Fripp & Eno: The Equatorial Stars (Vinyl LP)
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Brian Eno is usually credited with the claim that everyone who originally bought aVelvet Underground album subsequently formed a band. It’s no less valid to suggestthat many of those involved in electronic music mightnot have been but for No Pussyfooting and Evening Star. Indeed few contemporary albums can claim asmuch lasting influence as No Pussyfooting by Fripp & Eno. It’s safe to say that for the vast majority ofbuyers at the time of its initial release in 1973, this was their first exposure to the small world of electronicmusic. It’s equally safe to say it wasn’t their last. The equipment used was, by modern standards, primitive.The ideas expressed were, by any standards, enormous. Many went on to have careers based on thepossibilities suggested by the album. Fripp & Eno - to their eternal credit - were too busy working as musiciansto ever ‘milk it’ in that sense. One further full album, Evening Star, was issued in 1975. There wereoccasional collaborations, but no further recordings under the Fripp & Eno banner until the emergence ofThe Equatorial Stars in late 2004 as a limited edition release viathe artists’ websites, followed by a full release in 2005 on CD.However, it was never issued on vinyl, until now.The Equatorial Stars consists of a series of seven soundscapes.The evident care taken in the construction & presentation of thesound world makes the totality of the work so convincing. Thetextures & atmospheres forming the heart of each track manageto subtly change & alter, while leaving ample space for Robert’sguitar solos to emerge from the center. The album was Fripp &Eno’s opportunity to redefine an area of music they helped tolaunch into the mainstream in the first instance. Side 1:1. Meissa (8:08)2. Lyra (7:45)3. Tarazed (5:03)4. Lupus (5:09)Side 2:1. Ankaa (7:01)2. Altair (5:11)3. Terebellum (9:40)Credits- Robert Fripp / guitar- Brian Eno / synthesizer,electronics
Brian Eno is usually credited with the claim that everyone who originally bought aVelvet Underground album subsequently formed a band. It’s no less valid to suggestthat many of those involved in electronic music mightnot have been but for No Pussyfooting and Evening Star. Indeed few contemporary albums can claim asmuch lasting influence as No Pussyfooting by Fripp & Eno. It’s safe to say that for the vast majority ofbuyers at the time of its initial release in 1973, this was their first exposure to the small world of electronicmusic. It’s equally safe to say it wasn’t their last. The equipment used was, by modern standards, primitive.The ideas expressed were, by any standards, enormous. Many went on to have careers based on thepossibilities suggested by the album. Fripp & Eno - to their eternal credit - were too busy working as musiciansto ever ‘milk it’ in that sense. One further full album, Evening Star, was issued in 1975. There wereoccasional collaborations, but no further recordings under the Fripp & Eno banner until the emergence ofThe Equatorial Stars in late 2004 as a limited edition release viathe artists’ websites, followed by a full release in 2005 on CD.However, it was never issued on vinyl, until now.The Equatorial Stars consists of a series of seven soundscapes.The evident care taken in the construction & presentation of thesound world makes the totality of the work so convincing. Thetextures & atmospheres forming the heart of each track manageto subtly change & alter, while leaving ample space for Robert’sguitar solos to emerge from the center. The album was Fripp &Eno’s opportunity to redefine an area of music they helped tolaunch into the mainstream in the first instance. Side 1:1. Meissa (8:08)2. Lyra (7:45)3. Tarazed (5:03)4. Lupus (5:09)Side 2:1. Ankaa (7:01)2. Altair (5:11)3. Terebellum (9:40)Credits- Robert Fripp / guitar- Brian Eno / synthesizer,electronics