The Shutov Assembly

The Shutov Assembly
Studio album by
Released10 November 1992 (US, Germany)
28 June 2005 (re-issue)
Recorded1985–1990
GenreAmbient, dark ambient
Length57:04
LabelWarner (Opal)
All Saints Records (re-issue)
ProducerBrian Eno
Brian Eno chronology
Nerve Net
(1992)
The Shutov Assembly
(1992)
Neroli
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound7/10[2]
Pitchfork5.8/10[3]
PopMatters9/10[4]
Q[5]
Tom Hull – on the WebB−[6]
Uncut[7]

The Shutov Assembly is the twelfth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released on 10 November 1992 on Opal via Warner Bros. Records. One of Eno's ambient albums, it was reissued in 2014 with a second disc with bonus tracks. It is considered the follow-up to Nerve Net, which was released that same year.

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r72637
  2. ^ "Album Review: Brian Eno – the Shutov Assembly, Nerve Net, Neroli, the Drop (Expanded editions) / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Brian Eno: Nerve Net/The Shutov Assembly/Neroli/The Drop". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "188472-brian-eno-nerve-net-shutov-assembly-neroli-the-drop-reissues, PopMatters". 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ Q (12/92, p. 121) – 3 Stars – Good – "... [an] effortlessly beautiful Enopainting..."
  6. ^ Hull, Tom (12 November 2023). "Grade List: Brian Eno". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ^ Uncut (p. 166) – 3 stars out of 5 – "[I]t's a masterpiece of cold, looming evocations of dusk and deep distance."