The Ship

The Ship

Humankind seems to teeter between hubris and paranoia: the hubris of our ever-growing power contrasts with the paranoia that we're permanently and increasingly under threat. At the zenith we realize we have to come down again...we know that we have more than we deserve or can defend, so we become nervous. Somebody, something is going to take it all from us: that is the dread of the wealthy. Paranoia leads to defensiveness, and we all end up in the trenches facing each other across the mud.â€ - Brian Eno The Ship, a new album by Brian Eno, will be released on March 4th, 2016 by Warp Records. The Ship is Enoâ€™s first solo record since 2012â€™s Grammy- nominated LUX. Originally conceived from experiments with three dimensional recording techniques and formed in two, interconnected parts, The Ship is almost as much musical novel as traditional album. Eno brings together beautiful songs, minimalist ambience, physical electronics, omniscient narratives and technical innovation into a single, cinematic suite. The result is the very best of Eno, a record without parallel in his catalogue. The album opens with the 21-minute eponymously titled â€œThe Shipâ€ on which Enoâ€™s cyclically sung sea-chant builds in ominous drama, followed by â€œFickle Sunâ€, a song in three movements. The first continues where â€œThe Shipâ€ left but with Enoâ€™s voice sounding more upfront, determined, even despairing. The albumâ€™s finale is a Lou Reed penned cover of The Velvet Undergroundâ€™s â€œIâ€™m Set Freeâ€, a band who were famously credited by Eno as the inspiration behind his early music explorations as an art student. Coinciding with The Shipâ€™s release, a series of Eno installations will be happening around the world at which you will be able to hear an alternative telling of The Ship in multi-channel 3-dimensional sound installations. In addition to the standard version, a collectors edition version of the CD will be available in a beautiful cloth bound case with a spot gloss cover and four individual art cards.
Country USA
Brand Warp Records
Manufacturer Warp Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 801061027223
ReleaseDate 2016-04-29
UnitCount 1
UPCs 801061027223
EANs 0801061027223

Country	USA
Brand	Warp Records
Manufacturer	Warp Records
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	801061027223
ReleaseDate	2016-04-29
UnitCount	1
UPCs	801061027223
EANs	0801061027223

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