Mixing Colours

Mixing Colours is a collaborative studio album by English brothers Roger Eno and Brian Eno. It was released on 20 March 2020 under Deutsche Grammophon.^[13]

Mixing Colours
Studio album by Roger Eno and Brian Eno
Released	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Length	75:15
Label	Deutsche Grammophon
Roger Eno chronology
Dust of Stars (2018) Mixing Colours (2020)
Brian Eno chronology
Reflection (2017) Mixing Colours (2020) ForeverAndEverNoMore (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[1]
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Arts Desk	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Exclaim!	6/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[7]
Mojo	[8]
Paste	6.7/10[9]
Pitchfork	5.8/10[10]
PopMatters	8/10[11]
Q	[12]

While they worked together on Apollo, this album marks the first time that the brothers have made a full album together.^[14]

Critical reception

Mixing Colours was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews.^[2] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 74 out of 100 based on 12 reviews.^[15]

Track listing

Mixing Colours track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spring Frost"	4:07
2.	"Burnt Umber"	4:15
3.	"Celeste"	4:22
4.	"Wintergreen"	4:10
5.	"Obsidian"	5:06
6.	"Blonde"	4:10
7.	"Dark Sienna"	3:47
8.	"Verdigris"	4:03
9.	"Snow"	4:40
10.	"Rose Quartz"	4:07
11.	"Quicksilver"	5:12
12.	"Ultramarine"	2:27
13.	"Iris"	2:53
14.	"Cinnabar"	3:20
15.	"Desert Sand"	4:50
16.	"Deep Saffron"	4:38
17.	"Cerulean Blue"	4:05
18.	"Slow Movement: Sand"	4:55

Expanded tracklist

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spring Frost"	4:07
2.	"Burnt Umber"	4:15
3.	"Celeste"	4:22
4.	"Wintergreen"	4:10
5.	"Obsidian"	5:06
6.	"Blonde"	4:10
7.	"Dark Sienna"	3:47
8.	"Verdigris"	4:03
9.	"Snow"	4:40
10.	"Rose Quartz"	4:07
11.	"Quicksilver"	5:12
12.	"Ultramarine"	2:27

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Iris"	2:53
2.	"Cinnabar"	3:20
3.	"Desert Sand"	4:50
4.	"Deep Saffron"	4:38
5.	"Moss"	3:20
6.	"Violet"	3:58
7.	"Manganese"	3:17
8.	"Vermillion"	3:26
9.	"Malachite"	4:05
10.	"Marble"	6:20
11.	"Pewter"	4:00
12.	"Cerulean Blue"	4:05
13.	"Slow Movement: Sand"	4:55

Charts

Chart performance for Mixing Colours

Chart (2020)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	69
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17]	37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]	26
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19]	64
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[20]	23