High Life | ||||
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Released | 30 June 2014 | |||
Genre | Art rock, experimental rock | |||
Length | 43:33 | |||
Label | Warp | |||
Producer | Brian Eno, FRED | |||
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Singles from High Life | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
Clash | 7/10 [4] |
The Daily Telegraph | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
NOW Magazine | [7] |
The Observer | [8] |
Paste Magazine | 8.4/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [10] |
Spin | 7/10 [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]
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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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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 |
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