Kaleidoscope [180-Gram Light-Blue Vinyl]

by Coldplay

Overview

Coldplay capitalize on the multicolored positivity of A Head Full of Dreams with Kaleidoscope, an EP that ties together all the threads left hanging by that sparkling 2015 album. Although Kaleidoscope is named after a Head Full of Dreams album track -- available here in a new, airy mix -- the key track is "Something Just Like This," the group's collaboration with the EDM duo Chainsmokers that became a huge hit in the first half of 2017. The version here, disingenuously dubbed "Tokyo Remix," may be live but its big laser beats tie Coldplay into a modern pop, one that easily slips between surface charms and subdued experimentalism. Thanks to their union with Brian Eno, Coldplay have always had a knack for treating sound as substance, and the producer is back here for "A L I E N S," a track that skitters and shakes more than its four companions yet still feels joyous, not ominous. Melancholy is only hinted at on "All I Can Think About Is You," but that's because it's fueled by a snaky, elastic bassline that overwhelms a muffled Chris Martin. It, like the rest of Kaleidoscope, leans into vibe over song, but that's also the appeal of the EP. Within these five tracks, Coldplay touch upon various contemporary trends in EDM, R&B, and rock without abandoning their identity, and thereby they are fleet and clever, not relics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/04/2017
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0190295825157

Tracks

1. All I Can Think About Is You
2. Miracles (Someone Special)
3. A L I E N S
4. Something Just Like This [Tokyo Remix]
5. Hypnotised [EP Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coldplay   Primary Artist
Big Sean   Primary Artist,Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
The Chainsmokers   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Davide Rossi   Cello,Strings
Jonny Buckland   Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Rik Simpson   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Keyboards
Guy Berryman   Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Brian Eno   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Will Champion   Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Chris Martin   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
John Metcalfe   Viola,Violin,Strings
Daniel Green   Keyboards
Andrew Taggart   Guitar,Keyboards
Alex Pall   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jonny Buckland   Composer,Lyricist,Musician
Rik Simpson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Programming,Mixing Engineer
Markus Dravs   Producer
Martin Terefe   Producer
Emily Lazar   Mixing,Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Arranger,Producer
Guy Berryman   Composer,Musician
Brian Eno   Composer,Producer
Will Champion   Composer,Lyricist,Musician,Programming
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Chris Martin   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Musician
Robin Baynton   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Christopher Martin   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist
Tom Bailey   Assistant,Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Tony Smith   Assistant
Andrew Rugg   Assistant Engineer
Gregg Rominiecki   Engineer
John Metcalfe   Arranger,Engineer,Recording
Tor Erik Hermansen   Arranger,Producer
Bill Rahko   Engineer,Producer,Recording
Sean Anderson   Composer
Daniel Green   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Laurence Anslow   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
William Champion   Composer
Maximilian Jaeger   Engineer
Andrew Taggart   Composer,Lyricist,Programming
Alex Pall   Programming
Aleks von Korff   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Owen Butcher   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chris Allgood   Engineer,Mastering,Mastering Assistant
Jonathan Buckland   Composer
Anthony De Souza   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Merlin Watts   Mastering Engineer