Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Clash7/10[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NOW Magazine[7]
The Observer[8]
Paste Magazine8.4/10[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
Spin7/10[11]

High Life is the second collaboration between Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, of British electronic group Underworld. The album follows Someday World and was released on 30 June 2014.[12]

Background

The album is Eno's sixth for Warp, and was recorded following the announcement of his first collaboration with Karl Hyde. Eno was quoted saying, "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."[13]

The album was released on 30 June 2014 (1 July in North America) on CD and digitally with a vinyl copy which features two additional tracks, "Slow Down, Sit Down & Breathe" (also on the digital edition) and "On a Grey Day".[14]

Track listing

CD version
No.TitleLength
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
Digital version
No.TitleLength
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."Slow Down, Sit Down & Breathe"3:07
7."Cells & Bells"7:41
Vinyl version
No.TitleLength
1."Return"9:00
2."Slow Down, Sit Down & Breathe"3:07
3."Lilac"9:24
4."Moulded Life"4:55
5."DBF"4:14
6."Time to Waste It"8:19
7."On a Grey Day"5:43
8."Cells & Bells"7:41

Personnel

  • Brian Eno – vocals, synthesizers, treatments, guitars, organ, background vocals
  • Karl Hyde – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
  • Fred Gibson – keyboards, drums, percussions, background vocals
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar, bass guitar
  • Marianna Champion – background vocals
  • Rick Holland - lyrics

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 107
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 142
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 94
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 94
US Billboard 200[19] 194
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[20] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 31
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[22] 17

References

  1. ^ "Album review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Album review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg. "Album Review". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Eno · Hyde - High Life". Clash. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. ^ McCormick, Neil (4 July 2014). "Album review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ^ Roberts, Randall (30 June 2014). "Album review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Brian Eno & Karl Hyde". NOW Magazine. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ^ Empire, Kitty (29 June 2014). "Album review". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. ^ Ham, Robert (1 July 2014). "Album review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ^ Richardson, Mark (2 July 2014). "Album review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ^ Walters, Barry (1 July 2014). "Album review". Spin.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. ^ Henry, Dusty (28 May 2014). "Brian Eno and Karl Hyde announce new album, High Life, stream "DBF"". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ Minsker, Evan (28 May 2014). "Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde to Release Another New Album, High Life, Share "DBF"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Announcing new album 'High Life', listen to new track 'DBF'". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  15. ^ "ultratop.be - Eno • Hyde - High Life". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  16. ^ "ultratop.be - Eno • Hyde - High Life". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Brian Eno – High Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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