Virgin
1994
Eno Box I: Instrumentals
About This Album
Ever the iconoclast, if there is one thing that Brian Eno has done with any degree of consistency throughout his varied career, it is presenting his art in an array of perpetually 'out-of-the-box' forums. All that changed -- in a manner of speaking -- with the release of two companion multi-disc compilations. EnoBox I: Instrumentals (1994) condenses his wordless creations, while EnoBox II: Vocals (1993) does the same for the rest of his major works on a similarly-sized volume. Interestingly -- and in his typically contrary fashion -- this initial installment was actually issued last. Each of Box I: Instrumentals' three CD's respectively concentrates on a specific facet of the artist's copious back catalogue. Disc One takes a more or less chronological approach to instrumental selections from the Eno albums Another Green World (1975) and Before And After Science (1977) prior to focusing on his movie music. "Dover Beach" -- his contribution to the Derek Jarman-directed masterpiece Jubilee (1978) -- is then followed by titles from Music For Films (Directors' Edition) (1976), Music For Films I (1978) and Music For Films II (1983), concluding with several sides from Music For Films III (1988). Disc Two picks right up garnering four additional Music For Films III entries prior to providing an overview to Eno's collaborations with notables such as David Bowie, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, Daniel Lanois, Roger Eno and Robert Fripp. Disc Three then offers samplings from Music For Airports (1978), The Shutov Assembly (1992), On Land (1982), Thursday Afternoon (1985), Discreet Music (1975) and Neroli (1993), several of which have been truncated for inclusion here. It is worth mentioning too that all the contents are encoded with exceptionally high fidelity Super-Bit Mapping. The physical box itself is an elaborate affair designed by Russell Mills and the 30-page liner booklet contains text by UK rock critic Paul Morely and the usual discographical information that states the sources for each of the 54 entries. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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