Brian Eno & Karl Hyde- "High Life"

It's hard to imagine it's been over 3 decades since Brian Eno left Roxy Music to pioneer the future of studio production and spin a significant body of work over the course of his career. On his second outing (this year!) with formative Underworld frontman, Karl Hyde, the duo expand on the sounds shaped on "Someday World" significantly in just six movements.

While still maintaining Eno's patented shimmery, dreamlike approach (the sound that has thus shaped Coldplay into the melancholic radio darlings that you love to hate)- the addition of Hyde's jangly, almost jam-band-worthy guitar fretwork is front and center for the majority of "High Life".  The result is a mixed bag of tracks that fit in PERFECTLY with the electronic-tinged works of the rest of the Warp Records roster (Eno's current label home) and a few tunes that could easily befriend your former college roomate and lifetime Phish band.  Elegant in its approach, enigmatic in production and elusive in cohesiveness, Eno can't make a bad record- but he can certainly make you wonder which direction he'll explore next.

You can pick up Eno/Hyde's "High Life " HERE!