The latest edition of Mojo magazine give the new album by Travis and Fripp a right-royal thumbs-up.
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Sax and flute player joins King Crimson guitarist on soundscaping adventures.
At first, as wispy flute meanders about morose slabs of processed guitar, this sounds suspiciously like chill-out music for hippies of a certain age. But stay awhile and the pair’s gentle improvisations slowly draw you in. By the third track, the solemn beauty and infinite chords of As Snow Falls, may well have you hooked. Theo Travis, reedsman with Soft Machine Legacy and Gong, once recorded a jazz version of 21st Century Schizoid Man, and makes an ideal partner, bringing new textures and timbres to Fripp’s one-man Midi orchestra. As far as you can get from King Crimson’s clatter, this is spiritual, deeply felt music you don’t have to own a kaftan to enjoy. John Bungey.
You can hear a couple of tracks from the album over on Robert’s myspace site, you can order the album here, and read my take on the album here.
