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St Peters Church Newlyn, Cornwall, UK |
 A Beautiful Beginning To The December Suite!!! February 14, 2006
Written by LouieB
Robert Fripp’s December Suite series of Soundscape performances begins with this, the very first gig from December 3rd 2005 in St. Peter’s Church in Newlyn UK. For this performance, Fripp was the main and only act (unlike the shorter performances while opening for the band Porcupine Tree) which means that the music is allowed to stretch into slow, breathing atmospheres with plenty of meditative space. This concert is similar to the shorter performances previously heard in the December Suite. Both "Time Stands Still" and "At The End Of Time" are heard here with slightly different variations with the latter piece running at an epic 17-minutes. Elsewhere are lush ambient pieces including the two "Time Hovers" and "Promenades" which follow. The "Shallal" suite which closes the concert is a beautiful minimalist work that weaves in and out of a slow waltzing bell-like rhythm. With this said, Robert Fripp’s Newlyn Soundscapes are 105-minutes worth of exciting and intruiguing music. It is as lush and haunting as it is beautiful. It also should be noted that the distortions heard occasionally throughout the recording are not noticable enough to make someone jump out of their chair and demand a refund. If anything, the occasional blurps in the sound quality add to the live nature of the performance. The final verdict? This is one of the best Fripp Soundscapes I have ever heard. It’s up there with the WFC 2000 and the most recent Broad Chalke soundscapes. Robert Fripp at his very best, honestly
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Pure heaven Thu., Dec 29, 2011
Posted by: Maximus
It occurs to me that big number of soundscapes available are essential - and this one is no exception! Listening to the first set is like flying in the sky accompanied by beautiful , Read more
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The Joy Fri., Jan 1, 2010
Posted by: rudraveena
People have noted that the audio quality of this recording is not perfect. I feel fortunate that I am more of a musicophile than an audiophile. I have minor hearing problems: people are always re-adjusting my equalizer as Read more
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RF Newlyn 2005 Sun., Apr 9, 2006
Posted by: trishula
Well,
I have just downloaded this and I chose to sit for my "first- a-listening"- in the garden, with the sun shining between intermittent showers, to what the brothers (and sisters?) in Oregon had sent me via Fripp world central or Read more
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A Beautiful Beginning To The December Suite!!! Tue., Feb 14, 2006
Posted by: LouieB
Robert Fripp’s December Suite series of Soundscape performances begins with this, the very first gig from December 3rd 2005 in St. Peter’s Church in Newlyn UK. For this performance, Fripp was the main and only act (unlike the shorter performances Read more
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Newlyn Soundscapes Sat., Dec 3, 2005
Posted by: Demelza
This concert passed me by.....almost. Only a flyer that I found quite
by accident in the Penzance branch of MVC alerted me to the upcoming
Soundscapes concert due in two weeks time. To say I was a bit Read more
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Slow, Meditative, Beautiful Sun., Feb 12, 2006
Posted by: mflaherty
Robert Fripp does well playing in churches. As I said in my "All Saint’s" review, it also helps if he has more time to work. (An appreciative audience also may Read more
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