High Life (Eno and Hyde album)
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| Released | 30 June 2014 | |||
| Genre | Art rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno, FRED | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Clash | 7/10[4] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| NOW Magazine | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Paste Magazine | 8.4/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
| Spin | 7/10[11] |
High Life is the second collaboration between Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, of British electronic group Underworld. The album follows Someday World and was released on 30 June 2014.[12]
The album is Eno's sixth for Warp, and was recorded following the announcement of his first collaboration with Karl Hyde. Eno was quoted saying, "when Someday World was finished I felt like we were still on a roll and I wasn't ready to stop working and get into 'promotional mode' for that record. So I suggested we immediately start on another album, a different one, where we extended some of the ideas we'd started, and attempted some of the ideas we hadn't."[13]
The album was released on 30 June 2014 (1 July in North America) on CD and digitally with a vinyl copy which features two additional tracks, "Slow Down, Sit Down & Breathe" (also on the digital edition) and "On a Grey Day".[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return" | 9:00 |
| 2. | "DBF" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Time to Waste It" | 8:19 |
| 4. | "Lilac" | 9:24 |
| 5. | "Moulded Life" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Cells & Bells" | 7:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return" | 9:00 |
| 2. | "DBF" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Time to Waste It" | 8:19 |
| 4. | "Lilac" | 9:24 |
| 5. | "Moulded Life" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Slow Down, Sit Down & Breathe" | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Cells & Bells" | 7:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return" | 9:00 |
| 2. | "Slow Down, Sit Down & Breathe" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Lilac" | 9:24 |
| 4. | "Moulded Life" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "DBF" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Time to Waste It" | 8:19 |
| 7. | "On a Grey Day" | 5:43 |
| 8. | "Cells & Bells" | 7:41 |
Personnel
- Brian Eno – vocals, synthesizers, treatments, guitars, organ, background vocals
- Karl Hyde – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
- Fred Gibson – keyboards, drums, percussions, background vocals
- Leo Abrahams – guitar, bass guitar
- Marianna Champion – background vocals
- Rick Holland - lyrics
