William Eggleston – 512 (Vinyl)

Produced by Tom Lunt, 512 embraces traditional pop, folk, and gospel styles more directly in a collection of four standard tunes, along with a free improvisation and a side long fantasia on a gospel standard.

Making a departure from the free-wheeling soliloquies of Eggelstons debut Musik (2017), which he also produced, Lunt invited musicians Sam Amidon and Leo Abrahams to collaborate on 512.

This is what led to Brian Eno performing bells on Improvisation, the elegant introduction to 512s piano-driven palette. It is gentle yet thrilling; guided by Egglestons serene piano and Enos subtle percussion, Improvisation evokes an off-the-cuff alchemy, stretching in unexpected ways across its 3 minutes.

512 was produced in one day in 2018 in Memphis, and is named after the room in which Eggleston sat down to record. Per his lifelong tradition, many of the tracks on 512 feature Egglestons take on beloved American songs, including Ol Man River, Over the Rainbow, and Onward Christian Soldiers.

Alongside Eno, 512 also features contributions from Amidon (fiddle/banjo), Matana Robers (saxophone), Abrahams (organ/synthesizer/electric guitar), Mikele Montolli (bass), and Seb Rockford (drums).

Tracklist:
01. Improvisation
02. Ol’ Man River
03. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
04. Over The Rainbow
05. That’s some Robert Burns
06. Onward Christian Soldiers