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Panic of Looking
Electronic · 2011 · 5 tracks · 16m

Panic of Looking

Six tracks of stark, spoken-word poetry set against crystalline ambient backdrops. A cold, intellectual, and deeply still collaboration with poet Rick Holland.

November 7, 2011 · Warp Records

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A hyper-focused, intellectual stillness that feels like observing a frozen landscape through a clean glass pane.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 16m
02
Not a Story
2:52
03
Panic of Looking
4:27
04
If These Footsteps
1:09
05
Watch a Single Swallow in a Thermal Sky, and Try to Fit Its Motion, or Figure Why It Flies
3:16
06
West Bay
2:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The way Rick Holland's voice feels like it's whispering directly into your ear against a backdrop of cold, pulsing synth tones.
The sudden, brief appearance of a mournful viola that cuts through the digital frost on West Bay.
The rhythmic cadence of the spoken words on track 5 mimicking the erratic but graceful movement of a swallow.
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How does Panic of Looking sound next to the rest of Brian Eno's catalogue?

Spoken Word+2.8σ

The vocals lean far further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

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