for let's say... 30 minutes and it will shut off. It can get old after a while but it is nice for what it is and I would recommend it to someone who is into meditation or just likes sounds and pretty things to look at. The price is a little high, though. I would go down a dollar or two..Version: 2.01

Soporific (in a good way)Well, I've always liked Eno's work, and this app fits well with his canon. Colourful, generative and minimalist, it's an intriguing app for making 'tunes' based on the pentatonic scale (so there aren't any dischords). Great fun and weirdly hypnotic, a great musical app. But - unless you're into this genre, you could get bored. Buy only if you're sure this kind of music is your thing..Version: 0

Absolutly beautifulThis is an original, beautiful app. Well worth the price. Wow. So simple and yet so much room for ceativity and relaxation. Thank..Version: 0

Yep this is a good oneWow I like it! Simple, well thought out app, innovative and quite simply, fun. In my opinion worth the money..Version: 0

A cure for insomniaI love brian eno and his Ambience for Airports music. With bloom I can now turn on my iphone and sleep on those long and restless no-frills flights at midnight and rest comfortably waking up with such a fulfilling sleep. I only wished it had a record or save button to save my sometimes-awesome compositions though. Great app!.Version: 0

Generative music you (or it) makes!Not going to change your life, but one of the most ingenious apps out there for any medium. The built in tone sets are just about perfect for this kind of thing. The underlying chordal structures move independently of your prescribed 'melody' and generate new textures. Patterns you create will fade away, only to reappear in variations over new layers. I love that you can freeze a spot to repeat - it works great here as a compositional tool in the classic sense. But the real beauty is what it was designed for - to generate music and evolve. Another huge plus is that it does not put your host to sleep - the music keeps going until you quit. Sonic creation: active participation, partial participation, or non-participation. Your choice! Would love eventually to hear other 'lead' timbres, rhythms(?), etc. but right now it's just great as it is. You could compose a complete indie film score with this if you wanted! This app totally knocks it out if the park on first at bat. Great job Fellows!.Version: 0

Fantastic for both fans of Eno and just people who want an ambience generator.I've been following Eno's work with ambient music and generative systems for a long time, and Bloom is the perfect, distilled essence of many of the projects he's been working on, most especially Koan, although this nowhere near as complex and configurable as Koan. Bloom basically generates ambient music based on nine differet chord patterns (or "moods" as the software calls them) and the work is comparable to Eno albums like Shutov Assembly and Thursday Afternoon (also some his older work like Apollo and Music For Airports). You can manipulate the sounds yourself by touching the screen and adding notes which will repeat for a certain amount of time which can be somewhat adjusted with a delay setting. What you get is a fantastic music app that can just sit in the background and provide you with an endless world of light ambient suspension. The only downside is that you cannot exit the program and leave the music on while you surf the web or whatever, you have to stay inside of Bloom to listen to it. But it is really is perfect for when you want some light, continuously evolving background noise, but want something musical and tonal as opposed to a white noise generator or whatnot. Best $4 I've ever spend on any piece of software ever..Version: 0

A simple masterpieceI bought this app based on knowing the name of Brian Eno, not knowing what to expect. At first I was looking for all the buttons, to be a little disappointed. What I found was pure creativity, simple, but yet so wonderfully conceived. A truely calming, pleasurable experience that opened my mind for imagination and delight! I anticipate future updates!!.Version: 0

NeatI like this app, but to me the gushing five star reviews seem a bit excessive. It is cool, yes. It is unique too, but I got bored after playing with / listening to it two or three times. It's very simple and basic- some different sounds ( like percussion) would probably make me play with it more. Very deserving of four stars, but not five at present IMHO..Version: 0

Wonderful, compelling, hypnoticI intially delayed getting this because I am not really into "whale music"/ambient music and I wasn't sure how much use I would get out of it. However curiosity luckily got the better of me and I bought it. It gets more addictive the more you play with it - I was worried the novelty would wear off, like it does with a lot of apps, but in this case you love it more and more. It is soothing, fascinating, hypnotic. I give it four stars not five because there are some features that could be improved/added. I thought one would be able to choose different kinds of instruments/tones, but you can't, just different pitches. The tone it uses is very beautiful though. As others have mentioned, you can't hear the low notes through the iPhone speakers so do try headphones. Adding a record function would also be great. I also wondered if there would be some musical significance to the different "moods", but they currently seem to be just different, though very pretty, colour schemes. All in all this is a wonderful app, fully functional and brilliant as it is, but as you play with it you kind of think of more things it could perhaps be doing. You also start thinking of hardware that could allow you to project its patterns on a wall while music comes out of decent proper-size speakers..Version: 0

Please give option to remove the self-advertisements??I’ve been a fan of Bloom for 9 years. I wish SO much there were a way I could revert to a version where you don’t see the ad on the initial screen for the other apps by the same people. For me those ads, even though they’re small, are so distracting and against what I think the spirit and experience of Bloom should be. It’s frustrating. Please give an option not to see them - I would pay for it!.Version: 3.0.2

BeautifulThis app is really beautiful ! It would be great if you could do more with it. Like save your songs and upload them to the computer and use your song as a ringtone ! Also more sounds and background music to play over would be nice as its a bit limited at the moment. Saying that the app is brilliant as it is, it would just be nice to expand it. Well done for a truly beautiful app..Version: 0

One of the most fantastic app for your mindGo get it, it worth the money. Less less than a ticket for a movie, or a burger..Version: 0

Wonderful start.I am enjoying this app on a nightly basis. It's one of my most-used applications and I don't want to sound ungrateful, but the addition of just a few things would really make it five-star (at least to me). If I could drag my finger to make longer sweeps of sound, if I could "take back" a misplaced tap, if I could set some notes to echo, and if I could add an underling rythem I would be happy to give it five stars (and pay for the update). I do hope someone reads these reviews/wish lists and decides to do an update. Until then I'll happily play with the options I have..Version: 0

Greatest music appWorth the $4! Wish more people would try it.Version: 3.1

Eno to goVery impressive. Now I don't have to buy another Eno album again..Version: 0

2 stars??????????If you are interested in psychedelia or chilling (if you catch my drift) you will love this app. I have used this in a jam going through a kaoss pad sounds amazing. Would love to see an update with more sounds and colours without complicating the menu too much. If your not into chilling you might want to buy yet another crappy game instead..2 stars tsh!.Version: 0

Essential appI’ve had this app since it’s release and use it almost every night to help calm down before falling asleep. The generative music and it’s programmed forever changing order is both soothing, the almost repetition leading to a sort of gnosis..Version: 3.0.2

Creative. Engaging Ambience.A wonderful addition to my iPhone. I have composed and played lovely ambient music with Bloom. So much more satisfying than just playing games, this application has an elegant simplicity at it's heart..Version: 0

Amazing.Just wonderful. Eno has once again proven that he is the king of ambient music. This is by far my favourite app..Version: 0

*•*•*•* 10/10 *•*•*•*Ignore the reviews of people slamming this app. Its definitely worth having it on your iPhone/touch. The low reviews nearly put me off buying this app but I'm so glad I did!!!.. Seriously find a quite enviroment, close your eyes and let this app take you on a mellow mind massage. The music is so soft and relaxing, high notes are reached by tapping top of the screen, bottom screen for lower notes. Experiment with this app, including delay times etc. Things I love about this app: • Mellow theme • Loops sounds that you make • Remembers your songs • 'Shake' to clear your song • Creates it's own mellow tunes or repeats your tune if left idle. Overall, a simple and Great App *****.Version: 0

Pure GeniusIf you like the style of Brian Eno or Robert Fripp, you will be amazed and delighted. No bugs on my iPhone. You'll create music like you never did on your iPhone..Version: 0

AmazingI wasn't sure at first what this application actually did even after reading the description. I knew it made music and that's it. However it's the most wonderful application. With the touch of your finger you can make the most beautiful sounds that over time turn into a mesmerizing, calming & soothing sound to take you away from the hustle & bustle. I would like to see the ability to record your musical creations on the iPhone somehow, the ability to use different instruments and the ability to set up Bloom to play for a set amount of time before fading down over a minute or two & the application closing. Perfect for falling asleep. Well done on a most creative and amazing application that allows even the non musical to make the most beautiful music. I hope there's more updates and features to come. If this is version 1 of Bloom, I can't wait to see (and hear!) what future releases hold in store. Well done...Version: 0

I can' stopLove is a drug called Bloom. Blooming brilliant. The guy is a genius. Apple should pay you Mr Eno for showcaseing the iPhone's potential..Version: 0

Gorgeous, but many reviewers don't get it.This is, in short, the best app i have bought. it's my personal favorite right now. people who are saying "it's not truly generative" or are asking for more control or the ability to save just aren't seeing the forest for the trees: it's not supposed to be a replacement instrument for you - it's a piece of generative art that works in this instant, and then fades. you're not supposed to be able to save them, or have that much control. it's elegance is in its simplicity, and it is very, very elegant indeed..Version: 0

Unexpectedly UsefulI bought this app not having ever heard of Brian Eno or Peter Chilvers, and wasn't really expecting much. However, Bloom's simple and peaceful output proved to be the perfect thing to listen to while doing work. Music tends to be too busy to make good background music, whereas Bloom is gentle with no sudden change, while preventing you from noticing what's going on around you. Listening to Bloom while working has undoubtedly allowed me to avoid distraction and increased my productivity..Version: 0

Perfect iPhone AppThis is the perfect iPhone app. It's deceptively simple and makes great use of the iPhone's touch screen. The random musical patterns sound great. The raindrop patterns are very soothing. My only complaint is that there is nothing more. I'd like to see other apps like this. I'd like to be able to drag my finger across the screen and have it play that instead of only picking up discreet touches. I'd like there to be a difference in notes from top to bottom on the screen (not just side to side.) I'd like the program to sense how hard I tapped the screen and adjust the volume accordingly..Version: 0

Happy but a little supprisedI'v been very much enjoying this simple yet absorbing app, feel like a musical genius. But! have been a little suppprised to find it sometimes starts playing for short periods even when not activated and even when the phones in sleep mode! It's like the ultimate ghost ring tone. (not sure if this is the best place to discuss this,) but has any one else found this?.Version: 0

This is magic and wonder!Bloom is the best iPhone app ever, period. It's fun, magic, joyful, wonderful, mistery, always different, so minimalistic, colored, but not only. Now anyone can create his own mood color visualizer sonograph and travel for a while in a fantastic, personal, neverending emotional discovery..Version: 0

Great for chilling out, needs more optionsI really like bloom. It is meant to be an ambient music generator, not a techno beatbox, so those wishing for beats are missing the point. Eno's philosopy of ambient is that ambient music can be ignored as background atmosphere, or it can be carefully listened too, and so it must be subtle. Bloom combines two different ambient sounds - a synthesized background drone playing a long, morphing chord chosen from 12 different scales called "Moods" (which have odd plant-like names like "Neroli" and "Tofu") and a feature insturment that sounds like a cross between a piano and a xylophone. The feature insturment has notes that are played by touching the screen, and then looped. What I would like to see from Bloom is more ways to manipulate the background drone - let me choose a specific chord and timbre, and a time period of change. Also, I'd like to see more timbres for the feature instrument - the piano sound gets old pretty fast, although it remains pleasant..Version: 0

Can only get better with timeBloom is wonderfully enjoyable and immensely relaxing. It takes the idea of the sequencer and breaks it down into something less structured and more intuitive. A few additional controls would serve to increase the experience even more; - the inclusion of additional instruments/sounds. - pressure sensitivity for altering keystroke volume. - control over number of delay loops. - ability to record sessions (in bloom format for later play/restore). All in all a fantastic app which I recommend to those looking for an involving way to relax to ambient piano sounds..Version: 0

Amazing!I loved Eno's 77 Million Paintings ad this is just as amazing! Relaxing and beautiful to watch and play. So glad I bought it..Version: 0


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