Reviews

According to several of the seven mixes on the CD EP {^Ali Click}, "Brian's been amusing his friends by chewing on some plastic flashbulbs." "Ali Click" the tune, originally released on {$Eno's} superb {^Nerve Net}, is a groovy, rhythmic techno rocker perfectly suitable for creating dance mixes. {$Eno's} sound-over-sense lyrics, presented in rap-like rhymes, heighten the composition's appeal. The closing track, "I Fall Up," is the real climax here. Originally recorded for {$Eno's} unreleased {^My Squelchy Life} (1993), this cut is also included on the three-CD box set, {^Brian Eno: Vocal}. Like "Ali Click," "I Fall Up" is abundant with choice phoenetic jabberwocky ("More volts/I'm sucking the juice from the generator/Burn up/turn into a lanky housemaid/Sail up/I'm cackling off to the Congo"). The music is just as quirky, comprised of rhythms, sounds and, at times, tape effects reminiscent of {$Cluster}/{$Eno's} "Tzima N'arki" and {$Bowie}/{$Eno's} "African Night Flight." The cover of the Digipak CD case features an image from "Geological Cinema," a 1992 installation by {$Brian Eno}. ~ David Ross Smith, All Music Guide