The Drop

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The Drop
Studio album by Brian Eno
Released 7 July 1997
Recorded 1996
Genre Ambient, Instrumental
Length 74:00
Label All Saints Records
Producer Brian Eno
Brian Eno chronology

Original Soundtracks 1
(1995)		 The Drop
(1997)		 Extracts from Music for White Cube
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
Robert Christgau C[3]
Rolling Stone [4]

The Drop is a 1997 album by Brian Eno.

The album continues in the same style as much of his work of the period exploring impressionistic, ambient instrumental soundscapes rather than more conventional songwriting.

Track listing

  1. "Slip, Dip"
  2. "But If"
  3. "Belgian Drop"
  4. "Cornered"
  5. "Block Drop"
  6. "Out/Out"
  7. "Swanky"
  8. "Coasters"
  9. "Blissed"
  10. "M.C. Organ"
  11. "Boomcubist"
  12. "Hazard"
  13. "Rayonism"
  14. "Dutch Blur"
  15. "Back Clack"
  16. "Dear World"
  17. "Iced World"
  18. "Slicing System" (2005 reissue bonus track)
  19. "Sharply Cornered" (2005 reissue bonus track)
1997 Japanese bonus disc
  1. "Swat & Rut"
  2. "Slicing System"
  3. "Sharply Cornered"

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r278218
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly (25 July 1997, p.73) - "...Like most of his ambient forays, this one takes time to shape....But once he locks into confident bass tones, the fluttering notes at the high end seem to find their compliment..." - Rating: B
  3. ↑ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Brian+Eno
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone (4 September 1997, p.70) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...Angular melodies, bent guitar notes, piano drizzles and manipulated effects make up THE DROP's mixed bag of 17 minicompositions..."


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