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| :: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Sep 12, 2012 |
All About Jazz has been listening to Follow, the new album by Travis & Fripp and have given it the thumbs-up. "It's the tracks that truly break pattern, however, that are Follow's
greatest achievements, if only because they suggest a restless desire
to do more than mine the same territory, lovely as it is. "Hear Our
Voices" is, indeed, a painfully beautiful Travis composition; a pastoral
spiritual for multi-tracked flutes and reeds that seamlessly leads into
"1979" which, with Travis' Ambitronics layered over a Frippertronics
recording from that year, feels like it's been waiting all these years
for the right partner to come along." You can read the full review here.
Meanwhile Record Collector magazine have given the album a four star review.
Drifting soundscapes from
the Frippster
Robert Fripp-related releases
are still coming thick and
fast, not only burnishing
his legendary recordings with
King Crimson, but also his
recent collaborative
productivity. Follow
is another welcome team-up
with composer/saxophonist/
flautist Theo Travis and,
rather than traverse free-ranging
intuitive improvisational
territory, this recording
layers multiple sounds onto
original foundations.
The aptly named opener,
Soaring And Gliding, swells
from a deft Fripp guitar intro
into sheets of sound that
course out of the speakers.
Elsewhere, Dark Clouds
provides another highlight on
which an almost minimalist
orchestral heft underpins
Fripps’ guitar washes and
Travis’ flute. Return To Saturn
is also a juicy peach, drifting
like an echo of Fripp’s famed
collaborations with Brian Eno,
as well as hinting at
Kraftwerk’s pre-dance martial
rhythms on the second side of
Autobahn. At two minutes and
50 seconds, Hear Our Voices
clocks in as the shortest track,
sounding like an eerie hymn
without words – like an
otherworldly Abide With Me.
Taken together, Follow’s
nine tracks are a miniature
symphony. Like all great
instrumental albums, it
reveals new secrets with
repeated listening.
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The TransKcription Of Light
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., May 21, 2013
Ever wanted to see what the track The ConstruKction Of Light transcribed with all the parts written out and then put into a midi file? Gabriel Lucas Gitin Riccio did and set about spending time doing just that.
Trey Gunn linked to the video on his Facebook page commenting "King Crimson's "The ConstruKction of Light" fully transcribed (ALL parts) and re-realized via midi. Unfortunate choices for the drum sounds, and I haven't checked all the notes, but my immediate impression is: "Holy crap! This person really put in the work on this one."
He even has all the double-stops in my right hand part. That is not easy to hear from the recording. And, even I had to put in a ton of work to get my hands back into it for each subsequent tour."
You can see the whole thing here.
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And The Winner Is...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., May 21, 2013
Congratulations to Syd Blair of Belfast. He was able to tell me that Tim Bowness's regular musical partner in No-Man is Steven Wilson. For that display of in-depth musical knowledge he wins himself a copy of the latest Henry Fool album, Men Singing. Stay tuned for another splendid giveaway later this week.
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Dyble Discussion
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., May 19, 2013
Judy Dyble, ex Fairport Convention and one-time member of GG&F, has been discussing her collaboration with Alistair Murphy and their work on a new album. Read it here.
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Happy Birthday BB
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., May 17, 2013
Birthday greetings and a bottle of wine to Bill Bruford who is 64 years young this very day.
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Meanwhile In The Real World
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., May 17, 2013
Ebay contains an auction for a mixing desk that isn't currently working but which may have been used in the making of Thrak. Buyer collects!
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Many Happy Returns!
:: Posted by Happy Birthday Robert Fripp on Thu., May 16, 2013
The very best of birthday wishes to the Old Goat himself pictured here as, in his own words, mutton dressed as lamb...
As you can see the picture is taken by Robert's wife Toyah and today is also their 27th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to both of them.
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Henry Fool Giveaway
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 15, 2013
We have a copy of the new album by Henry Fool to give away to one lucky
winner.
The album, Men Singing, was released last month and features
(amongst others) Henry Fool founder Tim Bowness and special guest Phil Manzanera of Roxy
Music.
All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this album is tell me the name of Tim's regular musical partner in, and co-founder of, No Man.
Once you've got the answer pop it, and your postal address, in an email to competitions@dgmlive.com headed HENRY FOOL. The lucky winner will be announced on Monday 20th May.
You can listen to a sampler of the album here, and listen to an interview with Tim Bowness as well as reading my take on Men Singing.
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The Trouble With Experience
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 15, 2013
My thanks to djcub00 for the following item. djcub00 writes "Here is a letter Noel Redding wrote to the editor of Guitar Player
Magazine detailing his frustrations with the industry back in 1989. It seems like Fripp and company can relate to the sad practices of the
music industry, even for the bandmate of the most influential guitarist
in popular music.
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