Grab a book and set sail on Brian Eno’s ‘Craft’
Published 9:47 pm Thursday, October 28, 2010
Super-producer Brian Eno releases on Tuesday his latest solo album, “Small Craft on a Milk Sea.”
TRIVIA: Eno wrote the short opening music that played on computers when Windows 95 booted up.
STANDOUT: The album opens with the gentle chimes of “Emerald and Lime.”
FANS DIG: Spaceships.
ANDY SAYS: There are two distinct sides to Brian Eno. When he’s working with other bands, he makes epic music He’s the guy who produced “The Joshua Tree” for U2 and guided Coldplay to new heights with “Viva La Vida.” When he’s on his own, however, he’s a bit more mellow. His latest outing is another record of ambient music, grounded in synthetic sounds and soft guitars. It’s not going to light up the singles charts. Instead, it’s music to read a novel by.
GRADE: B.
Andy Rathbun: 425-339-3455; arathbun@heraldnet.com.
