Eno and Hyde continue their collaboration with this new album, their second in little over three months. Their excuse for the second album in such a length is as good as any.

“when Someday World was finished I felt like we were still on a roll and I wasn’t ready to stop working and get into ‘promotional mode’ for that record. So I suggested we immediately start on another album, a different one, where we extended some of the ideas we’d started, and attempted some of the ideas we hadn’t” – Eno

There is talk that this was recorded in under a week, 5 days to be exact. I’ve a keen ear for marketing talking, and this does stand out as just that. Is it possible to produce music of this quality in that time, even for the considerable skills of Eno and Hyde? Either way, you’d expect this to be less less studied and more throw away than their previous effort ‘Someday World’. In my humble opinion, it is the superior of the two albums. I dabbled with ‘Someday World’ waiting for something to draw me in, but it never came.

This album is a collection of guitar based grooves, which at their best are stunning. There’s some filler in there also obviously, a few tracks that barely raise their head above water. Yes, I’m talking to you ‘Moulded World’. It wasn’t a moment of genius on their part, but with four songs on the album over 7 minutes, they’ve certainly given each of the songs room to breathe. It’s an album with elements of African music, and is reminiscent of Eno’s work with David Byrne. See what you think of the song ‘Lilac’ below, and if you don’t feel like hugging people at the end of the euphoric 9 minutes of music, you’re a stronger person than me!

1. “Return” – 9:00
2. “DBF” – 4:14
3. “Time To Waste It” – 8:19
4. “Lilac” – 9:24
5. “Moulded Life” – 4:55
6. “Cells & Bells” – 7:41