Someday World

Someday World
Studio album by Eno • Hyde
Released	5 May 2014
Genre	Electronic music
Length	44:23
Label	Warp
Producer	Brian Eno, Fred Gibson
Brian Eno chronology
Lux (2012) Someday World (2014) High Life (2014)
Karl Hyde chronology
Edgeland (2013) Someday World (2014) High Life (2014)
Singles from Someday World
"Daddy's Car" Released: 7 April 2014

Someday World is a collaboration album by British musician Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, of British electronic group Underworld released on 5 May 2014.^[1] The album features a number of supporting musicians, including Coldplay's Will Champion, John Reynolds and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, and was produced by Brian Eno with 20-year-old Fred Gibson.^[1]

Background

It is Eno's first album since Lux in 2012 and his first collaboration album since Drums Between the Bells with Rick Holland in 2011. It is also Hyde's second album after Edgeland in 2013. Eno previously collaborated with Underworld on the track "Beebop Hurry" in 2011. He also remixed Karl Hyde's "Slummin' It for the Weekend" in 2013.^[2]

Reception

Someday World has received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 63, based on 20 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Consequence of Sound	C-[5]
Pitchfork Media	6.2/10[6]
musicOMH	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Arts Deck	[11]
The Independent	[12]

Track listing

1. "The Satellites" – 5:33
2. "Daddy's Car" – 4:50
3. "A Man Wakes Up" – 4:17
4. "Witness" – 5:06
5. "Strip It Down" – 4:43
6. "Mother of a Dog" – 5:37
7. "Who Rings the Bell" – 5:05
8. "When I Built This World" – 5:44
9. "To Us All" – 3:28

Special Edition 2CD Disc 2

1. "Big Band Song"
2. "Brazil 3"
3. "Celebration"
4. "Titian Bekh"

Personnel

• Brian Eno – artwork, production,^[1] brass, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, guitar, program drums, drums, vocals, background vocals
• Karl Hyde – cover photograph,^[1] guitar, vocals, harmonica, tambourine, piano, synthesizer, talking drum, background vocals

Additional musicians and production staff

• Tessa Angus – background vocals
• Will Champion – electronic drums
• Marianna Champion – background vocals
• Nell Catchpole – violin, viola
• Kasia Daszykowska – voice
• Darla Eno – voice
• Don E. – bass synthesizer, clavinet
• Fred Gibson – production,^[1] piano, drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer, brass, background vocals
• Georgia Gibson – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• John Reynolds – drums
• Nick Robertson – design^[1]
• Chris Vatalaro – drums
• Andy Mackay – alto saxophone

Chart positions

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	105
German Albums (Official Top 100)[15]	86
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	46
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17]	7
US Billboard 200[18]	194
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[19]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20]	33
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21]	50

References

1. "Eno • Hyde: 'Someday World' a new Collaborative Album from Brian Eno and Karl Hyde will be released in May". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
2. "Brian Eno teams up with Underworld's Karl Hyde on new album Someday World". www.factmag.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
3. Someday World Reviews - Metacritic
4. Someday World - Brian Eno,Karl Hyde | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
5. Staples, Derek. "Album Review: Brian Eno and Karl Hyde -Someday World". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
6. Brian Eno / Karl Hyde: Someday World | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
7. Brian Eno & Karl Hyde – Someday World | Album Reviews | musicOMH
8. Eno · Hyde: Someday World review – an alluring but sketchy soundclash | Music | The Guardian
9. "Slant review".
10. Eno / Hyde — «Someday World» - журнал Rolling Stone
11. CD: Brian Eno and Karl Hyde - Someday World | New music reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk
12. Album reviews: Toumani & Sidiki, The Horrors, Chuck E. Weiss, Eno & Hyde, Lykke Li, Fujiya & Miyagi - Reviews - Music - The Independent
13. "ultratop.be - Eno • Hyde - Someday World". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
14. "ultratop.be - Eno • Hyde - Someday World". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
15. "Die ganze Musik im Internet - musicline.de". Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
18. "The Billboard 200: May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
19. "Dance/Electronic Albums: May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
20. "Independent Albums: May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
21. "Top Rock Albums: May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

External links

• Eno • Hyde homepage