Track Listing
1. This
2. And Then So Clear
3. Long Way Down, A
4. Going Unconscious
5. Caught Between
6. Passing Over
7. How Many Worlds
8. Bottomliners
9. Just Another Day
10. Under
11. Bone Bomb
| Details | | Distributor: | Ryko Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Brian Eno (various instruments); Inge Zalaliene, Aylie Cooke (spoken vocals); Steve Jones , Leo Abrahams (guitar); Neil Catchpole (violin); Peter Schwalm (piano, synthesizer, drums); Jon Hopkins (keyboards); Brad Laner (loops).
At the time of ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH's release in 2005, it had been 28 years since ambient-music godfather Brian Eno had released an album of vocal-based songs (not counting a 1990 duo record with John Cale). Eno's '70s "pop" albums were part of a different age and represented a different Eno, one who'd laid the groundwork for glam with Roxy Music and was, for all his eccentricities, very much a rock artist. Almost three decades down the line, though, with a career's worth of instrumental, frequently beatless electronic music behind him, Eno turned out a "song" album of a very different kind.
ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH could not be farther from the rock world. Closer to Eno's ambient works of the '80s and '90s, it melds song form and traditional lyric-based templates with a floating, ethereal sonic palette. A couple of the tracks here feature female vocals, but most are centered around Eno's own voice, a measured, low-key, yet surprisingly poignant thing that emanates spirituality and resolve in a way that seems leagues beyond the youthful brashness of, say, TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN (BY STRATEGY). Liquid synthesizer lines drift along, occasionally intersecting with soft, lyrical guitars and gently undulating rhythms, making Eno's first vocal effort of the 21st century a calm yet powerful creature.
Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - Woozy, hypnotic and human, this is perhaps Eno's most personal record to date...
Mojo
[A] cosmos-goosing masterwork....[With] ambient-pop gems...
Spin
[A] richly nuanced album, and eloquent in its restraint....Repeated listenings only show how deep this album is.
The Wire
3 stars out of 5 - It's a series of unfailingly sweet, subdued pieces that revisit a few of his old motifs. Exceedingly pleasant...
Uncut
3.5 stars out of 5 - His signature devices, such as percussion loops, treated vocals, quirky samples and vapor trails of electronic sound, are all in play.
Down Beat
Ranked #3 in Mojo's 2005 Dance/Electronic Albums Of The Year.
Mojo
Included in The Wire's 2005 Rewind: 50 Records Of The Year.
The Wire
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