Brian Eno Series, #2: Brian Eno- Small Craft on a Milk Sea (2010) Limited Ed. Box (Bonus Disc) MP3 & FLAC

I'm not sure whether Small Craft on a Milk Sea is best described as a return to form for Brian Eno or a case of self-reflection on his groundbreaking 70s ambient work coupled with a nod to contemporary Electronic music. Whichever it is (and why can't it be both?), this album pleasantly surprised me, especially given that it is, in part, comprised of some rejected soundtrack compositions. When Small Craft on a Milk Sea tries to sound contemporary (a move which more often than not makes an album sound dated), it tends to go percussive, really percussive compared to the more obviously Eno-esque ambient tracks. Occasionally, this undermines the album's cohesiveness; however, the highlights manage to do Eno's back-catalog justice, making this more than just another easily forgotten release by an elder-statesman of sound manipulation. The

Small Craft on a Milk Sea:
 1. Emerald and Lime  (3:02)
 2. Complex Heaven  (3:05)
 3. Small Craft on a Milk Sea  (1:49)
 4. Flint March  (1:56)
 5. Horse  (3:02)
 6. 2 Forms of Anger  (3:15)
 7. Bone Jump  (2:22)
 8. Dust Shuffle  (1:54)
 9. Paleosonic  (4:25)
10. Slow Ice, Old Moon  (3:25)
11. Lesser Heaven  (3:21)
12. Calcium Needles  (3:25)
13. Emerald and Stone  (2:12)
14. Written, Forgotten  (3:55)
15. Late Anthropocene  (8:09)

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Small Craft on a Milk Sea: Bonus Disc
1. Surfacing  (2:19)
2. Square Chain  (2:36)
3. Bimini Twist  (3:13)
4. Abandoned Ship  (3:45)

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