Released 29 April 2016 The Ship(2016) Reflection(2017) Release date 29 April 2016 Genre Ambient music | Length 47:30 Label Beat Records | |
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Brian eno the ship
The Ship is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records. It was announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016. The album is Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's Another Day on Earth. The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and became Eno's highest-charting album since My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. The album received critical acclaim.
Contents
Background
Brian Eno has said the title is a reference to the sinking of Titanic, which he has called "the apex of human technical power, set to be man's greatest triumph over nature". The album was originally conceived as a multi-channel sound installation, when Eno discovered that he could sing in a low C: "As you get older, you know, your voice drops, so you sort of gain a semi-tone at the bottom and lose about six at the top every year. That's what's happened to me. So I've suddenly got this new, low voice I can sing with, and I just started singing with that piece. And, so it was the first time I thought, "Oh, what about making a song that you could walk around inside?".
Track listing
All tracks written by Brian Eno, except "Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free" written and composed by Eno and Lou Reed.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes.
Songs
1The Ship21:19
2Fickle Sun (i)18:04
3Fickle Sun (ii) The Hour is Thin2:50