After The Heat is well named: there's a fair amount of cold and dark among the drifting ambient atmospheres on this album, and in the more rhythmic tracks like Foreign Affairs and The Belldog, the latter with a suitably unsettling Eno vocal. Eno sings on two more tracks, Broken Head and the reversed vocal of Tzima N'Arki, which is also anchored by a Holger Czukay guest spot. And of course, there's the requisite amount of Roedelius piano gorgeousness on Luftschloss and The Shade.
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Previously posted at SGTG: Cluster & Eno
This took me back to the discussion that was had back with the first one re the altered track listings. Kudos for getting the original, correct one up here.
ReplyDeleteAlso, for those who have never tried it, the "chorus" section of "Tzima N'arki" is from "King's Lead Hat". Anagrams, backward vocals - he certainly got the most out of that one.
Indeed - this one is from a Water CD as well, so I made sure to look up the original running order and restructure accordingly. God only knows where the re-orderings came from.
DeleteI add my cheers to the massive joy of seeing you back. Been listening to this for more than 30 years and only gets better.
ReplyDeleteConny Plank was the 4th horseman here and probably deserved to be credited in the title. Have you seen the documentary made by his son? If not give it a try. Called "The potential of noise"
I had the privilege of meeting him and Moebius when they played in Buenos Aires by 1987. Really, really nice people besides my love for their music.
Sky records also released "Begegnungen" which contains songs from both Cluster-Plank-Eno albums.
Hope the world can defeat this bioslavery and see better times ahead.
You're surely doing your bit for this to happen.
Argentinian cheers.
Not much to say except thank you for Eno
ReplyDeleteThis is another record I adored..Listened to it many long, lonely nights way back in the '80's...pulled me through it, this music. Thanks Alan, keep up the great work! Surprise us!
ReplyDeleteDanny Milo, Belgium.
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