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Reflection Image
Metascore
75

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest ambient solo release for the British artist consists of one 54-minute track recorded in one live take.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Magnet
    Feb 14, 2017
    90
    It's beautiful. [No. 139, p.55]
  2. 90
    Reflection is a product for everyone; not just the music lover. Yes, the music alone can be easily appreciated for its virtuosity; however, the whole package assists people with their day-to-day lives and provokes mindfulness and interaction with the wider world.
  3. Jan 6, 2017
    84
    In composing a piece so well-defined yet so adaptable, Eno adds yet another page to ambient music canon.
  4. Jan 3, 2017
    75
    His assessment is astute; whether used as sonic wallpaper or the soundtrack for a lengthy meditation, Reflection is the kind of album useful for getting ideas percolating and nourishing interior worlds.
  5. Jan 5, 2017
    70
    As with all of his ambient works, it's minimal and non-distracting, but there are subtle alterations and changes, and it does reward any amount of attention paid to it.
  6. Feb 9, 2017
    60
    It’s hardly groundbreaking in the way that Eno often was, and though it is pleasant, Reflection even falls short of the blissful ebullience present in the Eno + Hyde albums.
  7. Feb 6, 2017
    50
    Eno’s continuation of his flag-bearing series is about as ignorable as it has always been with waning levels on the side of interest.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. May 14, 2017
    8
    From the exquisitely simple pitch organization to the beautiful, nearly undetectable layers of sound that puts the listener into a meditativeFrom the exquisitely simple pitch organization to the beautiful, nearly undetectable layers of sound that puts the listener into a meditative trance, this is another great work from the master of ambient music. My Score: 151/180 (Great) = 8.4/10 Expand
  2. Jan 6, 2017
    5
    Possibly one of Eno's laziest works in his career. It vaguely reminds me of "Discreet Music", only that there are no beautiful synth tones, orPossibly one of Eno's laziest works in his career. It vaguely reminds me of "Discreet Music", only that there are no beautiful synth tones, or melodies, or patterns to be found, or a decent sense of when track lengths are going out of control. Sounds like a failed experiment that shouldn't have been released like this. Expand