Fripp, Fripp & Eno

The recent edition of Uncut magazine has reviewed the recent spate of Fripp and F&E releases. Here's what they had to say.

These efficiently beautiful pieces were performed in 2006 in churches in the UK and Tallinn. Though they do justice to the ecclesiastical acoustics and follow the arcs of the high arches and ascend resonantly to the rafters, they do so a little too faithfully. Nevertheless, a very pleasant reverie in the pews.
David Stubbs

Fripp & Eno
Unreleased Works of Startling Genius
3 stars
King Crimson and Roxy exes ambiently amuse themselves

Thanks to employment by Microsoft, U2 and Bowie, Brian Eno has parleyed outlandish musical ideas into one of pop’s most ubiquitous and lucrative careers. This round-up of recent work with regular collaborator Robert Fripp showcases yet more experiments in minimalist, shifting electronic textures. Nominally ambient, it’s often abrasive, even before the leap in volumen and stuttering metallic clang of the Fripp-dominated final track. It’s gloomy, menacing music that works best left in a background it won’t quite settle into.
Nick Hasted