Another Green World

Released in 1975, Another Green World is the album from Eno’s discography that acts as a bridge between his pop career and his more recognizable and expansive work as the “Godfather of Ambient Music.”

For the album,’s creation process, Eno assembled an eclectic group of musicians to play on the album, including John Cale (formerly of the Velvet Underground), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), and Phil Collins (Genesis). Though this odd crew had some initial hiccups playing together, Eno leveraged some unconventional studio methods that eventually brought the group together in harmony.

The title, Another Green World, was inspired by a piece of science fiction that tells a story of humans traveling to another planet to only discover that the planet is nearly identical to earth in every which way (hence the title, Another Green World), which Eno found to be superbly ironic. This idea of irony also plays a critical role throughout the album.

Sonically, the first half of Another Green World has a much more uptempo fee, with quirky tracks such as “Over Fire Island.” But as the album progresses, it develops into a more delicate and atmospheric sound, a sound that foreshadows Eno’s signature ambient sound (“Zawinul/Lava” is actually played in the same key as 1/1 from Eno’s 1978 album Ambient 1/Music for Airports).

Because of this, Another Green World is considered to be one of the more critically acclaimed albums in Eno’s discography and arguably the most influential for his later works.