Another Green World

'Another Green World' was originally released in 1975 and produced by Brian Eno with Rhett Davies.

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is best known as a musician and producer. Eno was one of the founding members of Roxy Music (which he left in 1973) and is said to be one of the pioneers of ambient music with his solo works as well as recorded collaborations with King Crimson guitar supremo Robert Fripp.

His contribution towards music is too large to mention. Production credits include U2, David Bowie and James. He has written several books, created art installations, given numerous interviews (on a variety of subjects) and lectured intensively.

Eno's early recordings were rock based, though more experimental in sound and style than what was considered 'mainstream'. Even his lyrics often seem like streams of consciousness or unrelated sentences.

"A universally acknowledged masterpiece, 'Another Green World' represents a departure from song structure and toward a more ethereal, minimalistic approach to sound.

Despite the stripped-down arrangements, the album's sumptuous tone quality reflects Eno's growing virtuosity at handling the recording studio as an instrument in itself (à la Brian Wilson). There are a few pop songs scattered here and there ("St. Elmo's Fire," "I'll Come Running," "Golden Hours"), but most of the album consists of deliberately paced instrumentals which, while often closer to ambient music than pop, are both melodic and rhythmic; many, like "Sky Saw," "In Dark Trees," and "Little Fishes," are highly imagistic, like paintings done in sound which actually resemble their titles.

Lyrics are infrequent, but when they do pop up, they follow the free-associative style of albums past; this time, though, the humor seems less bizarre than gently whimsical and addled, fitting perfectly into the dreamlike mood of the rest of the album.

Most of 'Another Green World' is like experiencing a soothing, dream-filled slumber while awake, and even if some of the pieces have dark or threatening qualities, the moments of unease are temporary, like a passing nightmare whose feeling lingers briefly upon waking but whose content is forgotten.

Unlike some of his later, full-fledged ambient work, Eno's gift for melodicism and tight focus here keep the entirety of the album in the forefront of the listener's consciousness, making it the perfect introduction to his achievements even for those who find ambient music difficult to enjoy."
- Steve Huey (Allmusic)

This new 2004 edition of 'Another Green World' is packaged in digipak form with a clear O-card encasing the digipak. The music is not 're-mastered' but instead re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters, as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available.