Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets

Eno's solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets, is a spirited, experimental collection of unabashed pop songs on which Eno mostly reprises his Roxy Music role as "sound manipulator," taking the lead vocals but leaving much of the instrumental work to various studio cohorts (including ex-Roxy mates Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay, plus Robert Fripp and others). Eno's compositions are quirky, whimsical, and catchy, his lyrics bizarre and often free-associative, with a decidedly dark bent in their humor ("Baby's on Fire," "Dead Finks Don't Talk"). Yet the album wouldn't sound nearly as manic as it does without Eno's wildly unpredictable sound processing; he coaxes otherworldly noises and textures from the treated guitars and keyboards, layering them in complex arrangements or bouncing them off one another in a weird cacophony. avant-garde yet very accessible, Here Come the Warm Jets still sounds exciting, forward-looking, and densely detailed, revealing more intricacies with every play. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Day Redesign Andy Mackay Keyboards, Saxophone Arun Chakraverty Mastering Bill MacCormick Guitar (Bass), Bass Brian Eno Keyboards, Guitar, Performer, Mixing, ?, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Arranger, Instrumentation, Treatments Busta Cherry Jones Guitar (Bass), Arranger, Bass Chris E. Thomas Bass, Mixing Chris Spedding Guitar Chris Thomas Bass, Mixing, Bass Denny Bridges Mixing Derek Chandler Engineer John Wetton Guitar (Bass), Bass Koolaids Keyboards Lloyd Watson Slide Guitar, Guitar Lorenz Zatecky Cover Photo, Photography Marty Simon Percussion Nick Judd Arranger, Keyboards Nick Kool Keyboards Paul Hardiman Mixing Paul Hardman Mixing Paul Rudolph Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) Paul Thompson Percussion Phil Champman Mixing Phil Manzanera Guitar Philip Chapman Mixing Robert Fripp Guitar Simon Heyworth Mastering Simon King Percussion Sweetfeed Vocals (Background) Swettfield Vocals