{"product_id":"fripp-eno-the-equatorial-stars","title":"Fripp \u0026 Eno – The Equatorial Stars (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Fripp,\u003c\/strong\u003e best known for his work with K\u003cstrong\u003eing Crimson,\u003c\/strong\u003e and producer \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/strong\u003e literally invented a new musical form when they hooked up two Revox reel-to-reel tape recorders in 1973, allowing \u003cstrong\u003eFripp\u003c\/strong\u003e to layer an almost infinite number of loops to create a groundbreaking technique called \u003cstrong\u003eFrippertronics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 1973's \u003cstrong\u003eNo Pussyfooting\u003c\/strong\u003e and the '75 follow-up, the more sublime \u003cstrong\u003eEvening Star, Fripp\u003c\/strong\u003e truly developed the orchestral possibilities of the guitar, while \u003cstrong\u003eEno's\u003c\/strong\u003e studio finesse coaxed the sounds into hitherto unheard of aural landscapes.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThirty years later, in 2004, the pair reuinited and made a follow up album - \u003cstrong\u003eThe Equatorial Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e , and the result is unquestionably the finest recording they have made to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Combining the all-encompassing textures of \u003cstrong\u003eEno's Ambient Music\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eFripp's\u003c\/strong\u003e more sonically-broad Soundscapes, the two create a recording that may be steeped in technology, but feels somehow independent of it. While there is no way that untreated instruments could sound this way, the whole process feels somehow more organic than its two predecessors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFripp's\u003c\/strong\u003e tone is warmer and more subtle; \u003cstrong\u003eEno's\u003c\/strong\u003e processing creates lush and unique timbres. And while, with the exception of the heartbeat-driven \u003cstrong\u003e\"Lupus\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the more insistently pulsing \u003cstrong\u003e\"Altair\"\u003c\/strong\u003e there is no real rhythmic or, for that matter harmonic, development, the end result is something that succeeds on two levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is music that can be played at a quiet level, supplanting the other ambient sounds around it but in a completely subtle way; or it can be played at a louder volume, creating a hypnotic and wholly involving space that demands attention in a strangely non-intrusive fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl, LP, Reissue, 200g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 Meissa 8:08\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2 Lyra 7:45\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3 Tarazed 5:03\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA4 Lupus 5:09\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1 Ankaa 7:01\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2 Altair 5:11\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3 Terebellum 9:40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-1C29jz33o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fripp \u0026 Eno","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596818616655,"sku":"DGMLP3","price":7.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/fripp.jpg?v=1787984693","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/fripp-eno-the-equatorial-stars","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}