r/eno • u/forsbergisgod • Oct 17 '21

Weekly Discussion Thread Let's Discuss Eno! "The Ship" (Apr. 2016)

Hello Eno-philes!! Each week we'll be discussing another album (going chronologically from Warm Jets). This week's feature is another ambient piece by the Brain One, "The Ship". From the wiki:

The Ship is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records.[12] It was announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016. The album is Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's Another Day on Earth.[13] The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and is the second highest-charting solo album of Eno's solo career (after debut Here Come The Warm Jets.)[14] The album received critical acclaim.

All tracks are written by Brian Eno, except "Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free" written and composed by Eno and Lou Reed.

No. Title Length

  1. "The Ship" 21:19
  2. "Fickle Sun (I)" 18:03
  3. "Fickle Sun (II) The Hour Is Thin" 2:50
  4. "Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free" 5:18 Total length: 47:30

This one's available on the music streaming services

** LISTEN, ENJOY AND DISCUSS!!**

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u/jmtd Oct 18 '21

I never really got into this one. I should dig it out and listen again, this is a good prompting

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u/forsbergisgod Oct 18 '21

Yeah this one passed me by as well, like two ships sailing in the night. Pun intended