Robert Fripp on December 12, 2005 in Ely

Robert Fripp

	December 12, 2005

	Sutton Parish Church Ely, UK

Notes
Having started off the December suite of concerts in a church, it's appropriate that it comes to an end in a sacred space. This exquisite and moving set was at a thanksgiving event to celebrate the return to health of Stephen Tebboth after a road traffic accident in May.

From Robert’s diary

A good attendance, mainly of Stephen’s friends & locals. The temperature was cold (although not as cold as Newlyn) so I remained well covered. The feeling temperature was much warmer. No idea how the music was as music, nor the performance as performance event; but I doubt whether a critical appraisal of the merits of either has much relevance to the spirit of this evening. Subjectively: not as intense as Newlyn, but everything finds its level; and playing in a church is a blessing: this was a rare privilege to function properly as a musician.

Tracks

Disc Number 1
1.	Threshold: Bells	[PREVIEW]	2.03
2.	Time Stands Still	[PREVIEW]	11.36
3.	Queer Jazz: Minor	[PREVIEW]	10.28
4.	Threshold: Future Shift	[PREVIEW]	1.12
5.	At The End Of Time	[PREVIEW]	11.50

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Personnel
Robert Fripp - Guitar

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Band Member Diaries

Mon., Dec 12, 2005
Written by Robert Fripp

11.17
Wonder B&B, Ely.
Catching up with stuff & listening to last night’s performance at Cambridge Junction.

15.53 A gentling lunch followed by bibliophiliacal tumescence in new &
secondhand establishments respectively.

Cathedral Close I...

Cathedral...

Cathedral Close II...

John & Alex have just left for St. Andrew’s, Sutton. If we were working there 85 years ago, it would have looked like this…

23.55 Today St. Andrew’s is surrounded by buildings in a rapidly growing town.

English churches are rarely warm, and mostly under-funded. Vernacular double-glazing…

Analogue...

Digital...

This evening was a Thanksgiving service for the recovering health of a local man, Stephen, badly injured in an accident. The vicar of St. Andrews’s introduced the service, followed by the witness of James, a friend of Stephen’s & a moving force in the event; then Soundscapes; then the vicar closing with prayers.

A good attendance, mainly of Stephen’s friends & locals. The temperature was cold (although not as cold as Newlyn) so I remained well covered. The feeling temperature was much warmer. No idea how the music was as music, nor the performance as performance event; but I doubt whether a critical appraisal of the merits of either has much relevance to the spirit of this evening. Subjectively: not as intense as Newlyn, but everything finds its level; and playing in a church is a blessing: this was a rare privilege to function properly as a musician.

Unsolicited comment (to John): it sounded like it was coming out of the stone.

This (short) tour is now vibrated. John & Alex leave around 08.00, without breakfasting, to return the SV I.2 to DGM HQ & the hire-van to Salisbury.

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Fan Reviews

A cold beauty, Tue., Jan 24, 2006
Written by landru141

First of all, this is an excellent website. Talk about impulse buying! Downloading a FLAC file and a CD tray cover in a little under 3 minutes! Needless to say, I ended up grabbing a few titles in about ten minutes. This is the future of media (and the end of my bank account.)

But, never mind that. This performance is simply beautiful. Shimmering like morning light in the snow. There is something crystalline about the structure and cohesiveness of the whole project that the listener can only imagine the church imbued some extra "transcendentalness" to performance itself. I love this and find its been on repeat a few times.

However, I noticed on headphones some of the separation and distortion is distracting. This is a very tiny criticism in an overall perfect CD. I recommend it to anyone who loves KC and Robert Fripp.

Mike

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