Michael Brook Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium

Crystal Clear Colour

Tracklist:

1. Shona Bridge
2. Breakdown
3. Red Shift
4. Skip Wave
5. Slipstream
6. Andean
7. Slow Breakdown
8. Ultramarine
9. Urbana
10. Lakbossa
11. Ten
12. Hawaii
13. Shona Bridge
14. After Image/Urbana
15. Andean
16. Ultramarine
17. Lakbossa
18. Cascade
19. Red Shift

Inventor of the “infinite guitar,” Canadian musician Michael Brook’s 1992 4AD record Cobalt Blue is a timeless and quietly stunning collection of instrumental pieces and shimmering dreamscapes, featuring contributions from ambient music pioneer Brian Eno, composer & multi-instrumentalist Roger Eno, and Grammy-winning producer Daniel Lanois. Recorded later that year, Live at the Aquarium captures Brook’s rare solo performance in London, highlighting the hypnotic sustain and atmosphere that define his work. Beyond his albums, Brook has scored acclaimed films including Into the Wild, Brooklyn, and An Inconvenient Truth. Newly remastered by Rashad Becker and presented as a crystal clear 2LP with artwork by Alison Fielding based on the original v23 designs, this set marks the first vinyl reissue of Cobalt Blue and the vinyl debut of Live at the Aquarium — a long-overdue celebration of an underrated gem in the 4AD catalogue.