High Life (Eno and Hyde album)

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]

High Life
Studio album by Eno • Hyde
Released	30 June 2014 (2014-06-30)
Genre	Art rock, experimental rock
Length	43:33
Label	Warp
Producer	Brian Eno, FRED
Brian Eno chronology
Someday World (2014) High Life (2014) The Ship (2016)
Karl Hyde chronology
Someday World (2014) High Life (2014)
Singles from High Life
"DBF" Released: 28 May 2014

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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]

Background

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]

Track listing

CD version

No.	Title	Length
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

Digital version

No.	Title	Length
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

Vinyl version

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

• Brian Eno – vocals, synthesizers, treatments, guitars, organ, background vocals
• Karl Hyde – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
• Fred Gibson – keyboards, drums, percussions, background vocals
• Leo Abrahams – guitar, bass guitar
• Marianna Champion – background vocals
• Rick Holland - lyrics

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
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

References

1. "Album review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Album review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
3. Kot, Greg. "Album Review". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
4. "Eno · Hyde - High Life". Clash. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
5. McCormick, Neil (4 July 2014). "Album review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
6. Roberts, Randall (30 June 2014). "Album review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
7. "Brian Eno & Karl Hyde". NOW Magazine. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
8. Empire, Kitty (29 June 2014). "Album review". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
9. Ham, Robert (1 July 2014). "Album review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
10. Richardson, Mark (2 July 2014). "Album review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
11. Walters, Barry (1 July 2014). "Album review". Spin.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
12. Henry, Dusty (28 May 2014). "Brian Eno and Karl Hyde announce new album, High Life, stream "DBF"". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
13. Minsker, Evan (28 May 2014). "Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde to Release Another New Album, High Life, Share "DBF"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
14. "Announcing new album 'High Life', listen to new track 'DBF'". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
15. "ultratop.be - Eno • Hyde - High Life". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
16. "ultratop.be - Eno • Hyde - High Life". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Brian Eno – High Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
19. "Brian Eno Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
20. "Brian Eno Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
21. "Brian Eno Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
22. "Brian Eno Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

External links

• Eno • Hyde homepage