Definitive Listening Desert Island Collection
Fripp and Eno undeniably created the ambient music genre with their two collaborations, 1973’s, No Pussyfooting and 1975’s Evening Star. Both albums operate on the Zen principle which transcends listeners to the realm of enlightenment. Deploying pure Frippertronics: the sound of Fripp’s swelling, endlessly sustained guitar lines and backed by Eno’s looped electronics, the duo works together with particular attention to subtle details. A single guitar tone, an seemingly innocuous musical phrases that are transformed, evolving slowly by fluctuations in texture and tonality. My favorite of the two, and by far the better known, is Evening Star, which delivers meditative sounds with a futuristic sharpness. Specifically, it is the astonishing “Index of Metals,” the nearly half-hour drone piece which showcases the more abstract side of ambient electronics, somewhat chilling, steadily decaying into a gentle wave-like wash taking you back to when summer afternoons were still allowed to drag. A perfect album for your Desert Island Collection, especially for moments when time has no meaning.
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Wesley is a lifelong music enthusiast. He started his career in the recording industry in New York City as an audio engineer, producer, and studio manager. Subsequently he toured across America as a guitarist with the short-lived band Land's Crossing. After many years in the technology sector and amassing a substantial vinyl and CD collection, he delved into immersive audio and created Hi-Res Edition to share with other listeners about the sound quality and discrete mixes available on many formats. He recently upgraded his system to 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos and continues to seek out and share about the best sounding releases.
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