''After the Heat'' is a 1978 album by Brian Eno,

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and

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(the latter two being the core members of

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), credited to "Eno Moebius Roedelius". The album represents the second collaboration by the trio, the first being 1977's '' Cluster & Eno''. As with the previous album, ''After the Heat'' was created in collaboration with the influential krautrock producer

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The track "Tzima N'Arki" contains a reversed vocal track, part of which includes the chorus of Eno's song "

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" (from his album '' Before and After Science''), itself an anagram of "

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", whose recordings Eno was producing during that period. "Broken Head" makes prominent use of tape

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on Eno's declaimed vocal.

Reception

Comparing the album to the musicians' previous collaboration ''Cluster & Eno'' (1977), ''

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'' wrote in their favourable retrospective review: "A few piano-centered instrumentals hint at the sound of the earlier record, but ''After The Heat'' exists in a fantastic sphere of its own." ''

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'' called the album "an alluring — occasionally compelling — collection of instrumentals that deftly avoid the pitfalls of ambient music".

Track listing

All songs composed by Brian Eno,

and

. Side A #"Oil" – 4:12 #"Foreign Affairs" – 3:30 #"Luftschloß" – 3:10 #"The Shade" – 3:08 #"Old Land" – 4:10 Side B #"Base & Apex" – 4:29 #"Light Arms" – 1:29 #"Broken Head" – 5:25 #"The Belldog" – 6:16 #"Tzima N'Arki" – 4:30 The above list presents the tracks in the order they appeared on the original LP release. Some CD issues have an alternative running order.

Personnel

* Brian Eno –

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, synthesizers, keyboards * Dieter Moebius – synthesizers, keyboards * Hans-Joachim Roedelius – synthesizers, keyboards * Holger Czukay – bass guitar on "T'zima N'arki" Technical personnel *

– engineer * Michael Weisse – cover photography

References

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External links

* {{Authority control 1978 albums Brian Eno albums Cluster (band) albums Albums produced by Conny Plank Albums produced by Brian Eno Hans-Joachim Roedelius albums