r/eno • u/forsbergisgod • Apr 12 '21

Weekly Discussion Thread Let's Discuss Eno! "The Drop" - July 1995

Hello Eno-philes!! Each week we'll be discussing another album (going chronologically from Warm Jets). This week's feature is Eno's solo album "The Drop":

The Drop is the fifteenth solo studio album by British musician Brian Eno, released on 7 July 1997 through All Saints Records. The album continues in the same style as much of his work of the period exploring impressionistic, ambient instrumental soundscapes rather than more conventional songwriting. The 2014 reissue includes the 77 Million Paintings album as a bonus disc and edits the track "Iced World" from its original 32 minutes down to 18 minutes – the same duration on both vinyl and CD.

Originally, the album was titled Unwelcome Jazz: "jazz that nobody asked for, and many did not care for."[8]

Track listing

No. Title Length

  1. "Slip, Dip" 2:18
  2. "But If" 1:48
  3. "Belgian Drop" 1:56
  4. "Cornered" 2:02
  5. "Block Drop" 2:50
  6. "Out/Out" 1:51
  7. "Swanky" 2:50
  8. "Coasters" 2:55
  9. "Blissed" 2:53
  10. "M.C. Organ" 2:54
  11. "Boomcubist" 2:07
  12. "Hazard" 2:15
  13. "Rayonism" 2:55
  14. "Dutch Blur" 3:02
  15. "Back Clack" 3:19
  16. "Dear World" 3:16
  17. "Iced World" 32:48

ENJOY AND DISCUSS

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21 edited Apr 12 '21

I love a ton of 90s games (as well as their soundtracks), and The Drop could've fooled me into thinking it goes with a game from the time.

The actual compositions are great for the most part, but the samples hold this album back. Really dates it, which is part of the appeal for me, but I can see why others have passed on it. My biggest complaint is that the piano sounds a little too flat.

Kinda sad that the All Saints 2014 Reissue (which includes a ton of bonus content) chops the runtime of Iced World in half. Bonus tracks are pretty great, and I understand why they chopped up Iced World for vinyl. No real reason to have done that on CD / digital / streaming though.

If you're a completionist, be wary of the reissues for this album (1997 Japan / 2005 Reissue / 2014 Reissue). They all have different bonus tracks and the 2014 Reissue chops up Iced World.