Small Craft on a Milk Sea cover

Small Craft on a Milk Sea

Brian Eno · 2010

49 min · 15 tracks · electronic · ambient · art rock

A serene yet fragmented soundscape that intertwines ambient textures with intricate rhythmic patterns.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • atmospheric background focus
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • dynamic emotional journeys

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2010, 'Small Craft on a Milk Sea' marked Brian Eno's return to instrumental music after his departure from vocal-driven projects. This album followed his collaboration with Coldplay on 'Viva La Vida', showcasing Eno's continued evolution as a pioneer in ambient and electronic music. It highlights his ability to blend technology and art, remaining influential in the genre.
Stylistic neighbors
Harold Budd· Aphex Twin· Tangerine Dream

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Emerald and Lime 3:02
  • 2 Complex Heaven 3:05
  • 3 Small Craft on a Milk Sea 1:48
  • 4 Flint March 1:55
  • 5 Horse 3:01
  • 6 2 Forms of Anger 3:14
  • 7 Bone Jump 2:22
  • 8 Dust Shuffle 1:54
  • 9 Paleosonic 4:25
  • 10 Slow Ice, Old Moon 3:25
  • 11 Lesser Heaven 3:20
  • 12 Calcium Needles 3:24
  • 13 Emerald and Stone 2:12
  • 14 Written, Forgotten 3:55
  • 15 Late Anthropocene 7:54

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