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Curious and playful, richly illustrated, full of ideas and life, it is an inspiring call to imagine a different future.
Rich with access to hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music, Gary Hustwit’s forthcoming documentary Eno employs groundbreaking technology to accomplish something that’s never been done before: a feature film that’s never the same twice. Hustwit and creative technologist Brendan Dawes have developed bespoke generative software designed to sequence scenes and create transitions out of Hustwit’s original interviews with Eno, and Eno’s rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live. The generative and infinitely iterative quality of Eno poetically resonates with the artist's own creative practice, his methods of using technology to compose music, and his endless deep dive into the mercurial essence of creativity.
Hustwit’s collaboration with Eno first began in 2017, when Eno created an original score for Hustwit’s film Rams, about the German designer Dieter Rams. Says Hustwit, “Much of Brian’s career has been about enabling creativity in himself and others, through his role as a producer but also through his collaborations on projects like the Oblique Strategies cards or the music app Bloom. I think of Eno as an art film about creativity, with the output of Brian’s 50-year career as its raw material. What I’m trying to do is to create a cinematic experience that’s as innovative as Brian’s approach to music and art.”
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: An interesting idea for a film indeed, but to what shall we listen while we watch? This soundtrack features a number of Big Brian's collaborations and a few unreleased numbers too. You might know some of these pieces, you might not but it wouldn't be over the top to say it's all genius, and it's all worthwhile to have on your record shelf.TRACK LISTING
1. Brian Eno - All I Remember *Previously Unreleased*
2. Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois And Roger Eno - The Secret Place
3. Brian Eno & Fred Again - Cmon
4. Brian Eno & Cluster - Ho Renomo
5. Brian Eno - Sky Saw
6. Brian Eno & John Cale - Spinning Away
7. Brian Eno & Tom Rogerson - Motion In Field
8. Brian Eno - There Were Bells
9. Brian Eno - Third Uncle
10. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Everything That Happens
11. Brian Eno - Stiff
12. Brian Eno With Leo Abrahams And Jon Hopkins - Emerald & Lime
13. Brian Eno - Hardly Me
14. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Regiment
15. Brian Eno - Fractal Zoom
16. Brian Eno - Lighthouse #429 *Previously Unreleased*
17. Brian Eno & Roger Eno - By This River (Live At The Acropolis) *Previously Unreleased.
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- 2xLP
- £28.99
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- LPGRON290
- Release date
- 24 May '24
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- CD
- £11.99
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- CDGRON290
- Release date
- 24 May '24
TRACK LISTING
1. Sushi
2. Roti
3. Wasser
4. Reibekuchen
5. Wein
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- Coloured LP
- £30.99
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- ENOLP11
- Release date
- 13 Oct '23
- Format Info
Coke bottle green coloured vinyl + eco packaging.
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“The Ship is a great, unexpected record. The title track and “Fickle Sun (i)” on their own and as a connected piece of music are marvelous accomplishments, distinctive in Eno’s catalog. And “I’m Set Free” immediately ranks among the most perfect-sounding pop songs Eno has ever had a hand in making.” – Pitchfork.
“The music of “The Ship” is tolling and elegiac, while “Fickle Sun,” with lyrics about the “dismal work” of a soldier’s life, is in constant metamorphosis. Electronic sounds melt into orchestral upheavals and guitar distortion; voices, natural and synthetic, loom from all directions.” – The New York Times.
“The Ship is the work of someone who fully believes in the power of art as an empathic tool, as a means to invoke a particular viewpoint, an unconsidered perspective.” – The Quietus.
“sits somewhere between the chilly calm of Music for Airports and the eerie evocations of the Suffolk landscape found on 1982’s On Land” – The Guardian.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
The Ship
Side B
Fickle Sun I
Fickle Sun II • The Hour Is Thin
Fickle Sun III • I’m Set Free
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- 2xColoured LP
- £43.99
- Cat Number
- MOVATM376C
- Release date
- 29 Sep '23
- Format Info
180g crystal clear vinyl in gatefold sleeve.
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In the captivating Netflix series Top Boy, Brian Eno’s transcendent music serves as a vital companion, molding the narrative’s essence with its ethereal power. With a masterful touch, Eno’s atmospheric compositions effortlessly transport us into the gritty world of crime, friendship, and survival in East London. From delicate ambience to pulsating beats, his sonic tapestry envelops every scene, elevating the storytelling and evoking a range of emotions. Eno’s singular ability to capture the struggle, hope, and inner strength of the characters accentuates the raw authenticity of Top Boy, leaving an indelible mark on its viewers. His haunting melodies and intricately crafted soundscapes symbolize the unyielding resilience amidst chaos, making Brian Eno’s music an integral and unforgettable component of this groundbreaking series.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Top Boy Theme
2. But Not This Way
3. Damp Bones
4. Cutting Room I
5. Floating On Sleep's Shore
Side B
1. Beauty And Danger
2. Beneath The Sea
3. Afraid Of Things
4. Waiting In Darkness
5. The Fountain King
6. Washed Away In Morocco
Side C
1. Overground
2. Watching The Watcher
3. Sweet Dark Section
4. Sky Blue Alert
Side D
1. Delirious Circle
2. Cutting Room Ii
3. Dangerous Landscape
4. The Good Fight
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- LP
- £22.99
- Cat Number
- TEXT055
- Release date
- 12 May '23
It's a delicate, spacious listen; with Eno's famous use of reductive techniques allowing the most precious of elements all the room they need to sparkle - like a tiny Faberge Egg presented in a vast, grandiose, but pin-drop silent gallery. The use of silence given plenty of reverence. There's smeared vocal and string manipulations that reverberate from almost heavenly realms, and in parts, it's like the antithesis to Burials recent dystopian ambient project "Antidawn" - exploring the more optimistic territories of the Skyrim metaverse in a non-linear structure which suspends time and allows you to drift in and out of its liminal reality.
It'll sit comfortably by your side on a rain soaked day languidly pottering around the home, or set the perfect atmosphere for your next art show installation; or even serenade your new born into a dreamlike slumber. I can't help feeling its one of those albums that'll be really affected by the environment in which it is aired. Like much of Eno's work, it's a subtle listen that I'm convinced will reward the deeper and more attentive listeners.
Produced by Brian Eno and Fred Gibson (aka Fred Again) 4th April 2020 - 23rd December 2022
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Everyone loves a bit of Eno, right? This collaboration sees Fred Again's chopped-up synthpop / alt r&b hybrid given the Eno treatment and sloooowed into a beautiful, restorative slice of stargazing ambient. A great collaborative endeavour, with more than a little classic Eno.TRACK LISTING
Side 1
01 I Saw You
02 Secret
03 Radio
04 Follow
05 Enough
06 Pause
Side 2
01 Safety
02 Cmon
03 Trying
04 Chest
05 Come On Home
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- Coloured LP
- £30.99
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- 4882491 (#RSD23)
- Release date
- 22 Apr '23
An instrumental edition of the critically acclaimed 2022 album, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE written and produced by Brian Eno
“Heartbreaking songs shot through with wonder…. these songs feel personal, intimate and urgent.” ****, The Observer
“FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE is not a ‘protest album’, Eno insists, but rather, a necessarily sombre meditation on a world that is “changing at a super-rapid rate….large parts of it are disappearing for ever.” As such, it is as timely as it is sobering and, in places, austerely, compellingly beautiful.” - ****, Mojo
“‘FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE’ is nostalgic, melancholic, hopeful and hopeless, existentialist and nihilist. Brian Eno is one of the few artists who is able to convey the things he does by using so little, and ‘FOREVER’ is a prime example of his mastery.” - 9/10 CLASH
“It’s a safe musical harbor from the hustle and bustle of everyday life that serves, like a cathedral, to draw us out of the mundane and into the realm of the transcendent.” - Riff
“FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE was personal, intimate and vital” - #9: Albums of the Year, Uncut Magazine
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- Paperback Book
- £16.99
- Cat Number
- 9780571374625
- Release date
- 3 Mar '23
. an invaluable insight into the mind and working practices of one of the industry's undeniable geniuses.'GUARDIAN.
At the end of 1994, musician, producer and artist Brian Eno resolved to keep a diary. His plans to go to the cinema, theatre and galleries fell through quickly.
What he did do - and write - however, was astonishing: ruminations on his collaborative work with artists including David Bowie, U2, James and Jah Wobble, interspersed with correspondence and essays dating back to 1978. These 'appendices' covered topics from the generative and ambient music Eno pioneered to what he believed the role of an artist and their art to truly be, alongside razor-sharp commentary on his day-to-day tribulations and happenings around the world. A fascinating, candid and intimate insight into one of the most influential creative artists of our time, A Year with Swollen Appendices is an essential classic, reissued for a new generation of readers.
This beautiful 25th anniversary paperback edition has been re-designed in A5, the same size as the diary that eventually became this book. It features two ribbons, pink paper delineating the appendices (matching the original hardback edition) and a two-tone cover that pays homage to the original design.
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- Ltd LP
- £30.99
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- 4801356
- Release date
- 14 Oct '22
- Format Info
Black vinyl edition.
Black vinyl edition.
Making gardens out of silence in an uncanny valley was originally included in an audio installation which is Brian Eno’s contribution to the London Serpentine’s long-term, interdisciplinary programme addressing the ongoing climate emergency, Back To Earth.
TRACK LISTING
1. Who Gives A Thought
2. We Let It In
3. Icarus Or Blériot
4. Garden Of Stars
5. Inclusion
6. There Were Bells
7. Sherry
8. I’m Hardly Me
9. These Small Noises
10. Making Gardens Out Of Silence
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- CD
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- 735738
- Release date
- 13 Nov '20
Eno’s music has been used in hundreds of films and he has composed more than 20 soundtracks for some of the best known directors in the world including David Lynch, Danny Boyle, Peter Jackson, Michelangelo Antonioni, Derek Jarman and Michael Mann.
Compositions such as “Ship in a Bottle” in “The Lovely Bones”, “Prophecy Theme” from “Dune”, “Deep Blue Day” in “Trainspotting”, “Late Evening in Jersey” in “Heat”, “Beach Sequence” in Antonioni’s last film “Beyond The Clouds” and “An Ending (Ascent)” from Al Reinert’s ground-breaking “For All Mankind” have contributed significantly to memorably iconic scenes.
Eno has also scored extensively for television, including all 3 series of the gritty UK crime drama, “Top Boy” for which he received a Bafta, and Danny Boyle’s “Mr Wroe’s Virgins” which earned him and his brother Roger a Bafta nomination.
This release features over an hour of classic Eno compositions and includes several previously unreleased tracks.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: What is there to say about Brian Eno that hasn't already been said? Very little I'd wager. What I can tell you is that this new compilation of his work for films and TV from 1976 is absolutely essential. It's some of the best work he's ever done (really!) and sits comfortably alongside his legendary album output.TRACK LISTING
CD & Digital
‘Top Boy (Theme)’ From ‘Top Boy’ - Series 1, Directed By Yann Demange, 2011
‘Ship In A Bottle’ From ‘The Lovely Bones’, Directed By Peter Jackson, 2009
‘Blood Red’ From ‘Francis Bacon’s Arena’, Directed By Adam Low, 2005
‘Under’ From ‘Cool World’, Directed By Ralph Bakshi, 1992
‘Decline And Fall’ From ‘O Nome Da Morte’, Directed By Henrique Goldman, 2017
‘Prophecy Theme’ From ‘Dune’, Directed By David Lynch, 1984
‘Reasonable Question’ From ‘We Are As Gods’, Directed By David Alvarado / Jason Sussberg, 2020
‘Late Evening In Jersey’ From ‘Heat’, Directed By Michael Mann, 1995
‘Beach Sequence’ From ‘Beyond The Clouds’, Directed By Michelangelo Antonioni, 1995
‘You Don’t Miss Your Water’ From ‘Married To The Mob’, Directed By Jonathan Demme, 1988
‘Deep Blue Day’ From ‘Trainspotting’, Directed By Danny Boyle, 1996
‘The Sombre’ From ‘Top Boy’ - Series 2, Directed By Jonathan Van Tulleken, 2013
‘Dover Beach’ From ‘Jubilee’, Directed By Derek Jarman, 1978
‘Design As Reduction’ From ‘Rams’, Directed By Gary Hustwit, 2018
‘Undersea Steps’ From ‘Hammerhead’, Directed By George Chan, 2004
‘Final Sunset’ From ‘Sebastiane’, Directed By Derek Jarman, 1976
‘An Ending (Ascent)’, From ‘For All Mankind’, Directed By Al Reinert, 1989
2LP
Side A
‘Top Boy (Theme)’ From ‘Top Boy’ - Series 1, Directed By Yann Demange, 2011
‘Ship In A Bottle’ From ‘The Lovely Bones’, Directed By Peter Jackson, 2009
‘Blood Red’ From ‘Francis Bacon’s Arena’, Directed By Adam Low, 2005
‘Under’ From ‘Cool World’, Directed By Ralph Bakshi, 1992
‘Decline And Fall’ From ‘O Nome Da Morte’, Directed By Henrique Goldman, 2017
Side B
‘Prophecy Theme’ From ‘Dune’, Directed By David Lynch, 1984
‘Reasonable Question’ From ‘We Are As Gods’, Directed By David Alvarado / Jason Sussberg, 2020
‘Late Evening In Jersey’ From ‘Heat’, Directed By Michael Mann, 1995
‘Beach Sequence’ From ‘Beyond The Clouds’, Directed By Michelangelo Antonioni, 1995
Side C
‘You Don’t Miss Your Water’ From ‘Married To The Mob’, Directed By Jonathan Demme, 1988
‘Deep Blue Day’ From ‘Trainspotting’, Directed By Danny Boyle, 1996
'The Sombre’ From ‘Top Boy’ - Series 2, Directed By Jonathan Van Tulleken, 2013
‘Dover Beach’ From ‘Jubilee’, Directed By Derek Jarman, 1978
Side D
‘Design As Reduction’ From ‘Rams’, Directed By Gary Hustwit, 2018
‘Undersea Steps’ From ‘Hammerhead’, Directed By George Chan, 2004
‘Final Sunset’ From ‘Sebastiane’, Directed By Derek Jarman, 1976
‘An Ending (Ascent)’, From ‘For All Mankind’, Directed By Al Reinert, 1989
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- LP
- £28.99
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- 4837772
- Release date
- 20 Mar '20
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- 2xCD
- £12.99
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- 7764319
- Release date
- 19 Jul '19
- Format Info
Standard 2CD edition.
Standard 2CD edition.
"Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" was written, produced and performed by Brian Eno together with his brother Roger and Daniel Lanois. The music was originally recorded in 1983 for the landmark feature-length documentary ‘For All Mankind’, which was directed by American journalist, film director and screenwriter Al Reinert. The film features 35mm footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing with real-time commentary, as well as the Apollo astronauts sharing their recollections of the momentous events surrounding it. An extended edition of the album will be released on July 19th in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. This very special anniversary release features the original album remastered by Abbey Road's Miles Showell, as well as an accompanying album of 11 new instrumental compositions that reimagine the soundtrack to ‘For All Mankind’.
The music from the original album is highly recognizable, and tracks from it have been streamed in excess of 300 million times. Since its release, many of the songs from "Apollo" have found a life of their own, featuring in any number of films, television shows and commercials – most notably ‘Trainspotting’, ‘Traffic’, ‘28 Days Later, ‘Drive’ and ‘Love’. ‘An Ending (Ascent)’ was also used in the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. The 11 new tracks on "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" find Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno working collectively for the first time since the original album in 1983. Lanois contributed 3 compositions; "Capsule", "Last Step From The Surface" and "Fine-grained", while Roger Eno’s are "Waking Up", "Under The Moon" and "Strange Quiet".
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: There aren't many things in this world that can compete with me for “The Best Things To Have Come Out On The 30th Of June 1983”, but 'Apollo...' is one of them. In classic Eno fashion, this is a well balanced juxtaposition of plaintive piano, expertly crafted walls of tectonic synth (both monolithic and near-weightless) and Eno's legendary skill at balancing the two. This extended edition is without a doubt, an essential item for fans or ambient explorers alike. Stunning.TRACK LISTING
CD/LP 1
01. Under Stars ( 4:29 )
02. The Secret Place ( 3:31 )
03. Matta ( 4:20 )
04. Signals ( 2:47 )
05. An Ending (Ascent) ( 4:24 )
06. Under Stars II ( 3:23 )
07. Drift ( 3:05 )
08. Silver Morning ( 2:40 )
09. Deep Blue Day ( 3:58 )
10. Weightless ( 4:35 )
11. Always Returning ( 4:04 )
12. Stars ( 8:02 )
CD/LP 2
01. The End Of A Thin Cord ( 4:08 )
02. Capsule ( 3:13 )
03. At The Foot Of A Ladder ( 3:35 )
04. Waking Up ( 2:29 )
05. Clear Desert Night ( 3:11 )
06. Over The Canaries ( 4:41 )
07. Last Step From The Surface ( 3:58 )
08. Fine-grained ( 3:34 )
09. Under The Moon ( 3:10 )
10. Strange Quiet ( 4:09 )
11. Like I Was A Spectator ( 4:23 )
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- LP
- £27.99
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- ENOLP6
- Release date
- 16 Nov '18
- Format Info
Standard 1 LP vinyl, remastered at normal speed for 33 RPM.
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Although originally released interspersed with other albums and thus not fully sequential, these landmark records chart 4 key points in a fascinating journey that saw Eno explore generative music, found-sound ‘non instruments’, studio experimentation, ‘figurative music’ and–most notably–building upon Erik Satie’s concept of ‘furniture music’, eventually coining the now vernacular-standard term ‘ambient’.
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- 2xCD
- £13.49
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- WAST024CD
- Release date
- 1 Dec '14
- Format Info
The expanded CD edition includes a second disc containing 9 rarely-heard bonus tracks from the same
period as ‘The Drop’, previously only available as a
limited edition of 1,000 sold at an exhibition of Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings at La Floret in Japan in 2006, the original issue of which has since become a collector’s item amongst Eno fans.
2CD in deluxe casebound packaging with 16 page booklet containing Eno writing and images from the period.
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- CD
- £5.99
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- BEDBX1
- Release date
- 27 Mar '06
Overseen personally by Brian Eno and David Byrne, this new version has been remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (Interpol / Kings Of Leon) and features seven previously unreleased bonus tracks of out-takes and ideas from the album's original sessions from 1979 and 1980. The enhanced CD also includes Bruce Conner's film to "Mea Culpa". The packaging differs from all previous Eno reissues – a jewel case within a slipcase, plus very special added extras. The slipcase and artwork have been designed by Peter Buchanan Smith, and 28 pages of sleevenotes have been provided by David Toop and David Byrne.
TRACK LISTING
America Is Waiting 3:36
Mea Culpa 3:35
Regiment 3:56
Help Me Somebody 4:18
The Jezebel Spirit 4:55
Qu'Ran 3:46
Moonlight In Glory 4:19
The Carrier 3:30
A Secret Life 2:30
Come With Us 2:38
Mountain Of Needles 2:35
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- CD
- £5.99
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- ENOCDX6
- Release date
- 27 Sep '04
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- Ltd LP
- £27.99
- Cat Number
- ENOLP3
- Release date
- 17 Nov '17
- Format Info
Standard 1LP edition cut at Abbey Road Studios at 33RPM and pressed to 180-gram black heavyweight vinyl + download card.
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- CD
- £6.99
- Cat Number
- ENOCDX3
- Release date
- 31 May '04
- Format Info
The music has not been remastered but instead has been re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available (DSD).
The music has not been... [ + ]
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- CD
- £6.99
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- ENOCDX2
- Release date
- 31 May '04
Yet Eno's grasp of melody and songcraft is everywhere: on the bouncing, absurdist / philosophical "Burning Airlines (Give You So Much More)," and on straight-out rockers, like the deliciously intense "Third Uncle" (which is propelled by the churning guitar of Roxy Music's Phil Manzenera, and is, arguably, the album's highlight). Concurrent with David Bowie's "Aladdin Sane"-era alien aesthetic, Eno's tunes are even more otherwordly and warped than his glam cohort, making use of the full palette of bizarro synthesizer effects and creepy-cheeky postures. The songs, however, are as inventive and appealing as their treatments, and make for Eno's most solid - and experimental - pop album. "Taking Tiger Mountain" holds up magnificently, even years on in the artist's brilliant career.