If you’ve never downloaded a full Soundscapes concert before then this gig is the one to start with.[endtease] For reasons which aren’t entirely clear, some Soundscapes have a special magic, an ineffable "otherness" which draws one in deeper than other performances with which we’re acquainted. Atlanta is one of them. Why should this be so? Structurally, it’s similar to others presented on this site. The instrumental voices Fripp uses will also be familiar to anyone who has downloaded other gigs. Yet, for this listener, there’s something else going on here, something impossible to express in clear or concise terms. Fripp’s diary offers little in the way of clues. “A most enjoyable evening” he declares. Other than that nothing else directly about the music that unfolded during the course of this gig. Perhaps it was venue; perhaps it was staying with supportive friends, perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. What I do know is that Requiem is the keeper – delivering yearning, sadness and hope all tightly bound together into one indivisible moment that seems to go on forever.
