Eno Wobble Spinner - Fidget Toy for Stress Relief & Focus - Perfect for Office, School & Home Use

Spinner is an oddity, even in Brian Eno’s vast back catalogue; the music was originally conceived as the soundtrack to Derek Jarman’s film Glitterbug, a posthumously released compilation of old super 8 film that had been gathered together as the director was dying of AIDS.

In places Wobble’s embellishments were limited, so as an aural experience it remains very much in Eno’s world, despite him handing over all the mixing and production to Wobble. Can’s Jaki Leibezeit was drafted in on percussion, lifting some pieces out of the ambient, such as on the title track.

As it’s a soundtrack that isn’t and a three-quarters collaboration. I certainly didn’t find Wobble’s bass lines as intrusive as Eno mentioned in his diary, and the funk aspects are kept to a minimum in the overall sound palette. This glorious-sounding 180 gramme vinyl comes with sleeve notes from both Eno and Wobble discussing how the work came about.

For collectors of both artists, its nice to have such a well put-together reissue of this album. Just let Eno and Wobble take you on a strange journey for a little while — you won’t regret it. (freq.org.uk)

Vinyl, LP, Reissue, 25th Anniversary

Tracklist:
A1 Where We Lived 2:59 A2 Like Organza 2:44 A3 Steam 3:16 A4 Garden Recalled 3:21 A5 Marine Radio 5:04 A6 Unusual Balance 5:23 B7 Space Diary 1:51 B8 Spinner 2:54 B9 Transmitter And Trumpet 8:41 B10 Left Where It Fell 7:02