Mixing Colours

Mixing Colours is a collaborative studio album by English brothers Roger Eno and Brian Eno. It was released on 20 March 2020 under Deutsche Grammophon.^[13]

While they worked together on Apollo, this album marks the first time that the brothers have made a full album together.^[14]

Critical reception

Mixing Colours was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews.^[2] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 74 out of 100 based on 12 reviews.^[15]

Track listing

Expanded tracklist

Charts

References

↑"AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
1 2"Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑Cumming, Tim (18 March 2020). "Album: Roger and Brian Eno - Mixing Colours". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
↑Empire, Kitty (22 March 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours review – an intimate conversation". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
↑Sylvester, Daniel (17 March 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑Horton, Ross (23 March 2020). "Mixing Colours is further proof why the name Eno is synonymous with perfectly balanced ambience". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑Elegant and haunting as the individual tracks may be, it's difficult to remain engaged throughout 75 minutes of music with such a uniform mood. [May 2020, p.89]
↑Jones, Austin (27 March 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Try Mixing Colours But Mostly Get Gray". Paste. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑Cardew, Ben (20 March 2020). "Roger Eno / Brian Eno: Mixing Colours Album Review". Pitchfork.
↑Kautz, Dominik (19 March 2020). "Brian and Roger Eno's 'Mixing Colours' Is a Celebration of Contemplative Slowness". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
↑Barton, Laura (June 2020). "Roger & Brian Eno – Mixing Colours". Q (411): 97.
↑Yoo, Noah (24 January 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Announce New Album Mixing Colours". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑Zemler, Emily (24 January 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Announce First Dual Album 'Mixing Colours'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑"Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑"Offiziellecharts.de – Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑"Portuguesecharts.com – Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑"Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/3/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑"Spanishcharts.com – Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑"Brian Eno Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[1] "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[MC-2] 1 2"Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[3] Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[4] Cumming, Tim (18 March 2020). "Album: Roger and Brian Eno - Mixing Colours". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[5] Empire, Kitty (22 March 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours review – an intimate conversation". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[6] Sylvester, Daniel (17 March 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[7] Horton, Ross (23 March 2020). "Mixing Colours is further proof why the name Eno is synonymous with perfectly balanced ambience". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[8] Elegant and haunting as the individual tracks may be, it's difficult to remain engaged throughout 75 minutes of music with such a uniform mood. [May 2020, p.89]

[9] Jones, Austin (27 March 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Try Mixing Colours But Mostly Get Gray". Paste. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[10] Cardew, Ben (20 March 2020). "Roger Eno / Brian Eno: Mixing Colours Album Review". Pitchfork.

[11] Kautz, Dominik (19 March 2020). "Brian and Roger Eno's 'Mixing Colours' Is a Celebration of Contemplative Slowness". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[12] Barton, Laura (June 2020). "Roger & Brian Eno – Mixing Colours". Q (411): 97.

[13] Yoo, Noah (24 January 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Announce New Album Mixing Colours". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[14] Zemler, Emily (24 January 2020). "Roger and Brian Eno Announce First Dual Album 'Mixing Colours'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[AOTY-15] "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[ac_Germany_Roger_Eno_and_Brian_Eno-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[ac_Portugal_Roger_Eno_and_Brian_Eno-17] "Portuguesecharts.com – Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-18] "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/3/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[ac_Spain_Roger_Eno_and_Brian_Eno-19] "Spanishcharts.com – Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[ac_BillboardDanceElectronic_Brian_Eno-20] "Brian Eno Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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