a form vented by a Canadian delegate in Paris, lost in the city of wounded beggars and endless gardens. 

the city is beautiful in winter,
cannons on the Champs-Elysees.
women step out of La Vie Parisienne
almost fifty-percent wear mourning.

It's been over two years since this record came out Having just got myself a copy, finally, I can't help but think that the few tracks I heard leading up to the release really don't do the album justice.  A sometimes jagged mix of ambient and IDM, the entirety is a joy to listen to, it's dual identities never too overbearing.  The touch of young electronic composer Jon Hopkins and the keyboard and guitar arrangements of Leo Abrahams are a welcome blast of modern energy.  Hopkins had worked with Eno previously on the Coldplay record "Viva La Vida" (they sampled the Hopkins track "Light through the Veins") so the album is clearly  development of their working relationship.  I just can't get over how delicately composed the music is.  The details jump out from the speakers without restraint but never in an aggressive manner, all with purpose.  One can only hope that this trio of textural experimenters continues to work together, but knowing Eno, there will be new and ever more exciting collaborations in the future.