A Year with Swollen Appendices - by Brian Eno (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The diary and essays of Brian Eno republished twenty-five years on with a new introduction by the artist in a beautiful hardback edition.

At the end of 1994, musician, producer and artist Brian Eno resolved to keep a diary. His plans to go to the cinema, theatre and galleries fell through quickly. What he did do - and write - however, was astonishing: ruminations on his collaborative work with artists including David Bowie, U2, James and Jah Wobble, interspersed with correspondence and essays dating back to 1978. These 'appendices' covered topics from the generative and ambient music Eno pioneered to what he believed the role of an artist and their art to truly be, alongside razor-sharp commentary on his day-to-day tribulations and happenings around the world.

A fascinating, candid and intimate insight into one of the most influential creative artists of our time, A Year with Swollen Appendices is an essential classic, reissued for a new generation of readers.

This beautiful 25th anniversary hardback edition has been re-designed in A5, the same size as the diary that eventually became this book. It features two ribbons, pink paper delineating the appendices (matching the original hardback edition) and a two-tone cover on boards that pays homage to the original design.

Review Quotes

"A cranium tour of one of the most creative minds of our age." -- Wired

"One of the seminal books about music . . . an invaluable insight into the mind and working practices of one of the industry's undeniable geniuses." -- Guardian

"Characteristically off-beat ... as singular and as entertaining as anything the pop polymath has produced." -- Observer, 50 Greatest Music Books Ever

"Interesting and lastingtly relevant...these appendices are truly revelatory." -- Under the Radar

"What's striking is how perpetually busy Eno is...it's an invaluable document of slightly more innocent times ... it's illuminating and deeply amusing in equal measure." -- Pitchfork Words and Music: Our 60 Favourite Music Books

"A captivating document of a brilliant and relentlessly driven mind." -- Interview Magazine

"A Year with Swollen Appendices is by turns fascinating, engaging and wonderfully mundane. Our world has changed in profound ways, but Eno's ideas are remarkably durable, his perspectives still feel fresh with possibility. This writing hasn't lost any of its power to entertain, persuade and inspire." -- The Wire