Drums between the Bells by Brian Eno/Rick Holland (Record, 2011)

Warp

0801061021412

14050152968

Brian Eno/Rick Holland

2010s

Record

2011

Avantgarde Music, Experimental, Experimental Electronic, Ethereal, Avant-garde

Studio Recording

Drums between the Bells

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock, Ambient, Electronic

Rough Trade

Rick Holland

16

3 stars out of 5 -- "Eno delivers one of the highlights with a surprisingly soulful sung performance on the sombre 'Breath Of Crows'...", 4 Stars Out of 5 -- "Drums between the Bells Captures Eno in Versatile and Intricate Mode...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Eno bends his music around and beneath Rick Holland's words, with a selection of guests reading the narratives alongside Eno himself.", "It's Hard Not to Be Intrigued by Eno's Command of Sonic Texture, Weight, and Spatial Dimensions.", "Surprisingly upbeat jazz inflections, syncopated drums and chunky synths provide the album opener, which moves swiftly into the aptly named 'Glitch'...", "When sound and text work together, though -- as on the hypnotic, monotonic opener -- the mix comes off hipper than Kerouac's poetry slams." -- Grade: B-, "This is something of a spoken-word record, while Eno does draw together a fair amount of diligent beats, malformed electronics and peaceful ambience -- it's usually an oblique voice keeping pace.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Eno is on fine form here, conjuring shimmering melodies, skittering beats and Robert Fripp-inspired guitar solos as sonic environments..."

2

A surprisingly inviting and innovative collaboration between producer Brian Eno and poet Rick Holland.