Soundscapes

Soundscapes are one of Fripp’s primary solo projects, where he uses live looping and digital delays to create atmospheric, ambient sound worlds.

Using his guitar, Fripp layers multiple loops and textures to build immersive soundscapes, often performed live in venues ranging from churches to concert halls. Soundscapes are an evolution of his earlier work with Frippertronics but with more advanced digital technology. They emphasize stillness, space, and mood, aligning with the ambient genre pioneered by Fripp’s collaborator, Brian Eno.

Robert Fripp performs Soundscapes

In the guitarist's own words:

Soundscapes provide a vehicle for my most immediate and personal musical work, which is varied both in performance and recording whether as collaborator, contributor or producer. Soundscapes are improvised and largely governed by the time, place, audience and the performer's response to them. If the reader protests that it is obvious and self-evident that this must be so, that performances unfold in the moment of their unfolding, I can only reply that most musical situations of my experience pay little attention to the time, place and personae of the musical event. 

 

And this remains the best way I know of making a lot of noise with one guitar. 

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Queen Elizabeth Hall Soundscapes

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Hugh's Archive Deep Dive: 1

Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer floorplan for the 1996 Soundscape...

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Soundscapes on tour in Spain & Portugal, 2007

Going live on the site today, all ten of Robert Fripp’s Soun...

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Churchscapes in New York

Four new Soundscape performances have been added to the DGM...

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Love Cannot Bear

Love Cannot Bear, Soundscapes - Live in The USA, is now avai...

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January 1998 Soundscapes

January 1998 Soundscapes Bundle

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1997 Soundscapes

A new Soundscapes tour bundle is now available on the site....

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The Wine Of Silence

On December 1st, 2024, at Mendoza's Teatro Independencia, Th...

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Soundscape Bundle Italy 2006

There are seven previously unreleased Soundscape performance...

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Download Issue Resolved

There was a problem with a couple of tracks not downloading...

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New Soundscape Bundle

There are nine soundscapes available for downloading, from R...

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New Soundscape Bundle

9 shows from Argentina, 2007

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Churchscapes in Estonia

Five new Soundscape performances have been added to the DGM...

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New Soundscapes added to archive

5 shows from 1997 to download

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Party like it's 1999

Digital reissue for Soundscapes album

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The Gates Of Paradise

The Gates Of Paradise album is now available for download he...

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4 new Soundscapes

from 2009 Porcupine Tree tour

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At The End Of Time on YouTube

"At The End Of Time", recorded on a tour of churches in Engl...

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New projects for Keeling

Lutes, loops & strings

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Mr.Stormy's Monday Selection

80s & 90s mash-up

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DIARIES

Satch Bus.

10.29

Bags at 09.30, lobby 10.00, set off for Got...

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Satch Bus, outside venue, Copenhagen.

24.47

An experientially long overnight drive, inc...

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The Basement, Chateau Belew.

10.28

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

The su...

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DGM HQ.

09.16

An anniversary day?

On the Guestboo...

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World HQ.

10.30

A grey day in the Chalke Valley. DGM Parkin...

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Hotel Acceptable, Milton Keynes.

10.12

New reading at the breakfasting trough: Rav...

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Hotel Italianate And Acceptable – But What’s The Fountain Doing There? - Chapel Hill, NC.

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Hotel Acceptable, Charlotte, NC.

09.40

Hotel Acceptable, Charlotte, NC.

A...

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Chez Rushin, aka Center For Creative Aspiration, Atlanta, GA.

01.09

The Carnegie Deli cheesecake sent as a gift...

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Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga.

13.52

A sunny morning. Biff and John left (Chez R...

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Breakfast Room, Hotel OK, Rome.

10.04

A comment has been made re: my (frequently...

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Hotel OK But Its WiFi Doesn’t Work, Rome.

10.54       &n...

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Hotel Modest, Reggio Emilia.

08.46

Hotel Modest, Reggio Emilia.

Mornin...

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Hotel Acceptable (And Better Than That If You Like Walking), Florence.

10.26

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Hotel Acceptable With Great View, And Even Better When The Sky Is Blue, La Spezia.

09.44

Hotel Acceptable With Great View, And Even...

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Hotel Acceptable, Tokyo.

10.29

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Breakfasting Chamber, Hotel Quite Acceptable, Mendoza.

10.37

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Apartment Quite Acceptable, Buenos Aires.

09.21

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Monasterio Nuestra Señora De Los Ángeles

07.11

Monasterio Nuestr...

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Breakfasting Trough, Hotel It Is Posh, Vienna.

11.05.

Rising 08.00 and down to the posh-trough f...

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DOWNLOADS

The Painted Bride Art Center 2

Robert Fripp
Painted Bride Art Center
12 Dec 1997

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Music For Quiet Moments 51 - Opening (Nashville 17 Apr 2004)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
16 Apr 2021

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ND Ateneo

Robert Fripp
ND Ateneo
7 Jun 2007

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Music For Quiet Moments 3

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
15 May 2020

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1999

Robert Fripp
DGM Sound World I
3 Oct 1994

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Harbour Lights Pavilion

Robert Fripp
Harbourlights Pavilion
22 Jun 1997

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Bath Spiegeltent

Travis & Fripp
The Spiegeltent
5 Jun 2010

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Teatro Principal de Zaragoza

Robert Fripp
Teatro Principal de Zaragoza
16 Apr 2007

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Lossikirik Estonia

Robert Fripp
Lossikirik
24 Aug 2006

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Music For Quiet Moments 22

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
25 Sep 2020

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Music For Quiet Moments 47 - Evocation (Nashville 1 Mar 2006)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
19 Mar 2021

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Music For Quiet Moments 42 - Glisten (La Spezia 28 Jun 2006)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
12 Feb 2021

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Falmouth All Saints Church

Travis & Fripp
All Saints Church
29 Oct 2010

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Mama Kin Music Hall Boston

Robert Fripp
Mama Kin Music Hall
15 Nov 1998

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Washington Square Church

Robert Fripp
Washington Square Church
9 Sep 1995

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Pühavaimu kirik Estonia

Robert Fripp
Pühavaimu kirik
22 Aug 2006

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Soda Club

Robert Fripp
Club Soda
19 Jan 1998

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The Painted Bride

Robert Fripp
The Painted Bride
22 Nov 1998

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ND Ateneo

Robert Fripp
ND Ateneo
10 Jun 2007

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Music For Quiet Moments 9

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
26 Jun 2020

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