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Q MagazineApr 7, 2020An 18-song adventure in sparse and particular beauty. [Jun 2020, p.97]
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Mar 23, 2020Electronics are very much to the fore. This feels like an analogue record, each note having a furry aura.
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Mar 19, 2020This kaleidoscope of colors, minimalistic sounds, and levitating textures result in a kind of imaginative synaesthesia constituting a deep feeling of oneness. The oceanic quality in this otherworldly music is always present. In this regard, Brian and Roger Eno's Deutsche Grammophon debut represents a refreshing antithesis of today's harsh and accelerated times.
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UncutMar 17, 2020The result is, as much as you'd expect, elegant and tranquil. [Apr 2020, p.27]
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Mar 30, 2020The album seemingly becomes more spaced out towards the end, but the concluding "Slow Movement: Sand" feels like a solemn resolution and is one of its more affecting tracks.
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The WireMar 17, 2020Each piece is sturdily constructed, but a loose leaf informality allows the 18 tracks to hang without necessarily hanging together. [Apr 2020, p.53]
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Mar 27, 2020This is music that is nearly impossible to dislike and is a fair recommendation for almost anyone seeking tranquility or quiet music for contemplation. Still, we should expect more from the Eno brothers, who are both iconic musicians in their own right and have left their impression on both the mainstream and experimental worlds forever.
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Mar 31, 2020While Mixing Colours has some of these delights, it is a much less grandiose affair borne out of amiable melodies and dulcet tones.
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Mar 17, 2020Mixing Colours shows Roger and Brian Eno at their most casual and unguarded, but there's simply not enough variety, curiosity or sense of adventure here to dub it as a must-listen.
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MojoMar 17, 2020Elegant and haunting as the individual tracks may be, it's difficult to remain engaged throughout 75 minutes of music with such a uniform mood. [May 2020, p.89]
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Mar 20, 2020The album is too inoffensive to leave much lasting impression. Over 18 songs, its initially appealing tastefulness becomes cloying and monotonous. Instead of the dynamism of mixing colors, the album mostly yields just a uniform pastel wash.