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Neroli
Studio album by Brian Eno
Released	3 August 1993
Recorded	1993
Studio	Wilderness Studios, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Genre	Ambient, instrumental
Length	59:20
Label	All Saints Records
Producer	Brian Eno
Brian Eno chronology
The Shutov Assembly (1992) Neroli (1993) Spinner (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound	6/10
Pitchfork	8.8/10 (2004) 5.1/10 (2014)
PopMatters	9/10
Tom Hull – on the Web	C

Neroli is the thirteenth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released on August 3, 1993 by All Saints Records. It is Eno's second album to feature a sole ambient, continuous work throughout (after 1985's Thursday Afternoon).

Conceived as a single piece, Eno describes this in the liner notes as fulfilling his ambient prescription: "to reward attention, but not so strict as to demand it". Single notes resonate throughout the piece in a seemingly random but harmonic pattern that shifts quietly for close to an hour. The piece's calming nature is typical of Eno's distinctive "discreet music", premiered with the eponymous 1975 composition that has been implemented in some maternity wards to instill a sense of calm and enhance the organic nature of childbirth. According to the notes accompanying the CD, Eno intended to release a longer version of Discreet Music for just that purpose. Some releases feature "New Space Music", a one hour long bonus track.

Track listing

References

1. Langley, Keir. Neroli at AllMusic
2. "Album Review: Brian Eno - the Shutov Assembly, Nerve Net, Neroli, the Drop (Expanded editions) / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
3. Chris Ott (2004) Brian Eno: Neroli, Pitchfork, 2004-03-14. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
4. "Brian Eno: Nerve Net/The Shutov Assembly/Neroli/The Drop". Pitchfork.
5. "188472-brian-eno-nerve-net-shutov-assembly-neroli-the-drop-reissues, PopMatters". 26 January 2021.
6. Hull, Tom (12 November 2023). "Grade List: Brian Eno". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
7. https://www.discogs.com/release/68430-Brian-Eno-Neroli-Thinking-Music-Part-IV
8. https://www.discogs.com/release/6392533-Brian-Eno-Neroli
9. https://www.discogs.com/release/23595770-Brian-Eno-Neroli

External links

• Neroli at Discogs (list of releases)

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