In 1973, fed up with Bryan Ferry's domineering in Roxy Music, Eno leapt into a solo career that would find him championing the "art" in "artifice." This record is a who's who of the then-burgeoning English art-rock scene, featuring Robert Wyatt, Robert Fripp, and every member of Roxy Music except its leader (thus answering the musical question, "What if Eno had helmed the third Roxy record instead of Ferry?"). Warm Jets sports a lightheartedness that was a refreshing antidote to the pomposity of Yes and EL...   [ read more ]

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"Continuing the twisted pop explorations of 'Here Come the Warm Jets,' Eno's sophomore album, 'Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy),' is more subdued and cerebral, and a bit darker when he does cut loose, but it's no less thrilling once the music reveals itself. It's a loose concept album -- often inscrutable, but still playful -- about espionage, the Chinese Communist revolution, and dream associations, with the more stream-of-consciousness lyrics beginning to resemble the sorts of random connections made ...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! The LP version of this critically acclaimed album is on 180 gram vinyl and features a full color matte varnish cover with metallic sticker. The inner sleeve is printed in full color and features lyrics and credits. 'Byrne and Eno have refined their art form from a conjuring of ghosts to a way of seeing the spirit in everything.' -Ron Nachmann, SF Weekly '...awash in resonant, airy atmospheres, winding synths, and pillowy harmonies...' -Andrew Phillips, Flavorpil...   [ read more ]

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