transformative benevolence

for my one hundredth posting, i would like to share with you some very beautiful music.

this piece of music is entitled “introductory soundscape” and can be found on a king crimson dvd entitled “eyes wide open”. it allows the viewer and audient several simultaneous experiences.
- the experiencing of the layering effect of the soundscapes as generated through ones man’s plucking and bending of the strings of his guitar and as processed through his rack of effects.
- the opportunity to view the process of creation.
- the opportunity to experience the arrival of music.
- the transformative benevolence of music.

the musician robert fripp surrounded by a few of his tools.

the solar voyager - a set of eventides that allow access to the nether regions of music and sometimes even, the place where music comes from:


finally. i'd like to share an excerpt from a larger piece of music played at the atrium of the world trade centre in new york in november of 2000. robert was artist-in-residence at the wtc for a week back then and delivered a series of concerts. of that time he wrote this in his journal:

Thursday night 30th. November, 2000; 01.05
Chez Brainin, NJ.
I love this space. At lunch equipment problems three times in a row forced me to go in another musical direction to the one intended. I trust when this happens, so I followed where it lead. This evening, I continued in the same direction. Interestingly, I was unable to push the music somewhere else. Technical concerns aside, something was going on.

Tuesday 19th. April, 2005; 09.41
DGM HQ, Wiltshire, England.
In personal remembrance of my professional life, the performances in the Atrium of the World Financial Center have continued to resonate as something of an event. To decline an invitation to re-open the reconstructed Atrium in 2003, while King Crimson was touring, was a matter of deep regret.The privilege of playing music within this remarkable space was balanced by extraordinary demands for photography, autography, filming, recording and forms of personal attention. It seems that, to present much of anything in a public context, is an unlikely undertaking. Nevertheless, I persist.
robert fripp: refraction

affirming. denying. reconciling.
robert fripp. musician.