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The Sound Warehouse Chicago, Illinois, USA |
 A Wish Come True! November 11, 2010
Written by Squonkamatic
Thank you, DGM, for making these Frippertronics shows available, of which this is my favorite. While taken from a less than perfect source the artistry at work is breathtaking, perhaps the drama of the moment highlighted by the raw sounds including audience break-ins. The improvisation demonstrated is breathtaking including the use of empty space; The twirling, fading segue between the melodic "Improv 1" and "Improv 2" is a triumph of patience, the grinding electronica of "Improv 2" being one of the most frightening passages of music Fripp ever committed himself to. Then his second house solo over "Improv 3" is my favorite example of the Frippertronics model completed with a solo done over a playback of the loop built up during the first set. Just as punk rock as anything that went down onstage at CBGB in 1979.
All my adult life I wished I had gotten to witness one of these Frippertronics events in person (was 12 in 1979) even more than getting to see a King Crimson band play live, and this one will likely be as close as anyone can ever get through official channels. The other shows may be sonically richer in presentation but lack that "there in person" element. While all the Frippertronics shows offered by DGM are are 100% must-have material for any Fripp-o-phile, this is the one that I would recommend starting with to anyone interested in learning what Frippertronics on tour might have been like in person with an audience present. Thanks so much for sharing, and please keep them coming! ;]
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A wonderful listening experience. Sun., Jul 1, 2007
Posted by: bgatten
This release is my first exposure to a Frippertronics concert (previously I had only heard single tracks at a time). I was immediately moved during the first track and knew this would be a singular Read more
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Frippertronica circa 1979 Sun., Jul 1, 2007
Posted by: johnnylove
This Fripp may be a charlatan and turkey, but this 1979 performance is light years ahead of anything produced by your so-called "contemporaries of bon ton" culture!!! History will bear this out; this is an important capture of a timeless Read more
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Finally some Frippertronics Sat., Jun 30, 2007
Posted by: ebubier
Twenty nine years after the first solo Frippertronics performance and 28 years after this show DGM has finally seen fit to release some live material from Robert’s solo tour of 1979 - and it’s about Read more
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Amazingly beautiful!! Fri., Jun 29, 2007
Posted by: Armand
Frippertronics concerts are the only thing I never saw in real time, but that’s no problem, I am seeking my way through this Frippertronics webside. Always an adventure on Read more
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Treasure! Fri., Jun 29, 2007
Posted by: cuicawrangler
I was not at this evening, although I witnessed all the Bay Area shows. Sounds surprisingly good considering the source, and the music is fantastic. Thanks for a real treat, DGM!
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Sound Warehouse Fri., Jun 29, 2007
Posted by: crimso75
Wonderful... I was there and it was a great time. Robert was signing copies of Exposure, my friends was "Hip Cat" and mine was "I Am Uptight". Robert hit it on the head...
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