After an oblique and cautious start, Travis and Fripp bed down into a set that offered a kind of aural sanctuary space and on occasion more provocative locations for listeners. Theo recalls “This was in the Spiegeltent – a large tent which was in situ as part of the 2010 Bath festival. It was a unique appearance by Travis & Fripp as it was at a public festival and beer tent too! Not a sacred space at all.
There was no security at all and I was concerned whether people would bother Robert. Remarkably it all went very well and I thought we did some particularly ‘muscular’ playing eg in the encore. This was the first performance of a piece that developed into ‘A Careful Distance’ on Discretion. A most enjoyable performance. I noticed that Michael Giles made an appearance at the back of the tent and also Richard Evans, the producer, musician, sound engineer and Peter Gabriel collaborator.”
There was no security at all and I was concerned whether people would bother Robert. Remarkably it all went very well and I thought we did some particularly ‘muscular’ playing eg in the encore. This was the first performance of a piece that developed into ‘A Careful Distance’ on Discretion. A most enjoyable performance. I noticed that Michael Giles made an appearance at the back of the tent and also Richard Evans, the producer, musician, sound engineer and Peter Gabriel collaborator.”
