Having enjoyed the individual works of Eno and Byrne; I was keen to hear this one. The album, described by Eno as "psychedelic Africa" was delayed in its release due clearance issues with the various copyrighted materials sampled. As a result, the Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" album (also produced by Eno), though recorded later, was released before this collaboration.
Whereas that Talking Heads album was built on a foundation of jam sessions among the various musicians, this is much more a studio construct, formed around samples and based heavily on Holger Czukay's "movies" album. An interesting album to be sure, but I'd say I really prefer Byrne in more of a traditional song-based vein, whether it's with the Heads, with St Vincent or as a solo artist.
No comments:
Post a Comment