Another Green World

by Brian Eno

Another Green World cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 November 1975
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:48
  • Community rating: 4.32/5 from 24 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a pivotal transition in Brian Eno's discography, 'Another Green World' largely departs from the rock structures of his prior albums in favor of minimalist, textural instrumentals that signal his future ambient explorations. The album balances these soundscapes with a handful of concise, lyrical art-pop songs, creating a work that is both experimental and accessible. Developed using Eno's Oblique Strategies cards and featuring guest musicians like Robert Fripp and Phil Collins, the production employed unconventional techniques and distinctive instrumental timbres, such as the credited "snake guitar" and "Leslie piano".

Genres

Descriptors: ambient, experimental, generative-music, short, electronic, atmospheric, piano, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Sky Saw (03:27)
  2. Over Fire Island (01:51)
  3. St Elmo's Fire (03:02)
  4. In Dark Trees (02:31)
  5. The Big Ship (03:01)
  6. I'll Come Running (03:49)
  7. Another Green World (01:41)
  8. Sombre Reptiles (02:21)
  9. Little Fishes (01:34)
  10. Golden Hours (04:00)
  11. Becalmed (03:56)
  12. Zawinul/Lava (03:00)
  13. Everything Merges With The Night (03:59)
  14. Spirits Drifting (02:36)

Credits

  • Brian Eno - vocals, producer, composer, synthesizer, guitars, tape, organ, piano, yamaha bass pedals, synthetic percussion, desert guitars, electric percussion, treated rhythm generator, farfisa organ, hammond organ, peruvian percussion, electric elements, unnatural sounds, prepared piano, leslie piano, grand piano, bass guitar, snake guitar, digital guitar, art direction, keyboards
  • Robert Fripp - electric guitar, wimshurst guitar, restrained lead guitar, winborne guitar
  • Phil Collins - drums, percussion
  • Percy Jones - fretless bass
  • Rod Melvin - piano, rhodes piano, lead piano
  • John Cale - viola
  • Paul Rudolph - anchor bass, bass, snare drums, bass guitar, assistant castanet guitars, guitar
  • Brian Turrington - bass guitar, pianos
  • Rhett Davies - producer, engineer
  • Tom Phillips - cover art
  • Peter Schmidt - art direction
  • Bari Sage - assistant engineer
  • Guy Bidmead - assistant engineer
  • Robert Ash - assistant engineer
  • Ritva Saarikko - back-cover photography
  • Bob Bowkett - typography

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