Brian Eno has teamed up with composer Beatie Wolfe for two new collaborative albums, titled Luminal and Lateral.
The LPs were recorded “sporadically” throughout 2024 and explore the connection between “art and feelings”, according to a press release. The two artists first connected after both being involved in a talk on the topic of ‘Art and Climate’ at SXSW.
Luminal collects vocal and experimental work that the two artists recorded together, while Lateral focuses on ambient material. Eno made the cover art for both releases.
In a joint statement, Eno and Wolfe said: “Music is about making feelings happen. Some of those feelings are familiar, while others may not be — or may be complex mixtures of several different feelings. There are many beautiful words for such feelings in other languages and cultures – words that don’t exist in English. By giving a feeling a name, we make that feeling more likely to be felt, more tangible. Art is able to trigger feelings, or feeling mixtures, that we’ve never quite felt before.”
To mark the announcement of the two records, the artists have shared a song from each record: ‘Suddenly’ from Luminal and ‘Big Empty Country’ from Lateral. You can listen to both tracks below.
Verve Records will release Luminal and Lateral on June 6, 2025.
