Mixing Colours

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Mixing Colours
Roger Eno and Brian Eno - Mixing Colours.png
Studio album by
Roger Eno and Brian Eno
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Length75:15
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Roger Eno chronology
Dust of Stars
(2018)		Mixing Colours
(2020)
Brian Eno chronology
Reflection
(2017)		Mixing Colours
(2020)		 ForeverAndEverNoMore
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 6/10 [4]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [5]
Paste 6.7/10 [6]
Pitchfork 5.8/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Mixing Colours is a collaborative studio album by English brothers Roger Eno and Brian Eno. It was released on 20 March 2020 under Deutsche Grammophon. [9]

Contents

While they worked together on Apollo , this album marks the first time that the brothers have made a full album together. [10]

Critical reception

Mixing Colours was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews. [2] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 74 out of 100 based on 12 reviews. [11]

Track listing

Mixing Colours track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Spring Frost"4:07
2."Burnt Umber"4:15
3."Celeste"4:22
4."Wintergreen"4:10
5."Obsidian"5:06
6."Blonde"4:10
7."Dark Sienna"3:47
8."Verdigris"4:03
9."Snow"4:40
10."Rose Quartz"4:07
11."Quicksilver"5:12
12."Ultramarine"2:27
13."Iris"2:53
14."Cinnabar"3:20
15."Desert Sand"4:50
16."Deep Saffron"4:38
17."Cerulean Blue"4:05
18."Slow Movement: Sand"4:55

Expanded tracklist

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Spring Frost"4:07
2."Burnt Umber"4:15
3."Celeste"4:22
4."Wintergreen"4:10
5."Obsidian"5:06
6."Blonde"4:10
7."Dark Sienna"3:47
8."Verdigris"4:03
9."Snow"4:40
10."Rose Quartz"4:07
11."Quicksilver"5:12
12."Ultramarine"2:27
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Iris"2:53
2."Cinnabar"3:20
3."Desert Sand"4:50
4."Deep Saffron"4:38
5."Moss"3:20
6."Violet"3:58
7."Manganese"3:17
8."Vermillion"3:26
9."Malachite"4:05
10."Marble"6:20
11."Pewter"4:00
12."Cerulean Blue"4:05
13."Slow Movement: Sand"4:55

Charts

Chart performance for Mixing Colours
Chart (2020)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 69
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [13] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 26
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] 64
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [16] 23

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  6. ↑ Jones, Austin (27 March 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Try Mixing Colours But Mostly Get Gray". Paste . Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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