British composer and multi-instrumentalist Roger Eno presents Without Wind / Without Air, his third solo album for Deutsche Grammophon. Out on vinyl on 31 October 2025, it comprises 12 tracks for solo piano or orchestral ensemble.
The album reflects on the joys, sorrows and transience of life and love. Tracks include There Was A Ship, a folk ballad about reunited lovers, and The Moon And The Sea, a tale of unrequited love. The title track and The Final Year Of Blossom are inspired by fears about the fragility of our natural world.
This limited-edition version comes with a signed artcard of an image created by Roger Eno. Though abstract in origin, it suggests insects in flight or mayflies dancing above water. The mayfly, long a symbol for the brevity of life, also features on the album cover, designed by Cecily Eno.
Without Wind / Without Air features guest vocal appearances from soprano Grace Davidson and both Cecily Eno and Lotti Eno, Jonathan Stockhammer conducts the Scoring Berlin strings on three tracks, and Christian Badzura arranged and plays on several tracks, having also co-written Forgiveness and After Rain with Roger.
Side A
1. Forgiveness
2. Mist
3. Tapestry feat. Cecily Eno
4. Massacre of the Innocents pt. 1
5. Saudade
6. There Was a Ship feat. Cecily Eno
Side B
1. Without Wind, Without Air
2. Alembic Distillation
3. The Final Year of Blossom
4. Spell
5. The Moon and the Sea
6. After Rain
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- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- UPC: 00028948679973
- Article Number: 518041000