FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.[3][4][5]
FFWD | |
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Studio album by FFWD | |
Released | 1994 |
Recorded | 1993 |
Genre | |
Label | Inter-Modo |
Producer | FFWD |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[2] |
The title is also a play on the abbreviation often used on the fast forward control of a tape deck or CD player, also referenced in the "double-arrow" graphic used on the cover.
The album peaked at #48 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.[6]
Production
editFripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Weston constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album.[3] Paterson and Fehlmann had no production input in this.
Critical reception
editTrouser Press wrote that "the modular systems-sounds of FFWD are neither danceable nor dreamable."[7]
Track listing
edit- "Hidden" – 7:16
- "Lucky Saddle – 6:40
- "Drone" – 1:01
- "Hempire" – 3:12
- "Collossus" – 5:38
- "What Time Is Clock" – 1:15
- "Can of Bliss" – 3:15
- "Elevenses" – 0:49
- "Meteor Storm" – 4:25
- "Buckwheat & Grits" – 10:51
- "Klangtest" – 5:01
- "Suess Wie Eine Nuss" – 8:20
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 282–283.
- ^ a b "FFWD | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 416.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 18, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Orb". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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