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A little less than two years after the release of A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay have brought out these five tracks, presented as an interlude - a kind of companion EP for their last studio album. Chris Martin's band are clearly at a crossroads. Having grown into a kind of millennial U2, Coldplay are hopping between their original DNA, the evolution of the sounds of their times, and a strong propensity for turning out crowd-pleasers. And all this without, clearly, losing their soul. That is surely what drove them to work again with the great Brian Eno (who produced Mylo Xyloto in 2011 and Viva la Vida in 2008) on the song A L I E N S, which is the central piece of Kaleidoscope. On this track, the English band are returning to their roots. The basis of a very contemporary pop music which is at once adventurous and firmly based in a musical consensus. This is a pop which is wrapped up in magical and intriguing sounds that are clearly came from Eno. On All I Can Think About is You, which opens hostilities brilliantly, Coldplay are at their most charming, their most intriguing even, in the form of this hypnotic ballad. As for Miracles (Someone Special), they provide us with a new and perfect mix of pop and R&B, with the help of Atlanta rapper Big Sean. In short, Coldplay are mastering every new genre that they venture out into... A Head Full of Dreams was a particularly snappy, exultant record, colourful and celebratory. "It's our seventh thing,", Chris Martin told the BBC, "and the way we look at it, it's like the last Harry Potter book or something like that. Not to say that there might not be another thing one day, but this is the completion of something." The Kaleidoscope EP shows us the Coldplay of tomorrow while they keep one eye fixed on the past... © CM/Qobuz
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Tom Bailey, Engineer - Emily Lazar, MasteringEngineer - Chris Martin, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Coldplay, MainArtist - Guy Berryman, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Will Champion, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Jonny Buckland, Electric Guitar, Writer - Daniel Green, Engineer, Keyboards, CoProducer - Rik Simpson, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - Robin Baynton, AdditionalEngineer - Andrew Rugg, AssistantEngineer - Bill Rahko, Engineer - Laurence Anslow, AssistantEngineer - Aleks von Korff, Assistant - Chris Allgood, Engineer - Owen Butcher, AssistantEngineer - Anthony De Souza, AssistantEngineer
© 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Tor Erik Hermansen, Producer, Arranger - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer - Tom Bailey, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Martin Terefe, Additional Production - Emily Lazar, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - Chris Martin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Coldplay, MainArtist - Guy Berryman, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Will Champion, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jonny Buckland, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Davide Rossi, Strings - Daniel Green, Producer, MixingEngineer - Rik Simpson, Producer, MixingEngineer - Jordan 'DJ Swivel' Young, MixingEngineer - Robin Baynton, Engineer - Big Sean, Rapper Vocals, MainArtist - Maximilian Jaeger, Engineer - Bill Rahko, Producer, Engineer - Aleks von Korff, AdditionalEngineer - Gregg Rominiecki, Engineer - Chris Allgood, Engineer - Merlin Watts, MasteringEngineer
© 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Tom Bailey, Assistant - John Metcalfe, Engineer, Programmer, Viola, Violin, Strings, RecordingEngineer - Emily Lazar, MasteringEngineer - Chris Martin, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Brian Eno, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Coldplay, MainArtist - Guy Berryman, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Will Champion, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Jonny Buckland, Electric Guitar, Writer - Davide Rossi, Additional Cello - Daniel Green, Engineer, Keyboards, CoProducer - Rik Simpson, Producer, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - Markus Dravs, Producer - Robin Baynton, AssistantEngineer - Andrew Rugg, AssistantEngineer - Bill Rahko, Engineer - Aleks von Korff, Assistant - Chris Allgood, Engineer - Owen Butcher, Assistant - Anthony De Souza, AssistantEngineer - Jon "Jonny" Buckland, Guitar
© 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Smith, Assistant - Emily Lazar, MasteringEngineer - Chris Martin, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer - Coldplay, MainArtist - Guy Berryman, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Will Champion, Drums, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jonny Buckland, Electric Guitar, Writer - Daniel Green, RecordingEngineer - Rik Simpson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Bill Rahko, RecordingEngineer - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer - The Chainsmokers, MainArtist - Andrew Taggart, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Alex Pall, Keyboards - Aleks von Korff, Assistant - Chris Allgood, Engineer - Owen Butcher, AssistantEngineer
© 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Disruptor Records/Columbia Records
John Metcalfe, String Arranger, Programmer, Viola, Violin - Emily Lazar, MasteringEngineer - Chris Martin, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Coldplay, MainArtist - Guy Berryman, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Will Champion, Drums, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jonny Buckland, Electric Guitar, Writer - Daniel Green, Engineer, Keyboards, CoProducer - Rik Simpson, Producer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Rugg, AssistantEngineer - Bill Rahko, Engineer - Aleks von Korff, Assistant - Chris Allgood, Engineer - Owen Butcher, AssistantEngineer - Anthony De Souza, AssistantEngineer
© 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
A little less than two years after the release of A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay have brought out these five tracks, presented as an interlude - a kind of companion EP for their last studio album. Chris Martin's band are clearly at a crossroads. Having grown into a kind of millennial U2, Coldplay are hopping between their original DNA, the evolution of the sounds of their times, and a strong propensity for turning out crowd-pleasers. And all this without, clearly, losing their soul. That is surely what drove them to work again with the great Brian Eno (who produced Mylo Xyloto in 2011 and Viva la Vida in 2008) on the song A L I E N S, which is the central piece of Kaleidoscope. On this track, the English band are returning to their roots. The basis of a very contemporary pop music which is at once adventurous and firmly based in a musical consensus. This is a pop which is wrapped up in magical and intriguing sounds that are clearly came from Eno. On All I Can Think About is You, which opens hostilities brilliantly, Coldplay are at their most charming, their most intriguing even, in the form of this hypnotic ballad. As for Miracles (Someone Special), they provide us with a new and perfect mix of pop and R&B, with the help of Atlanta rapper Big Sean. In short, Coldplay are mastering every new genre that they venture out into... A Head Full of Dreams was a particularly snappy, exultant record, colourful and celebratory. "It's our seventh thing,", Chris Martin told the BBC, "and the way we look at it, it's like the last Harry Potter book or something like that. Not to say that there might not be another thing one day, but this is the completion of something." The Kaleidoscope EP shows us the Coldplay of tomorrow while they keep one eye fixed on the past... © CM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:24:56
- Main artists: Coldplay
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company except track 4 (P)2017 Disruptor Records/Columbia Records used under license from Sony Music Entertainment
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