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In March 2007 Bracken issued "Eno About The Need" a double
vinyl LP in an edition of exactly one copy. Since that time
the LP has been circulating around the globe, being passed
from listener to listener. The hope was that it would one day
return, covered in graffiti, dust and scratches, with a few
stories to tell. The LP did indeed come back, semi-destroyed,
in June 2008.

The majority of the audio was originally salvaged from already
decaying tape loops - sounds which were grainy and
otherworldly - and it was hoped that as the record degraded
and became warped and scratched, the listeners would
unwittingly contribute towards the final record.

The re-issue set comprises of a CD transfer mastered from the
vinyl and a full colour booklet illustrating the artistic
contributions made by the people who looked after the record.
It is housed in a handmade, stamped and numbered recycled card
sleeve and is strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide.

http://www.discogs.com/release/1447634

If you think this run of 500 CD copies for Brackens Eno
About The Need is a bit too limited for its own good, try the
original vinyl edition for size: there was just one copy made.
That LP version made its way across the globe, being passed
from Bracken fan to Bracken fan, each wearing down the grooves
with every play, and even going so far as to contribute to the
records ever-evolving artwork. Finally, after months of wear
and tear, the LP made it back home to Bracken HQ, by which
point the already rather hazy audio (salvaged from decaying
tape loops, Basinski-style) had mutated into a markedly
different listening experience thanks to the dust, scratches
and warping it had been subjected to over the course of its
travels. It was this nth generation version of the album that
was eventually transferred to the CD edition for sale here,
leaving you with an authentically aged and well-worn document
thats not so much a Bracken record as it is a collaboration
between Chris Adams and the lucky erstwhile owners of that
pummelled vinyl copy. The end result at times sounds like a
Grouper record thats been freshly exhumed from some grubby
crypt, experimenting with semi-erased electrical hum signals
and distant, profoundly obfuscated songs. Its not only a
thoroughly beautiful listening experience, but its one of
those rare concept albums that holds a genuine resonance and
tells quite a story. Followers of Hood, Bracken, Belong, or
indeed the aforementioned William Basinski and Grouper will
want to snap one of these up as soon as possible. Highly
Recommended.

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=132027

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01-The Disconnect [05:13]
02-Roads (Modular) [01:16]
03-Nomap [03:24]
04-Second Guessing [04:47]
05-Velma Dyer [01:24]
06-And in Rev [02:17]
07-Hollow [00:42]
08-Martenside [03:24]
09-By Martenside [01:54]
10-Burning In [03:32]
11-Found Tape [01:37]
12-Gain Calderlike [05:17]
13-Esiov [02:08]
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36:55 min

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