Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

*Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)*
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Studio album by Eno
Released	November 1974
Recorded	September 1974
Studio	Island, London
Genre	Art rock; art pop; avant-pop; experimental rock;
Length	48:14
Label	Island
Producer	Eno
Eno chronology

Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is the second solo studio album by Brian Eno (mononymously credited as "Eno"), released in November 1974 by Island Records. Unlike his debut album Here Come the Warm Jets, which featured 16 musicians, this album utilized a core band of five instrumentalists: Eno (keyboards, guitar), Phil Manzanera (guitar), Brian Turrington (bass guitar), Freddie Smith (drums), and Robert Wyatt (percussion). Manzanera also participated in the writing and production. To help guide the musicians, Eno and Peter Schmidt developed instruction cards called Oblique Strategies to facilitate creativity during the recording process.

Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is a loose concept album that references themes of geopolitical intrigue ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist Revolution. It did not chart in the United Kingdom or the United States, but received positive reviews from critics. Since its release, the album has received even more critical attention.

^ Rogers, Jude (25 January 2017). "Brian Eno – 10 of the best". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ Simonian, Tatiana (16 December 2004). "Lit Up and Emotional: Enorchestra". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ O'Brien, Glenn (22 November 2016). "New Again: Brian Eno". Interview. New York. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ Gehr, Richard (16 May 2011). "Six Degrees of Brian Eno's Another Green World". eMusic. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[1] Rogers, Jude (25 January 2017). "Brian Eno – 10 of the best". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[2] Simonian, Tatiana (16 December 2004). "Lit Up and Emotional: Enorchestra". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[3] O'Brien, Glenn (22 November 2016). "New Again: Brian Eno". Interview. New York. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[4] Gehr, Richard (16 May 2011). "Six Degrees of Brian Eno's Another Green World". eMusic. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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