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Once again, “Another Green World” seen the bold Mr Eno enter the studio with no pre-conceptions, no fore-planning, bar the notion that he would engage the studio itself as a key instrument. Somehow, he emerges again with an interesting album of work; his modus operandi seems to serve him well. It didn’t do well commercially, but it’s widely regarded as a masterpiece amongst the critics. For me, it’s a bit patchy overall, but there are plenty of worthwhile moments over the course of the busy 14-track set. The vaguely menacing “Sky Saw” gets side 1 off to a good start, with a wandering bass that can’t seem to make its’ mind up whether it wants to be jazz or new romantic. 8 of the 14 tracks are outright instrumentals – “In Dark Trees” arrives early doors and is amongst the best of these. Again, a sense of menace is in the air, and Brian Eno proves himself to be extremely adept in the art of mood creation – he alone drip feeds guitars, synthesizer, electric percussion and some sort of treated rhythm generator into the mix and emerges triumphantly in a dubby haze. Better still is “The Big Ship”, which follows in the same vein, Eno alone, this time on a bossa-nova beat and without the guitars. Best on the flip-side are 2 tracks with lead vocals; the gorgeous “Golden Hours” and the reflective “Everything Merges With The Night”. The former features old pal Robert Fripp on Wimborne guitar, new pal John Cale on viola and Brian himself on vocals, choppy organs, spasmodic percussion and uncertain piano. It all sounds several years ahead of its time, despite the choppy uncertainty. The latter is framed by some excellent high-neck / low-down bass wandering by Brian Turrington, offset by piano prettiness by the same player, played against wistful vocals and a highly melodic, effects-laden guitar by Eno.
The Jukebox Rebel
23–Feb–2016
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:25]  Eno - Sky Saw (Brian Eno) New Wave |
| A2 | [01:49]  Eno - Over Fire Island (Brian Eno) Electronica |
| A3 | [03:02]  Eno - St. Elmo’s Fire (Brian Eno) Cerebral Pop |
| A4 | [02:29]  Eno - In Dark Trees (Brian Eno) Dubbeat |
| A5 | [03:01]  Eno - The Big Ship (Brian Eno) Electronica |
| A6 | [03:48]  Eno - I’ll Come Running (Brian Eno) Cerebral Pop |
| A7 | [01:38]  Eno - Another Green World (Brian Eno) Electronica |
| B1 | [02:26]  Eno - Sombre Reptiles (Brian Eno) New Wave |
| B2 | [01:30]  Eno - Little Fishes (Brian Eno) Electronica |
| B3 | [04:01]  Eno - Golden Hours (Brian Eno) Electronica |
| B4 | [03:56]  Eno - Becalmed (Brian Eno) Ambient |
| B5 | [03:00]  Eno - Zawinul/Lava (Brian Eno) Ambient |
| B6 | [03:59]  Eno - Everything Merges With The Night (Brian Eno) New Wave |
| B7 | [02:36]  Eno - Spirits Drifting (Brian Eno) Ambient |
